Like a star chamber, Supreme Court hides order used to justify ethics rule that protects lawyer/politicians like AG Moody

star chamber
England's Court of Star Chamber was an addition to the common-law courts whose authority flowed from the king's sovereign power, not the law. Photo: Public Domain/ WikiMedia Commons

By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org

Florida Bar leaders used a “confidential” Supreme Court order to justify an ethics rule that would protect lawyer/politicians like Attorney General Ashley Moody from Bar scrutiny as long as they hold office.

The high court could have released the order, which was apparently issued in 1982, but chose not to. Veteran attorneys and former Supreme Court officials confided to Florida Bulldog that they’ve never heard of the high court issuing or hiding a confidential order.

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