💭 A partial DeSantis court victory means less sunshine | Editorial - South Florida Sun Sentinel

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The worst fears did not happen when a Florida appeals court sidestepped Gov. Ron DeSantis’ preposterous claim to have an “executive privilege” to flout the public records law.Even so, the outcome leaves state government in more shadow and less sunshine than before.On balance, it was a win for DeSantis in the First District Court of Appeal. He lost only in the sense that he did not get blanket approval for executive privilege as an excuse to refuse to share his secrets with citizens to whom the Florida Constitution and laws entitle them.The court’s refusal to rule on the point leaves him free to raise it again whenever he’s sued to make him obey the law.

sun-sentinel.com     Jun 21, 2024