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Thanks for visiting. On a semi-daily basis we scan Florida's major daily newspapers for significant Florida political news and punditry. We also review the editorial pages and political columnists/pundits for Florida political commentary. The papers we review include: the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Naples News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, St Pete Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and, occasionally, the Florida Times Union; we also review the political news blogs associated with these newspapers.

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The Blog for Monday, July 25, 2005

Attorney-Client Privilege?

    This from TPMCafe:
    Senator Grassley said on NPR that because Roberts was a legal adviser to Florida Governor Jeb Bush during the fun-filled aftermath of the 2000 election, the attorney-client privilege would preclude him from having to answer questions about his direct role.

    But it's difficult to see how Roberts can wriggle out of sharing his thoughts about the decision itself. That ruling famously stated, "Our consideration is limited to the present circumstances, for the problem of equal protection in election processes presents many complexities." Since the decision in Bush v. Gore was explicitly confined to the peculiar facts in Florida during that episode, the rationale Ruth Bader Ginsburg used for dodging questions about many past cases - that answers might be used as a predictor for future rulings on closely related controversies - wouldn't apply.

    So let's find out from Judge Roberts: Would he have joined the concurring opinion of Rehnquist, Scalia, and Thomas in Bush v. Gore, or, perchance, any of the dissenters?
    "Roberts and Bush v. Gore".

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