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 Tallahassee drops a house on the politically controlled Broward BarDAILY BUSINESS REVIEWFlorida high court asks if attorney?s comments are protected speechby Jordana MishoryCopyright document.write((new Date()).getFullYear()); ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved."The Florida Supreme Court is questioning a proposed settlement brokered by The Florida Bar in a disciplinary case against a Fort Lauderdale criminal defense attorney for his critical comments about a judge. The court asked for more information from The Bar and attorney Sean Conway on Monday. It issued an order directing them ?to show cause? by July 14 whether ?any of the respondent?s comments should be considered protected speech under the First Amendment.? ?It looks like the First Amendment is alive and well in Broward County, Florida,? Conway said in response to the order...continue to full post

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