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The Duval County Courthouse housing the Duval County and Fourth Judicial Circuit Courts.

Fifth District Court of Appeal (headquartered in Daytona Beach).

Fourth District Court of Appeal (headquartered in West Palm Beach) and.

Third District Court of Appeal (headquartered in Miami).

Second District Court of Appeal (headquartered in Lakeland and with a branch in Tampa).

First District Court of Appeal (headquartered in Tallahassee).

The five district courts of appeal are the intermediate appellate courts. The Florida Supreme Court has heard many cases of note, including the 2000 presidential election Florida recount case Bush v.

Throughout the court's history, it has undergone many reorganizations as Florida's population has steadily grown. Įstablished upon statehood in 1845, the court is headquartered across the street from the state capitol in Tallahassee. The Court is the final arbiter of Florida law, and its decisions are binding authority for all other Florida state courts. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each term.

Reinhart also said Monday that the government can provide "any additional evidence or legal argument" relevant to its opposition to unsealing.The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S.

What to watch: The Justice Department has until Thursday to file its redacted affidavit, which could provide new details of the investigation, including the probable cause that warranted the search.

The Justice Department has argued for the affidavit to remain sealed, contending that its release "would provide a road map and suggest next investigative steps we are about to take," the Washington Post reports.

The big picture: Reinhart during a hearing last week signaled his openness to unseal at least parts of the affidavit when he gave the Department of Justice this week to file a redacted version of the document. "Given the public notoriety and controversy about this search, it is likely that even witnesses who are not expressly named in the Affidavit would be quickly and broadly identified over social media and other communication channels, which could lead to them being harassed and intimidated,” Reinhart wrote.He also gave insight into his reasons for not unsealing the affidavit completely."I cannot say at this point that partial redactions will be so extensive that they will result in meaningless disclosure, but I may ultimately reach that conclusion after hearing further from the Government," he wrote.

"I therefore reject the government’s argument that the present record justifies keeping the entire Affidavit under seal," he wrote.īetween the lines: In the court filing, Reinhart also mentioned the possibility of extensive redactions presented by the government.Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart on Monday filed a written order reiterating his intent to unseal portions of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit.ĭriving the news: "Given the intense public and historical interest in an unprecedented search of a former President’s residence," the government has not provided sufficient reasoning to justify sealing the affidavit, Reinhart wrote.