http://wlrn.org en http://wlrn.org/post/cameras-court-justice-ben-overton-dies <p></p><p><em>The News Service of Florida</em></p><p>Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Ben F. Overton, the first justice appointed by the governor after the switch in the 1970s from elected justices, has died from complications of heart surgery, a spokesman for the court said.</p><p>Overton, who retired in 1999, was 86.</p><p>On the court for more than two decades, his legacy includes letting cameras into Florida courtrooms.</p> Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:17:11 +0000 David Royse 7052 at http://wlrn.org Cameras-In-Court Justice Ben Overton Dies http://wlrn.org/post/why-conservative-legal-group-defending-florida-supreme-court-justices-despite-republican-push <blockquote><p></p></blockquote><p>Legal scholars at the conservative <a href="http://www.fed-soc.org/aboutus/">Federalist Society </a>are heaping skepticism on the Republicans' rationale for drumming liberal Justices Barbara Pariente, Peggy Quince and R. Fred Lewis out of the Florida Supreme Court for "judicial activism."</p> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:00:00 +0000 Rick Stone 3567 at http://wlrn.org Why A Conservative Legal Group Is Defending Florida Supreme Court Justices - Despite Republican Push