Attorneys for @GovRonDeSantis late last night filed - like at 11:57 p.m. - responded to SCOFLA on Francis appointment battle. At 12:22 a.m. lawyers for governor asked for oral argument in the case
The governor's legal team is asserting that Rep. Thompson erred by asking him to choose someone else on finalist list other than Francis. Says governor should still have a chance to appoint Francis (even though the court already said she was ineligible.)
Then the legal team for the governor has an entire section on whether the governor made an appointment or merely announced an appointment
And attorneys for governor say he could not name a new justice right away & would require "due diligence" to do FDLE background checks, review cases, do new interviews....
The final part: @GovRonDeSantis - who has bragged about the appointments he made to SCOFLA and how he restored the balance - has said in his latest filing that the court would violate separation of powers if it forced him to pick someone other than Francis
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