Florida

Federal Judge Voids Tampa Ban on Conversion Therapy

U.S. District Judge William F. Jung ruled on October 4 in Vazzo v. City of Tampa, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172734, 2019 WL 4919302 (M.D. Fla.), that the state of Florida’s pervasive regulation of professional health care deprives the city of Tampa from the authority to impose sanctions on licensed health care workers who perform “conversion therapy” on minors.

Jung’s ruling was a startling departure from the way most courts have responded to challenges against … <Read More>

Florida Appeals Court Overturns Order Requiring Psychological Evaluation of Domestic Violence Victim

The Putnam County (Florida) Circuit Court overstepped its authority when it ordered that a victim of domestic violence at the hands of a same-sex partner, as well as her son, submit to psychological evaluations, ruled the 5th District Court of Appeal in Touchet v. Jones, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 12809 (Aug. 16, 2013). 

Sarah Touchet and Sandra Jones are a same-sex couple who lived together as a family raising a child.  Touchet filed a … <Read More>