Tag Archives: Pam Bondi

Pam Bondi Hits Back At Anderson Cooper: That Inappropriate Interview Spurs Anger And Hate

Politico reports: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said her interview Tuesday with CNN’s Anderson Cooper was unfairly edited after it was posted online and served only to “encourage anger and hate.” In an interview with New York’s WOR 710 radio Wednesday morning, Bondi said her understanding was that her interview with Cooper would focus on donation scams surrounding the mass …

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Anderson Cooper DESTROYS Pam Bondi On “Sick Irony” Of Her Opposition To Gay Marriage [VIDEO]

BOOM. Corrupt Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi just walked face-first into a gay buzzsaw named Anderson Cooper and it was BEAUTIFUL. Bondi was speaking to Cooper in Orlando, ostensibly to deliver a warning about scammers who might prey on people looking to donate to Pulse massacre victims, but the interview immediately went wildly off the rails when Cooper confronted her …

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FLORIDA: Democrats Call For Federal Investigation Into Donald Trump’s Donation To AG Pam Bondi

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Even as another Democratic state lawmaker called for an investigation of a campaign donation given by Donald Trump to Attorney General Pam Bondi, questions arose Wednesday about who would conduct such a probe. State Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Miami, wrote to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking the Department of Justice to look into the matter. “There …

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REPORT: Florida AG Pam Bondi Personally Solicited Donation From Trump Before Dropping Fraud Case

Several times in recent weeks I’ve mentioned the suspicious timing regarding Pam Bondi’s decision not to pursue fraud charges against Trump University. Finally this story is getting some traction. Via the Associated Press: Florida’s attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining an investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University …

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Florida’s Bill For Opposing Gay Marriage: $500,000

Via the Associated Press: Florida taxpayers are going to pay nearly $500,000 for the state’s losing battle to keep intact a voter-approved ban on gay marriage. State officials have now reached settlements with two separate groups of attorneys representing same-sex couples that challenged the state’s ban. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office reached a final settlement on Wednesday that brought the …

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FLORIDA: AG Pam Bondi Endorses Trump [VIDEO]

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who fought relentlessly against same-sex marriage, today endorsed Donald Trump. As with all things Trump, there’s a shady backstory. Via The Intercept: Trump just won a key endorsement going into Tuesday’s Florida primary: the state’s attorney general, Pam Bondi. But her bigger favor to Trump may have been her decision in 2013 not to pursue …

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FLORIDA: Attorney General Pam Bondi Objects To Paying Legal Fees For Same-Sex Marriage Battle

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi doesn’t think the state should have to pay the legal fees of the gay couples who successfully overturned her state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Because reasons. Via the Tampa Bay Times: Last week, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi objected to a motion concerning legal fees from lawyers who represented gay couples seeking to have their …

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FLORIDA: State’s First Same-Sex Couple To Marry Denied Birth Certificate Rights For Newborn Twins

The National Center for Lesbian Rights has already filed a lawsuit. Via press release: Just days ago, Cathy Pareto and Karla Arguello—the first same-sex couple to be married in Florida—celebrated the birth of their twin son and daughter. But the couple’s joy was soon mixed with fear and frustration when the hospital denied Cathy the right to add her name …

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Bondi: No Marriage Brief To SCOTUS

Via the Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Although she continues to defend Florida’s ban on same-sex marriages, Attorney General Pam Bondi will not be filing a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case that is likely to settle the issue of gay marriage in the nation. This week, Bondi told reporters and editors gathered at the Associated Press’ legislative planning session this week …

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FLORIDA: AG Pam Bondi Dodges Questions On Dropping Same-Sex Marriage Appeal

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was sworn in to her second term yesterday after which reporters mobbed her on the steps of the state Capitol Building to grill her about the lifting of the ban on same-sex marriage. Bondi twice said she sends her “best wishes” to newly married couples, but dodged questions about dropping her appeal to the Eleventh …

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FLORIDA: Activists Urge Bondi To Instruct State Agencies On Marriage Rights

The National Center for Lesbian Rights and Equality Florida today issued a joint letter in which they urge Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to instruct state agencies regarding the rights of married same-sex couples. Dear Attorney General Bondi: As counsel for the Plaintiffs in Pareto v. Ruvin, we write to request that your office immediately advise all state agencies in …

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FLORIDA: Pam Bondi Concedes Defeat

Via the Miami Herald: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, a Republican who vigorously fought to defend the state’s same-sex marriage ban against a barrage of legal challenges, on Monday conceded defeat. “The judge has ruled, and we wish these couples the best,” said Bondi spokesman Whitney Ray in a statement. For the last several months, Bondi sought extensions of the …

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FLORIDA: Liberty Counsel Claims “Victory” In Ruling By Federal Judge Robert Hinkle

Via press release from the Liberty Counsel: In a highly anticipated ruling to clarify an August preliminary injunction in the federal case Brenner v. Scott, the district judge agreed with Liberty Counsel that the injunction does not require Florida clerks of court outside Washington County to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on January 6. Indeed, the new order clarifies …

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FLORIDA: Attorney General Pam Bondi Reacts To Ruling In Typical Fashion

“This office has sought to minimize confusion and uncertainty, and we are glad the Court has provided additional guidance. My office will not stand in the way as clerks of court determine how to proceed.” – Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, is a statement issued tonight in reaction to the ruling issued today by federal Judge Robert Hinkle. Bondi’s statement …

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BREAKING: Florida AG Pam Bondi Punts On Demand For Ruling Clarification, Says Judge Should Decide Scope Of Order

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has just filed. Pursuant to this Court’s December 24, 2014, order requiring a response, the Secretary of the Florida Department of Management Services (the “DMS Secretary”) responds to the Washington County Clerk of Court’s Emergency Motion for Clarification, DE 99. This Court is best situated to determine the reach of its own order. If the …

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Matt Baume: Marriage News Watch

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Editorial Of The Day

From the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel: It’s hard to imagine that any state attorney would waste time prosecuting a clerk over a marriage license. By nature, these folks want to win, and given the preponderance of court rulings about the discriminatory ban, it’s a good bet they wouldn’t. Already, the state attorneys in Palm Beach and Monroe counties have made clear …

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Tampa Bay Times Names “Modern Day Anita Bryant” Pam Bondi “Loser Of 2014”

From the Tampa Bay Times: Loser of 2014: Pam Bondi. It’s hard to imagine how someone who won re-election so handily (rival George Sheldon could not afford a single TV ad) could emerge from 2014 more wounded and diminished as our Republican attorney general. Put aside the unseemly junkets funded by groups seeking to influence her. Bondi’s clumsy communication skills …

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ORLANDO: Mayor Buddy Dyer To Officiate Mass Gay Wedding At City Hill

But there’s a big catch. Via the Orlando Sentinel: Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has agreed to officiate at a big same-sex wedding at City Hall on Jan. 6, the first day a federal judge has cleared gay and lesbian couples to lawfully get married in Florida, according to a local business association. According to the association, the City Hall event …

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Matt Baume: Marriage News Watch

Clip recap: “Florida clerks can start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples in January — but if they do, they could risk arrest and jail time. An anti-gay group in Hawaii is still trying — and failing — to stop marriages. And things are still looking bad for the National Organization for Marriage.”

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