Official asks for more time to respond to federal lawsuit

Head of DBPR asks judge for seven-day extension after attorney woking on lawsuit falls ill

COURTESY: Contractors claim law meant to protect consumers violates their First Amendment rights.
COURTESY: Contractors claim law meant to protect consumers violates their First Amendment rights.
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TALLAHASSEE— Florida’s Secretary of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation has asked a federal judge for a seven-day extension to reply to a lawsuit by a Brandon roofing company that claims the Legislature violated its First Amendment rights when it passed a measure aimed at stopping unscrupulous contractors.

 

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