FRIED v. STATE

No. SC21-917 No. SC21-918.

355 So.3d 899 (2023)

Nicole "Nikki" FRIED, etc., Petitioners, v. STATE of Florida, et al., Respondents. City of Weston, Florida, et al., Petitioners, v. State of Florida, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Genevieve Hall and Steven Hall , General Counsel, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner, Nicole "Nikki" Fried, as Commissioner of Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Edward G. Guedes and Jamie A. Cole of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L., Coral Gables, Florida, for Petitoners, Weston, Miramar, Pompano Beach, Pinecrest, South Miami, Miami Gardens, Cutler Bay, Lauderhill, Boca Raton, Surfside, Tallahassee, North Miami, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Gainesville, St. Petersburg, Maitland, Key Biscayne, Turkel, West Palm Beach, North Miami Beach, Safety Harbor, Village of Palmetto Bay, Dunedin, and Riviera Beach.

LaShawn D. Riggans , County Attorney, Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner, Leon County.

Michael Cardozo and Chantel L. Febus of Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, New York, Matthew Triggs of Proskauer Rose LLP, Boca Raton, Florida, and Joseph S. Hartunian of Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, District of Columbia; and Eric A. Tirschwell of Everytown Law, New York, New York, for Petitioners, Dan Daley, Frank C. Ortis, Rebecca A. Tooley, Justin Flippen, City of Coral Springs, City of Pembroke Pines, City of Coconut Creek, and City of Wilton Manors.

Abigail G. Corbett and Veronica L. De Zayas of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., Miami, Florida, for Petitioner, Coral Gables.

Andrew J. Meyers , René D. Harrod , Nathaniel A. Klitsberg , and Joseph K. Jarone , County Attorneys, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Petitioner, Broward County.

Geraldine Bonzon-Keenan , Altanese Phenelus , Shanika A. Graves , and Angela F. Benjamin , County Attorneys, Miami, Florida, for Petitioner, Miami-Dade County.

Robert F. Rosenwald, Jr. , Rafael Paz , Aleksandr Boksner , and Raul J. Aguila , City Attorneys, Miami Beach, Florida, for Petitioner, City of Miami Beach.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Henry C. Whitaker , Solicitor General, and Daniel William Bell , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, for Respondents.

Eric J. Friday of Kingry & Friday, PLLC, Jacksonville, Florida, for Amicus Curiae Florida Carry, Inc.

John Parker Sweeney , James W. Porter, III , Marc A. Nardone , and Connor M. Blair of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, and R. Craig Mayfield of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Tampa, Florida, for Amicus Curiae National Rifle Association of America, Inc.

Philip R. Stein , Kenneth Duvall , and Ilana Drescher of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, Miami, Florida; and Brook Dooley , David J. Rosen , Anna Porto , and Andrew S. Bruns of Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP, San Francisco, California, for Amici Curiae Local Government Law Professors and League of Women Voters of Florida, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Brady, and Equality Florida Institute, Inc.

Michael Spellman of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida; Kraig Conn and Rebecca O'Hara of Florida League of Cities, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida; and Edward G. Labrador of Florida Association of Counties, Tallahassee, Florida, for Amici Curiae Florida League of Cities and the Florida Association of Counties.


This case involves whether the common law doctrines of legislative immunity and governmental function immunity prohibit the statutory civil actions and penalties imposed against local governments and officials for certain violations of section 790.33, Florida Statutes (2021), the firearms preemption statute. We agree with the decision...

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