WEST FLAGLER ASSOCIATES, LTD. v. DESANTIS

No. SC2023-1333.

WEST FLAGLER ASSOCIATES, LTD., et al., Petitioners, v. RON D. DESANTIS, etc., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 21, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raquel A. Rodriguez , of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Miami, Florida, Sammy Epelbaum , of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Miami, Florida, Hala Sandridge , of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Tampa, Florida, and Chance Lyman , of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Tampa, Florida, for Petitioners, West Flagler Associates, Ltd., a Florida Limited Partnership, Bonita-Fort Myers Corporation, a Florida Corporation d/b/a Springs Poker Room, and Isadore Havenick

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Henry C. Whitaker , Solicitor General, Jeffrey Paul DeSousa , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Daniel William Bell , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Christopher J. Baum , Senior Deputy Solicitor General, and Myles S. Lynch , Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, for Respondents, Ron Desantis, in his capacity as Governor of the State of Florida, Paul Renner, in his capacity as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and Kathleen Passidomo, in her capacity as President of the Florida Senate

Todd K. Norman, of Nelson Mullins, Orlando, Florida, Olivia R. Share, of Nelson Mullins, Orlando, Florida, and Beverly A. Pohl, of Nelson Mullins, Boca Raton, Florida, for Amicus Curiae No Casinos, Inc.

Barry Richard, of Barry Richard Law Firm, Tallahassee, Florida; and Joseph H. Webster, of Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, for Amici Curiae Seminole Tribe of Florida.


Petitioners—two companies and one individual involved in Florida's gaming industry—have filed this petition for a writ of quo warranto challenging a gaming compact between the State and the Seminole Tribe. Petitioners argue that a sports betting provision contained in the compact violates article X, section 30 of the Florida...

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