The Florida Supreme Court began an annual summer break last week, taking a breather from its routine of issuing opinions each Thursday in complex legal disputes and the steady flow of death-penalty appeals.
But justices will face major issues when they return from the break—cases that could affect everything from utility rates to sentences for juveniles who commit murder. And that doesn’t even include the likelihood justices will be confronted with an ongoing fight about the constitutionality of congressional districts approved by lawmakers in 2012.
