UPDATE: The Florida Supreme Court today granted the 30-day extension for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).
Around and around we go, as both parties in the lawsuit are jockeying for position.
Yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) petitioned the Florida Supreme Court for a 30-day extension, until Dec. 1, to file a response to West Flagler s lawsuit to invalidate the online sports betting language in the state’s approved 2021 gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe.
Hours later, counsel for West Flagler petitioned the court to deny the extension, citing the fact that they originally offered a seven-day extension to Gov. DeSantis and the Solicitor General s Office to file their response.
And so we go.
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