9/16/13 Florida Supreme Court Oral Arguments – The League of Women Voters of Florida, et al. v. The Florida House of Representatives et al. and Rene Romo, et al., v The Florida House of Representatives, et al.

These cases involve a dispute over whether legislators and legislative staff can be forced to answer questions and turn over certain documents about the congressional redistricting process. The Legislature argued that legislative privilege shielded them from discovery. The circuit court rejected that in part. The First District Court of Appeal held that legislative privilege does shield legislators and their staff from discovery. The League of Women Voters and the other petitioners asked this Court to review that decision.