Legal TREND. Close + Block Beaches to prevent COVID.

Where: Florida

Why are courts are deciding whether the Governor can be forced to close beaches statewide?

• The Governor only closed beaches in Broward and Palm Beach counties
• Local officials would like to close other local beaches
• Property Rights activists got involved
• Lawsuits ensued
  • Uhlfelder v. DeSantis, Fla. Cir. Ct., 20-CA-552, 4/7/20
  • Mike Huckabee, filed a federal lawsuit on Monday over local beach closures that they claim violate their privacy and private property rights.

Bloomberg Law | Florida Judge Won’t Force State Beach Closures to Halt Virus