The League of Women Voters of Florida, Petitioners v. Data Targeting, Inc., Respon — Lewis, J…

Summary

Justice Lewis concurred in granting the petition because the all-writs power could preserve the status quo and prevent the redistricting trial from becoming moot before jurisdiction was finally determined. He reasoned that excluding potentially material documents could impair fact-finding concerning whether the redistricting complied with the Florida Constitution and could cause an irreparable injustice. Chief Justice Polston, joined by Justice Canady, dissented, arguing that the Court lacked an independent jurisdictional basis and was improperly interfering with an interlocutory evidentiary dispute.