In Re: Amendments to Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 1-7.3 — Lewis, J., dissenting

Summary

Justice Lewis dissented from the Court’s rejection of a petition that would have authorized, but not required, The Florida Bar to create an additional funding mechanism for legal aid. He argued that the proposal was a limited tool that could provide some assistance and should not be rejected merely because it would not solve Florida’s broader access-to-justice crisis by itself. Justice Quince, dissenting, would have authorized a mandatory annual assessment of up to $100, while Justice Pariente, concurring, joined the denial because the petition neither required an assessment nor overcame the Bar’s opposition but urged development of alternative funding solutions.