U.S. District Court in Florida Upholds Trigger Provision in Rick Scott; Expect Appeal to 11th Circuit

See this report. It sounds like the judge ruled orally from the bench. If someone has a written opinion, please send it along. [UPDATE: The short opinion is here; the substance of the ruling on the merits was oral, however.] We now have split decisions on the trigger issue from the Ninth and Second Circuits, and Supreme Court review seems likely.
Money quote: “Still, [U.S. District Court Judge] Hinkle called it a ‘very close issue’ and said this case or a similar law in another state could come down to a 5-4 vote in the U.S. Supreme Court. ‘I’m not at all sure the (Florida) statute will be upheld, especially with given the way the wind is blowing on campaign finance…I can’t end the uncertainty.'”

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