Fane Lozman V. City of Riviera Beach, Fl Case Nº.17-21
Oral Argument Tuesday Feb 27, 2018 11AM EST
Breaking News, June 18, 2018:
Justices Rules in Lozman’s Favor Eight to One
THE LONG ROAD THAT HAS LED TO MY SECOND TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT CASE Nº. 17-21
Oral Argument Tuesday Feb 27, 2018 11am EST.
Miami Herald: South Florida activist is 2-0 at the Supreme Court after First Amendment victory
Washington Post: Supreme Court allows retaliatory arrest lawsuit to move forward
New York Times: A Persistent Gadfly Wins Again in the Supreme Court
Washington Post: A Florida provocateur has his day before the U.S. Supreme Court again
Washington Post: Supreme Court sympathetic to Florida man arrested by city officials he criticized
Recent News
CBS12: Riviera property owner fights for address, suing city
WPTV: Floating home owner drops anchor off Singer Island, requests address for property from city
Documents reveal Sunshine Law violations among City Council
New Times: Houseboat Community to Go Up Near Singer Island, Fane Lozman Insists
PBPost: After Supreme Court win over Riviera, man envisions floating homes
MY FIRST TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT CASE Nº. 11-626
Oral Argument Monday, Oct 1, 2012 11AM EST, Justices rule in Lozman’s favor, seven to two
Miami Herald: Supreme Court says South Florida man’s floating home isn’t a boat
NYTimes: It May Float, but a Home Isn’t a Boat, Justices Rule.
PBPost: Fane Lozman, winner in Supreme Court case against Riviera Beach, calls it ‘an amazing day’
NPR: Supreme Court: Floating Home Still A Man’s Castle
Riviera Beach
U.S. Supreme Court hears Riviera Beach city council meeting free-speech dispute
CBS12: Riviera property owner fights for address, suing city
Documents reveal Sunshine Law violations among City Council
PBPost: After Supreme Court win over Riviera, man envisions floating homes
Supreme Court Justice John Roberts – Who says admiralty cases are boring?
RIVIERA BEACH LOSES EVICTION TRIAL AFTER JURY RULES THAT CITY'S ACTION WAS RETALIATORY AND WITHOUT MERIT
North Bay Village
Fane Lozman Accuses North Bay Village Commission Of Violating Sunshine Law In Strip Club War
Palm Beach Sun
Supreme Court Agrees to hear Lozman Floating Home Case
Videos
Fane Lozman wrongfully arrested at City Hall Riviera Beach council meeting
Supreme Court Justice John Roberts – Who says admiralty cases are boring?
Watch US Supreme Court Justice John Roberts speak about his favorite 2012 Term case — aka Lozman v Riviera Beach.
The Fane Lozman Story
This is a true story of a persistent and tenacious underdog who fought against the governmental seizure of 2200 homes and businesses in 2006 only to see that same government arrest and destroy his floating home three years later, for an alleged failure to pay one month’s rent at the marina. Fane Lozman did not give up but continued the improbable climb from a county court eviction case to the US Supreme Court.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
Read all of the Parties’ briefs on SCOTUSBlog.
Honors and Awards
The nomination for the Pete Weitzel/Friend of the First Amendment Award was based on Mr. Lozman’s most recent case before the US Supreme Court. Fane was arrested after speaking at a city commission meeting and is claiming that arrest violated his First Amendment rights. Mr. Lozman is a formidable citizen activist who has been engaged in sunshine issues for years.
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They say the man who represents himself has a fool for a client, but this long-running David-and-Goliath case just might end with a local government looking like the fool.
It all started in 2006, when Lozman, a retired Chicago financier with plenty of money to burn on justice, claimed he had been illegally evicted from his floating home in Riviera Beach because of his activism against last-minute plans to sell the marina to a developer using eminent domain. He won that case, but the city stayed on his heels, coming after him with all kinds of accusations (he owed fees to the marina; his ten-pound dachshund was too dangerous).
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