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  • Fane Lozman and US Supreme Court

    Fane Lozman V. City of Riviera Beach, Fl Case Nº.17-21

    Oral Argument Tuesday Feb 27, 2018 11AM EST

  • Four Time Winner - Best Of

    Voted not once, not twice, not three, but four times as “Best Of” by the New Times Broward/Palm Beach.

  • A Banner Flies High And Proud.

    At a recent Riviera Beach Marina ribbon cutting ceremony, this banner circled the crowd for an hour.

  • A “funny reality”

    U.S. high court decision in ‘hyperlocal’ Riviera Beach case could help rewrite national maritime law.

  • Fane Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, FL, Case No. 11-626

    Oral Argument Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 11AM EST.

  • Fane Lozman

    Corruption fighting activist who saved 2,200 from eminent homes and his own home was destroyed.

Breaking News, June 18, 2018:  Justices Rule 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.

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After 2 Supreme Court wins, Florida man gets $875K from city

ABC News;
February 12, 2020
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Miami Herald: South Florida activist is 2-0 at the Supreme Court after First Amendment victory

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June 18, 2018
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Washington Post: Supreme Court allows retaliatory arrest lawsuit to move forward

Robert Barnes;
June 18, 2018
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New York Times: A Persistent Gadfly Wins Again in the Supreme Court

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June 18, 2018
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Florida provocateur has his day before the U.S. Supreme Court

Washington Post: A Florida provocateur has his day before the U.S. Supreme Court again

Robert Barnes;
February 25, 2018
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Washington Post: Supreme Court sympathetic to Florida man arrested by city officials he criticized

Robert Barnes;
February 27, 2018
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Recent News

Make Riviera Beach buy my mostly submerged land

Fane Lozman to court: Make Riviera Beach buy my mostly submerged land

Jane Musgrave;
March 14, 2022
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Lawsuit settlement lets Fane Lozman keep floating home in Intracoastal Waterway, at least for now

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December 31, 2021
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Palm Beach County man being sued by Department of Justice

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July 01, 2021
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CBS12: Riviera property owner fights for address, suing city

August 19, 2016
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WPTV: Floating home owner drops anchor off Singer Island, requests address for property from city

August 17, 2016
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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

January 26, 2013
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AP: Floating home not covered under maritime law

January 26, 2013
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NYTimes: It May Float, but a Home Isn’t a Boat, Justices Rule.

January 26, 2013
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PBPost: Fane Lozman, winner in Supreme Court case against Riviera Beach, calls it ‘an amazing day’

January 26, 2013
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NPR: Supreme Court: Floating Home Still A Man’s Castle

January 26, 2013
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Riviera Beach

U.S. Supreme Court hears Riviera Beach city council meeting free-speech dispute

February 28, 2018
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CBS12: Riviera property owner fights for address, suing city

August 19, 2016
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Documents reveal Sunshine Law violations among City Council

August 04, 2016
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PBPost: After Supreme Court win over Riviera, man envisions floating homes

September 07, 2014
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Supreme Court Justice John Roberts – Who says admiralty cases are boring?

July 01, 2013
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RIVIERA BEACH LOSES EVICTION TRIAL AFTER JURY RULES THAT CITY'S ACTION WAS RETALIATORY AND WITHOUT MERIT

State Jury rules that city violated Fane Lozman’s First Amendment rights in retaliatory eviction action

June 18, 2018
by Aymee Vasquez
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Jury Verdict Form: Lozman wins both questions, retaliatory eviction action is quashed by trial judge

June 18, 2018
by Aymee Vasquez
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North Bay Village

Fane Lozman Accuses North Bay Village Commission Of Violating Sunshine Law In Strip Club War

July 24, 2012
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Corruption Crusader

July 21, 2011
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Crusader Upends Tiny South Florida Town

August 08, 2004
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Palm Beach Sun

Guilty.

April 30, 2012
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Supreme Court Agrees to hear Lozman Floating Home Case

February 29, 2012
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Stop the presses. McAuliffe Resigns.

January 15, 2012
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Videos

First Amendment Showdown – Lozman V. City of Riviera Beach

April 05, 2018
by Aymee Vasquez
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Fane Lozman wrongfully arrested at City Hall Riviera Beach council meeting

March 13, 2018
by Aymee Vasquez
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Supreme Court Justice John Roberts – Who says admiralty cases are boring?

July 01, 2013
by Staff
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Watch US Supreme Court Justice John Roberts speak about his favorite 2012 Term case — aka Lozman v Riviera Beach.

Fane Lozman on Fox and Friends: Justice Served

June 02, 2013
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Fox & Friends: Maritime Mess

October 03, 2012
by Staff
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Sun-Sentinel: Despite Supreme Court victory, wrecked houseboat’s owner still fighting

March 29, 2014
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Judge Dimitrouleas ruled on Wednesday that Lozman would have to file in state court to pursue a claim for damages against the city.

The Fane Lozman Story

Fane Lozman Activists - Supreme Court Case

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.

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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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Fane Lozman’s SCANSHIFT

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