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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.

Fane Lozman Supreme Court Victory

The New York Times: This ‘Tenacious Underdog’ Won His First Supreme Court Case. Now He’s Back

Adam Liptak;
December 04, 2017
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Fane Lozman Goes to the Supreme Court, Again - Riviera Beach City

The New Yorker: Fane Lozman Goes to the Supreme Court Again

Jeffrey Toobin;
March 02, 2018
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Boat House Battle - Fane Lozman

‘Sit down and shut up’ trumped by First Amendment

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board;
July 14, 2018
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In free speech case, justices troubled by Fla. man’s arrest

AP: In free speech case, justices troubled by Fla. man’s arrest

Jessica Gresko;
February 27, 2018
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Supreme Court considers free speech vs. retaliatory arrests

AP: Supreme Court considers free speech vs. retaliatory arrests

Curt Anderson;
February 26, 2018
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In free speech case, justices troubled by Fla. man’s arrest

USA Today: Supreme Court defends free speech of Florida agitator Fane Lozman in his fight against city

Richard Wolf;
February 27, 2018
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Recent News

Documents reveal Sunshine Law violations among City Council

August 04, 2016
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New Times: Houseboat Community to Go Up Near Singer Island, Fane Lozman Insists

December 22, 2015
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PBPost: After Supreme Court win over Riviera, man envisions floating homes

September 07, 2014
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Best Gadfly Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach 2013 – Fane Lozman

January 21, 2014
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USAToday: Are Main Street investors warming up to stocks?

January 25, 2013
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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

USA Today: High Court: Not every floating home is a boat.

January 26, 2013
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Can a house in water be a boat when it has no motor and goes nowhere? A Supreme question.

October 04, 2012
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Supreme Court Justices Hear Lozman v. Riviera Beach, Ponder Floating Styrofoam Sofas

October 03, 2012
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Supreme Court to decide if town’s destruction of floating home was all wet

October 01, 2012
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Opens with a splash

October 01, 2012
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Riviera Beach

Sun-Sentinel: Despite Supreme Court victory, wrecked houseboat’s owner still fighting

March 29, 2014
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New Times: Chief Justice Roberts says Lozman’s case was his favorite.

July 04, 2013
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USA Today: High Court: Not every floating home is a boat.

January 26, 2013
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A “Lozman Wins” banner flies above local dignataries.

January 25, 2013
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The Supremes hear the Lozman Case.

October 22, 2012
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RIVIERA BEACH LOSES EVICTION TRIAL AFTER JURY RULES THAT CITY'S ACTION WAS RETALIATORY AND WITHOUT MERIT


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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

SCANSHIFT ™

SCANSHIFT™ is a revolutionary patented quote display system that allows the user to absorb market information and changing market conditions with a degree of mental and visual efficiency never before available.

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