Fane Lozman V. City of Riviera Beach, Fl Case Nº.17-21
Oral Argument Tuesday Feb 27, 2018 11AM EST
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: U.S. chief justice calls video of South Florida man’s arrest ‘pretty chilling’
February 27, 2018
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Tampa Bay Times: A Sunshine Week call to protect government critics
March 07, 2018
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Miami Herald: He’s a Marine, a renegade, a vanquisher of corrupt pols. And now: First Amendment icon
January 13, 2018
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The Atlantic: Can Government Officials Have You Arrested for Speaking to Them?
January 15, 2018
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Miami Herald: First the city sank his house. Now, he’s at the Supreme Court over free speech case
November 13, 2017
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Fane Lozman wrongfully arrested at City Hall Riviera Beach council meeting
March 13, 2018
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Recent News
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
Justices seem unclear on whether to rule that Florida floating home was a house or a vessel
October 01, 2012
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Supreme Court weighs whether houseboat in Riviera Beach was a vessel
October 01, 2012
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Editorial: Riviera Beach before high court on watery issue
October 01, 2012
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Riviera Beach
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
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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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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