[phenn]

Today, the Second District Court of Appeals affirmed Judge W. Douglas Baird's decision for venue in Pinellas County in the matter of Schiavo v. Bush. That means that this case will remain in Pinellas County and in Baird's court. You will recall that Judge Baird had stated the Terri's Law, the law that enabled Governor Bush to intervene and restore Terri's sustenance, is 'presumptively unconstitutional'.

Additionally, Michael Schiavo, through his attorney, George Felos, has asked that Judge Baird issue a summary judgment on the constitutionality of Terri's Law, without allowing Governor Bush discovery or the ability to take depositions.

Today's action by the Second District Court of Appeals paves the way for Judge Baird to summarily pass judgment that Terri's Law is unconstitutional.

You can read an Acrobat Reader version of this ruling on:
http://www.2dca.org/opinion/April%2023,%202004/2D03-5123.pdf

[cyn]

PING to those who have posted elsewhere on this thread to phenn's post above w/update from 2nd DCA. Sorry for any double pings this might create, but wanted everyone to know this.

And this isn't even Judge Baird's decision. . . as phenn points out, how will this affect Judge Baird's decision now?

THANKS, freepinforTerri and all here, for your passion -- rightly so. Probably what's needed is to contact whoever is on your mind and heart at this point with what we know has happened to Terri.

Below I'll post the list w/links of recent Terri threads to help cross referencing and finding info for our efforts.