It is sad, really.
It appears that Monaghan has a VERY big ego. It is his way or the highway.
There are So many stories from those who are there in the thick of things. AND there are a few lawsuits, from what I hear.
Ave Maria Law School is now having trouble. It is a great law school where Judge Bork taught (Still teaches ? maybe) but they are being forced to move to Florida as well. Monaghan got the Dean of Notre Dame Law School to come to AMLaw but then just fired him late last year because he didn't want to leave MI.
Hmmm. Seems like you are getting all your information from one source. I've read the 'stories' you're passing on, and they are not true. Dr. Rice was a visiting professor at the Law School; that implies that he could leave at any time. Some are saying he was fired for not wanting to move to FL, but I haven't seen any confirmation of that, only the 'rumors'.
We get information from the Law School all the time, as we are donors, and I have yet to hear anything about them moving to FL. As far as I know, they are in MI for the forseeable future. They might move to FL in the future, I just don't know, but be careful about spreading rumors planted by disgruntled former employees, or those who have a personal beef with Mr. Monaghan for whatever reason.