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Nov 14, 2003 Judge Says Case of Brain-Damaged Woman Can Proceed By Mitch Stacy Associated Press Writer CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Saying that a brain-damaged woman's constitutional rights are being violated, a state circuit judge Friday rejected an effort by Gov. Jeb Bush to delay a challenge to a law that allowed the governor to order reinsertion of the woman's feeding tube last month. Circuit Judge W. Douglas Baird, after a brief hearing, ruled that Michael Schiavo's lawsuit against Bush can proceed. He ordered an attorney for the governor to submit a brief by Monday defending the constitutionality of the...

Nov 6, 2003 Governor Seeks Dismissal Of Suit Over Terri's Law By DAVID SOMMER dsommer@tampatrib.com CLEARWATER - Gov. Jeb Bush cried foul in the dispute over Terri Schiavo's fate Wednesday, moving to block any rapid court action in the case. A lawsuit filed against Bush by Michael Schiavo should not go forward because the governor was not served legal notice he is being sued, said Kenneth Connor, special counsel for the governor. Also, all such suits against the governor must be filed in Tallahassee, Connor said. ``The governor has a right to a home venue privilege,'' Connor said. Otherwise, Bush...