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Today's Rapid Response Friday takes us back to a well-worn trope here at OA that we can't emphasize enough in late October:\xa0 elections have consequences!\xa0 Specifically, we take a look at the importance of past and future elections in the pivotal swing state of Florida.

We begin, however, with a quick statement on the Trump administration's apparently-leaked policy regarding trans people and some new developments.

After that, it's time for the ever-popular Andrew Was Wrong segment, with two things that.. well, Andrew got wrong:\xa0 Whitewater and Paul Manafort (!)

Then it's time for a deep dive into the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission and various constitutional amendments that are on the ballot this November, including one that takes a swipe at our favorite doctrine.

But that's not all!\xa0 We move on to discuss 202 Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Avenatti.\xa0 It's not pretty.

Finally, we end with an all new Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #99 regarding criminal procedures.\xa0 After getting it wrong last week, Thomas needs to go 2-for-2 to get to the coveted "60% at the half" -- can he do it?!??\xa0 You'll have to listen and find out!\xa0 And, of course, if you'd like to play along with us, just\xa0retweet our episode on Twitter or share it on Facebook along with your guess and the #TTTBE hashtag.\xa0 We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry!

Appearances

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Show Notes & Links

1. For more on the history\xa0 of jury sentencing at the state level, check out this 2011 law review article by Melissa Carrington that's well worth a read.
2. Click here to read the\xa0Tampa Bay Times article suggesting that the next court nominee is going to be a conservative regardless of the election; here for the official Florida government website describing how the JNC is selected; and here for an in-depth discussion of the history of the changes to that process.
3. This is\xa0Detzner v. Anstead, the Florida Supreme Court decision we discussed regarding bundled amendments, and you can click here to read the text of the proposed Florida amendments.
4. Click here to read the Grassley referral of Avenatti and Sweatnick to the DOJ.\xa0 And we broke down the Avenatti-Frank lawsuit first in OA Episode 181.

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