Florida: Judge dismisses Nelson suit over presidential primary date
The Palm Beach Post reports: A federal judge this afternoon rejected U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson's lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee, ending Florida Democrats' likely last hope of having the Jan. 29 presidential primary count toward selecting delegates.
"Florida has to comply with the same rules and procedures as everybody else, and does not get to have its own way," said U.S.District Court Judge Robert Hinkle following an hour-long hearing.
Nelson's lawyer, Kendall Coffey, said he was "disappointed" by the ruling but that doubted Nelson would appeal. ...
DNC lawyer Joe Sandler argued that the national party has the right to enforce the schedule it has set to maintain order in its primary process. "There's only one way the party can do it, and that's to refuse to seat their delegation," Sandler said. -- Federal judge says Florida must comply with DNC rules