The Florida Supreme Court issued a memorandum on Wednesday, November 17, to ensure that all foreclosure proceedings are open to the public. The response from the Supreme Court came after the ACLU and various media outlets raised concerns about the transparency of these proceedings. Florida law states that these proceedings are open to the public, but the ACLU and others were concerned by reports across the state that proceedings have been taking place behind closed doors. 

In reaffirming the law, Chief Justice Charles Canady stated “the courts of Florida belong to the people of Florida. The people of Florida are entitled to know what takes place in the courts of this state. No crisis justifies the administrative suspension of the strong legal presumption that state court proceedings are open to the public.”

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