DeSantis goes to court to hide judicial appointment info from public

A lawyer for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has told a court in Florida that a public records request on conversations the governor directed while making judicial appointments should be shielded from public view.

According to a report from Orlando Weekly, the attorney for DeSantis cited "executive privilege" which has led Phil Padovano — a former appeals court judge serving as the plaintiff's attorney — to label it unprecedented and clearly illegal.

At issue is a request from a plaintiff identified in court documents as "J.