On June 29, a U.S. District Court in Florida invalidated part of Florida’s public funding program for gubernatorial candidates. Struck down is the provision for extra public funding for publicly-funded candidates who have privately-financed opponents with a great deal of resources. The decision was no surprise, given the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the similar Arizona case on June 27.

The Florida case is Scott v Roberts, northern district, 4:10-cv-283. This case had been filed by Rick Scott when he was running for Governor. Now, of course, he is Governor. Scott had filed the case to stop extra public funding from going to his Republican primary opponent, Bill McCollum.