Florida judge Barbara Lagoa is among a list of nominees being considered by President Donald Trump to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Born in Miami, Lagoa became the first Latina and the first Cuban-American woman appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve on the Florida Supreme Court. In 2006, she was also the first Hispanic woman and the first Cuban-American woman appointed to serve on the Third District Court of Appeal.
After receiving her commission as a judge on the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals from Trump, Lagoa left the Florida Supreme Court in December of 2019.
Trump is set to announce the next Supreme Court nominee on Saturday at the White House.
Tampa preps Super Bowl contingency in case game cancels
National Football League officials visited Raymond James Stadium on Tuesday to discuss contingency plans, ranging from a full venue to no fans at all in the seats, for Super Bowl LV.
“Our hope is going to be to fill the stadium with fans,” the NFL’s Head of Live Event Production Jon Barker said on Tuesday. “That’s our hope, but the smart thing to do is to prepare just in case. If we find ourselves in a situation on Feb. 7 where we are in a different scenario we’re just going to make sure we’re ready for that.”
As a result of COVID-19, Raymond James Stadium received more than $10 million in federal funding through the CARES Act for safety enhancements. It is unclear, however, if that will be enough to avoid the risks of welcoming back fans on the stands.
So far in the season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have not allowed fans in the stands during home games. Gov. Ron DeSantis said that not allowing fans would foster “negative perceptions” about Tampa’s readiness to host the Super Bowl in February.
Despite the uncertainties, Barker remains positive about the upcoming Super Bowl at Raymond James.
“Regardless, come Feb. 7,” he said, “we’re going to be ready for a great show here in Tampa.”
6 Notre Dame players test positive for COVID-19, impacting USF football
USF Football suspended on Tuesday morning all on-field activities after an outbreak of COVID-19 positive cases among players at Notre Dame, its previous opponent. By the afternoon, its game against Florida Atlantic University was postponed.
All on-field football activities will be suspended until further notice, pending results of the team’s weekly testing on Wednesday morning as well as review of videos for contact tracing purposes.
Over the weekend, six Notre Dame players tested positive and 13 were required to isolate. Note Dame’s game on Saturday against Wake Forest has been postponed to a later date.
USF Football was planning on allowing fans at home games starting on Oct. 10, during the Homecoming game against East Carolina. As of Sept. 23, no further decisions were made on the topic.
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