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TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Rick Scott "overstepped his constitutional authority and violated the separation of powers" with an executive order freezing all rules until he could approve them.

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Scott's attorney, Charles Trippe, argued that the "supreme executive power" granted the governor by the state Constitution is among the reasons he has final say over rules developed by state agencies under his control to implement laws passed by the Legislature.

The court, though, rejected that argument, saying such a reading of the phrase supreme executive power "ignores the fundamental principle that our state constitution is a limitation upon, rather than a grant of, power."

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Instead, the justices concluded that the executive order "will not be enforced against an agency" until the Florida Legislature hands over the rule-making authority to the governor.

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