Florida Supreme Court Silences Jack Thompson

Hear that? That's the sweet sound of silence, courtesy of the Florida Supreme Court's newly imposed sanctions against ace attorney Jack Thompson. As of today, Thompson must hire another publicity-starved, fear-mongering attorney in order to file a brief with the Court. Here is the actual order issued to Thompson, reprinted from GamePolitics.com:

After submitting inappropriate and pornographic materials to this Court, Thompson was specifically warned that should he continue to submit inappropriate filings, this Court would consider imposing a sanction limiting Thompson's ability to submit further filings...

Since that order, Thompson has filed numerous additional filings which led this Court to issue an order directing Thompson to show cause why we should not limit his filings... We now sanction Thompson...

Thompson engaged, to the point of abuse... in a relentless and frivolous pursuit for vindication of his claim that he is being victimized by The Florida Bar...

Thompson's multiple responses are rambling, argumentative, and contemptuous... What we cannot tolerate, however, is Thompson's continued inability to maintain a minimum standard of decorum and respect for the judicial system to which all litigants, and especially attorneys, must adhere...

A thorough review of Thompson's filings lead to one conclusion. He has abused the processes of the Court... Accordingly... the Clerk of this Court is hereby instructed to reject for filing any future pleadings, petitions, motions, documents, or other filings submitted by John Bruce Thompson, unless signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar other than himself.

...Further, if Thompson submits a filing in violation of this order, he may be subjected to contempt proceedings or other appropriate sanctions.

Could this be the final nail in the coffin of Thompson's "expert witness" status in school shooting coverage? Probably not, but it's a good start nonetheless.