, ▁Jac quot ▁was ▁an ▁adj unct ▁professor ▁at ▁Florida ▁State ▁University ' s ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁teaching ▁" C ong ress ▁and ▁the ▁Constitution ." ▁ ▁Deput y ▁Att orney ▁General ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Florida ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Bill ▁Mc Coll um ▁appointed ▁Joe ▁Jac quot ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁chief ▁Deput y ▁Att orney ▁General . ▁ ▁Jac quot ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" arch itect s " ▁and ▁the ▁lead ▁strateg ic ▁lawyer ▁for ▁Florida ▁v . ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services , ▁the ▁law suit ▁where ▁ 2 6 ▁states ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁health ▁care ▁act . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Joe ▁Jac quot ▁argued ▁before ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Florida ▁v . ▁Pow ell ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 7 - 2 ▁decision ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Florida , ▁the ▁Court ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁Mir anda ▁warning ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁def endant ▁was ▁ade qu ate . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁Eth ics ▁Commission , ▁he ▁purs ued ▁open ▁government ▁policies ▁for ▁new ▁techn ologies ▁used ▁by ▁city ▁officials . ▁ ▁Pre viously , ▁Jac quot ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Florida ' s ▁Sun sh ine ▁Technology ▁Team ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁further ▁application ▁of ▁public ▁records ▁law ▁to ▁evol ving ▁technology ▁in ▁state ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁General ▁Coun sel ▁to ▁the ▁Governor ▁In ▁January ▁ 2