The Florida State Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Florida Bar in its motion to disbar Jack Thompson, stripping the notoriously anti-videogame Thompson of his ability to practice law in the state of Florida.

The court order gives Thompson 30 days to shut his practice down and take care of his existing clients (does he really have normal clients anymore?). Thompson can accept no new clients as of the order’s issue, which is earlier today.

Further, the order stipulates that a retrial is a possibility--if a lawyer in good standing with the Florida Bar files the appropriate motion on Thompson’s behalf. Which means that Thompson cannot file it on his own. However, hours after the highest court in the state’s decision against him, Thompson filed that very motion. No word yet on what (if any) repercussions there might be.

Following the decision, Thompson issued a gem of a press release, which included the following:

"The timing of this disbarment transparently reveals its motivation: This past Friday Thompson filed a federal civil rights action against The Bar, the Supreme Court, and all seven of its Justices. This rush to disbarment is in retribution for the filing of that federal suit. With enemies this foolish, Thompson needs only the loyal friends he has.

Thompson looks forward to successfully litigating his federal claims, now before US District Court Judge Marcia Cooke in the Southern District of Florida."

If that doesn’t have the Florida Bar and Supreme Court shaking in their boots, this zinger from the end of the release will:

"Thompson always wanted to own a Bar. Now, armed with multiple US Supreme Court rulings that no state bar can do what it has done to Thompson, he is set to own that Bar."

Thompson is going to "own" the Florida Bar. It’s nice to see he’s picking up some gamer parlance.