Gov. Charlie Crist named a Cuban-born judge from South Florida to the Florida Supreme Court on Friday. ...more

January 3, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist announced his third appointment to the Florida Supreme Court this morning. Judge Jorge Labarga will replace Justice Harry Lee Anstead when he retires. ...more

January 2, 2009

Florida's 2010 ballot may include two competing citizen initiatives on growth management because the state Supreme Court narrowly cleared a business-backed proposal today. ...more

December 18, 2008

A state panel interviewed 18 applicants Monday for a third Florida Supreme Court opening in less than a year and now will send the names of at least three nominees to Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

December 9, 2008

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a cap on fees for lawyers of injured workers, saying the attorneys must receive reasonable pay. ...more

October 24, 2008

On Wednesday, Gov. Charlie Crist named Ricky Polston, a judge on the state's First District Court of Appeal, to the Florida Supreme Court, replacing Justice Kenneth Bell, who had resigned. Last month, Crist named former Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Canady, then a judge on the Second DCA, to replace resigned Justice Raoul Cantero. ...more

October 4, 2008

After 13 months of waiting, Tampa city officials learned Thursday they can continue moving forward with several high-profile revitalization projects. ...more

September 19, 2008

Police cannot stop and search people based solely on anonymous tips, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed Thursday, but the justices said that does not mean officers cannot respond to those kinds of reports. ...more

September 19, 2008

In his eight years in the governor's mansion, Republican Jeb Bush only got to appoint two justices to the seven-member Florida Supreme Court. As a result, the court remains significantly to the left of the state's political mainstream, which has drifted from moderately liberal to moderately conservative over the last couple of decades. Fate and the state constitution are giving Bush's successor, Charlie Crist, a chance to reshape the court. ...more

May 28, 2008