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Mountains and molehills: Threats to religious liberty in 2009
A very bad year for religious liberty got worse earlier this month when the Russian Supreme Court upheld a regional court ruling prohibiting Jehovah's Witnesses from gathering to worship and banning their publications as "extremist" literature. ...more
December 26, 2009
Brazilian family ordered to give boy to American father
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A federal court has given a Brazilian family until Thursday morning to turn over custody of a 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father. ...more
December 23, 2009
Pro bono plea
An exciting initiative by Florida lawyers is being launched this week in conjunction with the American Bar Association's Celebration of Pro Bono. ...more
October 31, 2009
Jail Wrong Place For Mentally Ill
Jails are the wrong place to warehouse the mentally ill. Yet for years Florida has taken this approach toward those who are sick and turn to crime: Lock 'em up and don't worry about the treatment they need. ...more
March 29, 2009
Laying Down The Law
Two hundred years after his birth, what is the legacy of Abraham Lincoln? ...more
February 28, 2009
Estrada To Serve On Florida Court's Fairness And Diversity Committee
Circuit Judge Peter Estrada, with the 10th Judicial Circuit, accepted an invitation to serve on the Florida Supreme Court's Standing Committee On Fairness and Diversity. ...more
December 19, 2008
State Vets 18 Supreme Court Applicants
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
State Court Says Tampa Police Form Is Unclear
In a decision that could imperil untold numbers of criminal prosecutions in Tampa, the state Supreme Court has ruled that the form used by city police to warn suspects of their rights was defective. ...more
October 8, 2008
Defective Miranda Form Could Overturn Convictions
In a decision that could imperil untold numbers of criminal prosecutions in Tampa, the state Supreme Court has ruled that the form used by city police to warn suspects of their rights was defective. ...more
October 7, 2008
State Supreme Court Delays Tompkins' Execution
A man sentenced to die for strangling a teenager 25 years ago will avoid execution for at least three weeks while his appeal of lethal injection procedures is considered, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday. ...more
October 6, 2008
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