The public will begin picking up the defense tab for Stephanie Ragusa, a former Hillsborough County middle school teacher accused of having sex with two students. Circuit Judge Wayne S. Timmerman granted a request today by Ragusa's attorney, Robert Herce, to have his client declared indigent. Prosecutors did not object. ...more

September 30, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court has ordered the state to reimburse $70,000 to Hillsborough Circuit Judge Gregory Holder for his expenses in successfully defending himself against plagiarism charges. ...more

September 26, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court has ordered the state to reimburse $70,000 to Hillsborough Circuit Judge Gregory Holder for his expenses in successfully defending himself against plagiarism charges. ...more

September 25, 2009

A Leon County judge ruled Wednesday that the state can prosecute former House Speaker Ray Sansom and two other defendants at the same time on charges of official misconduct. ...more

September 10, 2009

A Valrico man charged in the deaths of his two children will be held on $200,000 bail, a judge ordered today. ...more

September 8, 2009

A Jacksonville baby sitter faces life in prison after being convicted of murdering a 2-year-old child by beating her with a flyswatter. ...more

September 4, 2009

Lawyers said today that are close to hashing out a deal in the case of a Davis Islands teenager charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. ...more

September 2, 2009

NCAA lawyers say they'll appeal a judge's order to publicly release documents on academic cheating at Florida State. ...more

August 21, 2009

A man accused of fathering a son with a 13-year-old relative appeared in court this morning, and a judge heard that a delay in processing DNA and an uncooperative witness was holding up progress in the matter. ...more

August 18, 2009

A Wesley Chapel man who once stalked Hillsborough County State Attorney Mark Ober may have planned to kill the prosecutor and made threats against judges. ...more

August 14, 2009