A federal appeals court ruled Friday in favor of environmentalists seeking protection for the endangered North Atlantic right whale, giving those activists a victory in a long-running fight to prevent collisions of the giant mammals with ships. ...more

July 19, 2008

A federal judge who reportedly posted pornographic images on his personal Web site is calling for an investigation of his own conduct. ...more

June 13, 2008

TAMPA - A 22-year-old man convicted of first-degree murder, robbery with a firearm and second-degree arson in March 2007 will get a new trial, according to an opinion handed down today by the 2nd District Court of Appeals. ...more

June 11, 2008

CLEARWATER — Nick Bollea was moved today from an isolated cell to a special pod occupied by other teenage inmates, where he has access to a television and a telephone, Pinellas County sheriff's spokeswoman Cecilia Barreda has confirmed. ...more

June 5, 2008

Fantasy baseball leagues can keep using the names and statistics of major league players without licensing agreements. ...more

June 3, 2008

A Texas appeals court ruled on Thursday that the state had illegally seized up to 468 children from their homes at a polygamist ranch in West Texas. ...more

May 23, 2008

Actor Wesley Snipes will be allowed to remain free on bail as he appeals three federal tax convictions. ...more

May 23, 2008

Actor Wesley Snipes must surrender to prison authorities June 3 if he isn't granted bail to appeal three federal tax convictions, defense lawyers said in a court filing Tuesday. ...more

May 22, 2008

Close your eyes, reach into your wallet and try to distinguish between a $1 bill and a $5 bill. Impossible? It's also discriminatory, a federal appeals court says. ...more

May 21, 2008

A state appeals court today overturned the second conviction of Michael Mordenti, who has repeatedly professed his innocence in the 1989 murder-for-hire of Thelma Royston at her Odessa ranch. ...more

February 22, 2008