The Supreme Court dealt a setback Tuesday to civil rights and privacy advocates who oppose the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program. ...more

February 20, 2008

A federal appeals court said Friday the Bush administration ignored the law when it imposed less stringent requirements on power plants to reduce mercury pollution, which scientists fear could cause neurological problems in 60,000 newborns a year. ...more

February 9, 2008

The former University of South Florida professor who pleaded guilty to aiding a Palestinian terrorist group was not immune from a subpoena forcing him to testify in an unrelated investigation of Muslim charities, an appeals court ruled Friday. ...more

January 26, 2008

The St. Petersburg City Council voted Thursday to crack down on panhandlers by expanding the downtown zone where begging is outlawed to include certain tourist attractions and areas around them. ...more

January 10, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - The city council voted today to crack down on panhandlers by expanding the downtown zone where begging is outlawed to include certain tourist attractions and areas around them. ...more

January 10, 2008

By definition, a judge's job is to hear a case and hand down the penalty, if one is merited. But Congress began eroding judicial discretion in 1986 with a law that mandated five years in prison for anyone caught selling as little as five grams of crack cocaine. ...more

December 12, 2007

The Supreme Court on Monday restored federal judges to their traditional central role in criminal sentencing. ...more

December 11, 2007

The Supreme Court halted an execution in Mississippi on Tuesday, less than an hour before a convicted killer was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection. ...more

October 31, 2007

Attorneys for the Tampa Bay Community Network are appealing a federal judge's ruling upholding Hillsborough County's decision to cut the station's funding. ...more

October 18, 2007

TAMPA - Attorneys for the Tampa Bay Community Network are appealing a federal judge's ruling upholding Hillsborough County's decision to cut the station's funding. ...more

October 17, 2007