Is Congress going through the ordeal of trying to enact health care reform only to have one of the main pillars - requiring individuals to obtain insurance - declared unconstitutional? An interesting debate for a constitutional law seminar. In the real world, not a big worry. ...more

November 30, 2009

Retired Florida State University President Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte regaled an appellate court with a "magic potion" tale and invited the judges to a "house of mirrors" as he challenged homeowner tax breaks in two cases today. ...more

October 20, 2009

A former NBA referee, convicted of gambling on professional basketball games, was arrested Monday by U.S. marshals, Hillsborough County jail records show. ...more

August 25, 2009

A former NBA referee who was convicted of gambling on professional basketball games was arrested Monday afternoon by the United States Marshal's Office, according to Hillsborough County Jail records. ...more

August 24, 2009

Tim Donaghy, the former NBA referee convicted of gambling on professional basketball games — including ones in which he officiated — will complete his prison sentence at a Tampa halfway house, according to a prisoners' advocacy group. ...more

June 10, 2009

Alex Shevgert was convicted today of all counts by a jury that found him responsible for orchestrating attacks on his parents-in-law because they cut him off financially. ...more

November 14, 2008

Grigori and Galina Komissarchuk didn't want their daughter and son-in-law to move in to their house in 2000, and argued with them for six years trying to get them to leave. ...more

June 18, 2008

TAMPA – Grigori and Galina Komissarchuk didn't want their daughter and son-in-law to move in to their house in 2000, and argued with them for six years, trying to get them to leave. ...more

June 17, 2008

TAMPA - Edmon Vardanyan, who was charged with trying to kill a couple in their 60s and attacking them several times, was indicted today in federal court. ...more

February 7, 2008

Someone really wanted to kill Grigori and Galina Komissarchuk. The couple, in their 60s, have homes in Sarasota and Brooklyn, N.Y., and were attacked at least four times at their homes and other places, according to federal court records. One time the attacker used a hammer. Both of them suffered skull fractures and other injuries. ...more

January 9, 2008