Texas and other states that lead the nation in executions are sentencing many fewer inmates to death, a trend that slowly is reducing the death row population in the United States, a report from an anti-capital punishment group says. ...more

December 18, 2009

How much information should someone have before pulling the trigger? The question could prove crucial for appellate judges in deciding whether to hear a challenge filed in a local "Stand Your Ground" case. ...more

November 7, 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

The federal appeals court in Atlanta has declined to overturn lower court decisions against a new sentencing hearing for Patrick Charles Hannon, condemned for cutting one man's throat and fatally shooting another in Tampa 18 years ago. ...more

March 19, 2009

A Florida man didn't get very far with his claim that a constitutional right to bear arms should apply to convicted felons. ...more

March 13, 2009

After years of hearings, a weeklong jury trial, two appeals and costs running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, a ruckus over who should pay to sod a lawn in a deed-restricted community is back to square one. ...more

February 6, 2009

After years of hearings, a weeklong jury trial, two appeals and costs running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, a ruckus over who should pay to sod a lawn in a deed-restricted community is back to square one. ...more

February 5, 2009

A frustrated Florida Democratic activist plans to appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals panel dismissed his claim that the national party improperly stripped the state of its delegates to the national convention. ...more

February 2, 2009

It's no joke: Senate Democrats are moving toward letting comedian Al Franken join the chamber while Republican Norm Coleman's election lawsuit is pending. ...more

January 21, 2009

A Tampa political consultant continued his challenge today to the way the national Democratic Party penalized Florida for holding its primary earlier than the party wanted. ...more

January 8, 2009