Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, and four co-conspirators will be tried in a Manhattan federal courthouse, the Justice Department announced Friday, the most concrete demonstration yet of the Obama administration's desire to reassert the primacy of the criminal justice system in responding to terrorist acts. ...more

November 14, 2009

It has been confirmed that the half-naked body of a little girl found in a trash dump was that of the missing 7-year-old, Somer Thompson. ...more

October 23, 2009

Moved by the story of a terrorized local woman, Tampa Bay area state legislators are pushing to increase legal protections for victims of abuse or harassment by someone they dated. ...more

March 15, 2009

Moved by the story of a terrorized local woman, Tampa Bay-area legislators are pushing to increase legal protections for victims of abuse or harassment by someone they dated. ...more

March 12, 2009

Taxpayers shouldn't have to subsidize corporate tax dodgers or bloated CEO salaries. ...more

August 31, 2008

On Monday, Vice President Dick Cheney said, "So we had Cheneys on both sides of the family - and we don't even live in West Virginia." His gratuitous insult raises again the question: What's the most scorned minority in America? ...more

June 6, 2008

With its international mandate in Iraq set to expire in 11 months, the Bush administration will insist that the government in Baghdad give the United States broad authority to conduct combat operations and guarantee civilian contractors specific legal protections from Iraqi law, according to administration and military officials. ...more

January 25, 2008

Bush administration officials are considering granting Guantanamo detainees substantially greater rights as part of an effort to close the detention center and possibly move much of its population to the United States, according to officials involved in the discussions. ...more

November 4, 2007

This is one of our big fears. More than 80 percent of Americans believe there are too many lawsuits, according to a 2006 survey undertaken for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. An earlier survey, conducted for insurer Fireman's Fund, found that 67 percent of homeowners were concerned they might personally be sued. ...more

October 21, 2007