Predicting the outcome of a case before the U.S. Supreme Court is fairly risky, but in oral arguments Monday involving the interrogation of a 10-time felon by Tampa police, reporters were quick to offer their judgment that the Miranda warnings provided the suspect here will be judged inadequate. ...more

December 11, 2009

Allan Katz of Tallahassee, a Democratic Party activist and early supporter of President Barack Obama, has been nominated ambassador to Portugal. ...more

November 30, 2009

The Justice Department has concluded that the Obama administration lawfully can pay the community group ACORN for services provided under contracts signed before Congress banned the government from providing money to the group. ...more

November 28, 2009

A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. ...more

November 23, 2009

A lawyer for one of five men facing trial for the Sept. 11 attacks says the men plan to plead not guilty and use the trial to express their political views. ...more

November 22, 2009

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November 10, 2009

Former Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom wants lawmakers to delay his ethics case until criminal charges against him are resolved. ...more

November 5, 2009

Re: John Nash's column, "Lawyers gone wild," in the Oct. 6 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

October 30, 2009

Re: John Nash's column, "Lawyers gone wild," in the Oct. 6 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

October 30, 2009

Theo Smalling, a Hampton University basketball player who attended Bloomingdale High School, remained in critical condition this morning after being accidentally shot over the weekend in Virginia. "I talked to his mom [Sunday] and its not looking good," said Josh Chapin, who was Smalling's coach at Bloomingdale and is now assistant principal for student affairs at Brandon High School. ...more

October 26, 2009