To the surprise of civil rights advocates, the Supreme Court on Tuesday strengthened workplace anti-discrimination laws, ruling that employees who say they were punished for complaining of bias can sue. ...more

May 28, 2008

This had to be a bit like the American Civil Liberties Union blackballing historian David McCullough from giving a speech on the Fourth of July because he might mention the Declaration of Independence. ...more

May 8, 2008

Hanging a noose in public could be against the law under a bill filed by a black state lawmaker, a reaction to recent intimidating uses of the lynching symbol. ...more

February 21, 2008

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

TAMPA - The elections supervisor is recommending that Premier Election Solutions be given a $6 million contract to provide voting machines for Hillsborough County elections. ...more

February 14, 2008

The American Civil Liberties Union has sunk civil liberties advocacy to a new low in its argument before the Minnesota Court of Appeals on behalf of Republican Sen. Larry Craig. ...more

February 6, 2008

About a dozen sex offenders living under a bridge linking Miami to Miami Beach have until today to find another place to call home, officials said. ...more

February 4, 2008

It's sad to see that some members of Florida's Legislature aren't focusing on more weighty projects. ...more

January 29, 2008

Local officials are seeking divine guidance with a list of pressing matters facing this city. ...more

January 16, 2008

Lewd photographs of children were disappearing from adult bookstores. Child porn magazines in plain brown envelopes were no longer reaching customers through the mail. It was the early 1990s, and experts thought federal law enforcement efforts were ending child pornography. ...more

December 16, 2007