Officials in Shelby County, Tenn., complain they'll have to spend millions to satisfy a federal judge's "arbitrary" desegregation order. It'll mean busing minority students up to an hour away and replacing hundreds of white teachers with black ones, they say. ...more

November 18, 2007

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

TAMPA - A federal judge has postponed an arraignment for a University of South Florida student accused of trying to help terrorists. Ahmed Mohamed's arraignment, which had been scheduled for Wednesday, now is set for Oct. 25, after the defendant's attorney, John Fitzgibbons, asked for more time to finalize his representation. ...more

October 16, 2007

The Egyptian government is negotiating to hire high-profile lawyer John Fitzgibbons to represent a University of South Florida student charged with trying to help terrorists, Fitzgibbons told a federal judge Wednesday. ...more

October 4, 2007

TAMPA - The Egyptian government is negotiating to hire high-profile lawyer John Fitzgibbons to represent a University of South Florida student charged with trying to help terrorists, Fitzgibbons told a federal judge today. A former federal prosecutor whose clients have included an "American Idol" contestant and a teacher accused of having sex with a student, Fitzgibbons was in court at what was supposed to be the arraignment of Ahmed Mohamed and fellow student, Youssef Megahed. The two Egyptian citizens are charged with transporting explosives. Megahed, who was represented by public defender Adam Allen, pleaded not guilty to the charge. ...more

October 3, 2007

After two hung juries, federal prosecutors have decided not to seek a third trial in the case of a Serbian immigrant accused of lying to investigators about his involvement in the Serbian army. ...more

September 7, 2007

TAMPA - After two hung juries, federal prosecutors have decided not to seek a third trial in the case of a Serbian immigrant accused of lying to investigators about his involvement in the Serbian army. ...more

September 6, 2007