Scheduling problems have delayed talks between state officials and the Seminole Tribe about its gambling compact, a lawyer for the Seminoles said. ...more

December 6, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist gets his chance to appoint two more justices to the Florida Supreme Court, with one justice making his retirement official Monday. ...more

November 18, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist will have a chance to appoint a third person to the Florida Supreme Court, after the announcement today that Justice Charles T. Wells will retire. ...more

November 17, 2008

Convicted killer Faunce Pearce may yet escape a death sentence, but a Florida Supreme Court ruling Thursday ensures he won't have a chance at freedom any time soon. ...more

November 14, 2008

Public defenders are notoriously overworked, their turnover is high and their pay low. Now, in the most open revolt by public defenders in memory, the government-appointed lawyers say that budget cuts and rising caseloads have pushed them to the breaking point. ...more

November 9, 2008

Visitors to Florida might have a tough time telling whether it's an anything-goes playground or the tip of the Bible Belt. ...more

November 8, 2008

A death row inmate seeking to stave off execution for killing his girlfriend's teenage daughter lost three separate appeals Friday in the Florida Supreme Court. ...more

November 8, 2008

TALLAHASEE - The Florida Supreme Court rejected the latest round of appeals for Wayne Tompkins, sentenced to die for killing an East Tampa teenager and burying under her home in 1983. ...more

November 7, 2008

Three Hillsborough County circuit judges and a local lawyer are among the six finalists for the vacant seat on the Florida 2nd District Court of Appeals. ...more

November 7, 2008

Three Hillsborough County circuit judges and a local attorney are among the six finalists for the vacant seat on the Florida Second District Court of Appeals. ...more

November 6, 2008