Florida
Florida Governor Signs Bill Requiring Actual Criminal Charges Before Seizing Property
Important reform to reduce asset forfeiture abuse
Trump's Campaign Manager Charged with Battery Against Reporter
There goes another news cycle.
Divorce-Law Reforms Pass Florida Legislature, But Women's and Lawyer's Groups Urge Governor to Veto
The measure would end permanent alimony and establish a presumption of equal rights in child custody disputes.
Tampa City Council Votes to Decriminalize Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana
Slouching toward progress
Florida Legislators Unanimously Approve Major Forfeiture Reforms
The bill, which now goes to the governor, requires an arrest and proof beyond a reasonable doubt in most cases.
How Commerce, Not the Feds, Saved the Alligator
Hunting can do more good than the Endangered Species Act.
Jury Awards $23 Million to Man Shot by Cop Who Didn't Recognize Him, Thought His Cellphone Was a Gun
Cop shot the unarmed man four times in four seconds
Execution Stayed for Michael Lambrix Amid Challenges To Florida's Heavy-Handed Death Penalty Scheme
Nearly 400 appeals from death row prisoners could be heading through Florida's legal system.
Florida Voters Will Get Another Chance to Legalize Medical Marijuana This Fall
A narrower version of a 2014 initiative qualifies for this year's ballot.
'John School,' Homeland-Security Training for Strippers, and Other State Sex-Trafficking Laws Coming This Month
New laws (ostensibly) related to human trafficking take effect in Florida, Illinois, New York, and North Dakota this month.
How Zoning Laws & Charges of 'Cultural Appropriation' Shut Down a Widow's Yoga Business
Manatee County, Florida, won't let Renee Bierbaum teach yoga and meditation in her own backyard.
Cop Mocks People Arrested for Consensual Sex
After arresting and publicly shaming sex workers, a Florida sheriff proceeds to cruelly mock their appearances and more to local media.
Florida Cops Shut Down Old Ladies' Mahjong Game
Police spokesman wonders why "we got called out to be the bad guys."
The Strange Police Killing of Corey Jones
What should have been a peaceful encounter with an officer ended in man's death.
Palm Beach Sheriff's Office Loses Cellphone, Laptop of Cop Who Shot and Killed Seth Adams
Judge could award case to family as punitive sanction.
The Goat-Sacrificing Prospective Libertarian Party Candidate Talks Sorcery, Eugenics, and the Coming Cataclysm
The chair of the Libertarian Party of Florida resigned, saying prospective L.P. Senate candidate Augustus Sol Invictus "is a fascist" who "wants to start a war."
UPDATED: HOAX! This Florida Teacher Strapped on a Dildo to Teach Sex Ed. Then Things Got *Weird*
At least she didn't bring a "hoax bomb" to school.
Uber Progresses in New York and Sarasota, Florida
Taxi medallion holders can't force city to crush Uber in New York, and Sarasota abandons existing taxi regs rather than hobble e-hailers.
Man Jams Out to 'Star Spangled Banner' on 4th of July, Gets Arrested for Breaching the Peace
"I'm getting arrested for this after I was told I could do it?" asks befuddled musician.
Florida Cop Caught on Video Punching Teen Already on the Ground—Tried to Stop Recording
Cop said someone called about the smell of marijuana, said he smelled it too. No marijuana was found, but there are always other charges
Stupid Tax Laws, Stupid Gun Laws, Stupid Terrorist Laws Threatened Non-Violent Florida Man With 20 Years in Jail
Feds wanted to tack 20 years onto the sentence on tax and gun charges of an Islamic scholar for the books in his library.
Florida Cop Charged With On-Duty Child Abuse; Suspended With Pay
The right not to be abused by a cop while at school is actually a lot more legit than the right not to get fired for being a poor cop.
Florida Cop Allegedly Left K-9s in Overheated SUV to Die
What happens when a cop kills a cop?
Can a Foul-Mouthed Trial Lawyer Get Hillary Clinton to Chill Out on Marijuana?
Well, he's very wealthy.
"America's Most Awful Liberal is a #FloridaMan: Alan Grayson"
Members of Congress should be held to higher standards than regular voters.
Speeding Cop Strikes, Kills Scooter Rider: Gets Cited for Careless Driving, Suspended for 120 Hours
Careless driving in Florida that leads to death usually comes with a driving suspension.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Says He'll Sue the Obama Administration Over Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Threat
Scott says the Obama admin's threat to cut off health care funding if the state doesn't expand Medicaid is coercive.
Fifth Grader Suspended for 'Illegal' Filming of Teacher Who Bullied Student
The war on cameras opens up a battlespace in the classroom.
Orlando Cop with History of Trouble Being Charged With Felony Battery—PD Says No 'Sustained Discipline' Against Him Before
Peter Delio was the subject of complaints before but the police department says they weren't sustained, even when they cost the city money.
Florida Moves to Eliminate Lifelong Alimony
The bill has been panned as "anti-woman, anti-marriage, and anti-traditional family."
Arrest Warrant Issued for Florida Mom Who Refuses to Get Son Circumcised
What's the state's interest in this boy's foreskin?
Man Complains He Can't Breathe, Yells Police Are Killing Him—Dies in Police Custody
Calvon Reid dies in Cocunut Creek, Florida, after being Tased multiple times. 911 called when he asked someone for a ride to the hospital.
Jurors in Florida Marijuana Case Accept Medical Necessity Defense
A man suffering from anorexia successfully argued that he needs cannabis to stay alive.
Florida Deputy Drags Mentally Ill Woman Out of Court By Her Feet Because She Was Crying Too Much
Sheriff concerned, places deputy on restricted duty.
