Posts in category Courts

Staff Report MIAMI— Veterans have unique needs that are different from the rest of the civilian population. Now, Miami-Dade Military Affairs Board has pledged $75,000 …

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON – There was nothing subtle about the ethnic slurs a juror in Colorado is reported to have made during …

MIAMI — Florida International University’s Trial Team won the Hon. E. Earle Zehmer Memorial Mock Trial Competition sponsored by the Florida Justice Association. For the …

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – A judge on Monday cleared the way for the release of many of the hundreds of 911 …

Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Supreme Court Justice James Perry is stepping down from his post because he has reached the mandatory retirement age. …

By Charlene Crowell The fight for fair lending got a big boost on August 31 when a federal court rejected a payday loan collector’s attempt …

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON – Justice Department lawyers investigating police agencies for claims of racial discrimination and excessive force are increasingly turning up …

By DAPHNE TAYLOR Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. To say the Broward County judicial race is overloaded with those trying to get …

By JOHNNY L. MCCRAY JR., ESQUIRE As I was leaving church service recently, I picked up the Westside Gazette and saw a large article–The Big …

By C.B. HANIF Special to South Florida Times   WEST PALM BEACH – It is difficult to find someone in Palm Beach County more respected …