TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court called the blanket use of shackles, handcuffs and other restraints on children in most of the state's juvenile courtrooms "repugnant, degrading, humiliating" and counterproductive as the justices banned the practice today. ...more

December 17, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court has affirmed the murder conviction and death sentence of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia's killer. ...more

December 17, 2009

Predicting the outcome of a case before the U.S. Supreme Court is fairly risky, but in oral arguments Monday involving the interrogation of a 10-time felon by Tampa police, reporters were quick to offer their judgment that the Miranda warnings provided the suspect here will be judged inadequate. ...more

December 11, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court on Monday denied Gov. Charlie Crist's request to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate public corruption. ...more

December 1, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court on Monday denied Gov. Charlie Crist's request to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate public corruption. ...more

November 30, 2009

The sugar-white sand that stretches from Slade and Nancy Lindsay's deck to the clear, green waters of the Gulf of Mexico is some of the finest in the world. Tiny, uniformly shaped quartz crystals make the beach along the Florida Panhandle unique, experts say. ...more

November 28, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for the ringleader of a mass killing over an Xbox video game system. ...more

November 26, 2009

and leaving money on the table - by balking at the new deal Gov. Charlie Crist reached with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to legalize increased gambling at seven casinos, including Tampa's Hard Rock. ...more

November 1, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court revised standard jury instructions for death penalty cases Thursday in ways the justices hope will reduce widespread confusion among jurors disclosed by an American Bar Association survey. ...more

October 31, 2009

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has waited 28 years for Paul Johnson's execution. It looks like he's going to have to wait a little longer. ...more

October 29, 2009