STARKE - Florida is planning to carry out its 65th execution since the U.S. Supreme Court restored the state's death penalty in 1976. ...more

September 21, 2008

A woman kept alive by a feeding tube since a stroke has died, effectively ending a legal battle between her husband and mother in a case similar to that of Terri Schiavo, whose fate became the subject of national political debate in 2005. ...more

September 19, 2008

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether decades-old maternity leaves should count in determining pensions. ...more

June 24, 2008

Regarding "The Next Attack: Coming Soon" (Other Views, June 19): Cal Thomas decries our Supreme Court's decision granting foreign terrorist detainees the right to access U.S. civilian courts to challenge their detention, "a right that should be reserved only for American citizens." ...more

June 22, 2008

The Supreme Court gave the nation's older workers stronger protections against age bias Thursday, ruling that employers who are sued must prove their layoff policies are reasonable and do not have an unfair impact on employees because of their age. ...more

June 20, 2008

Regarding "Supreme Court Says Detainees Can Seek 'Relief' " (front page, June 13): ...more

June 16, 2008

Remember, I'm an historian, so I see everything in historical terms. ...more

June 15, 2008

TAMPA - The Polk County School Board has received a federal grant of nearly $197,000 for school-based random-drug-testing programs, officials said. ...more

June 6, 2008

"Survivor" winner Richard Hatch has appealed his tax evasion conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court, his attorney said Tuesday. ...more

June 4, 2008

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal prosecutors have gone too far in their use of money laundering charges to combat drug traffickers and organized crime. ...more

June 3, 2008