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Law

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    NATO 3: Accused Terrorist Jared Chase Rapped About Guns, Drugs, and "Bitch-Ass Cops"

    Before his arrest for alleged terrorism in Chicago, the NATO 3's Jared Chase was a talented aspiring rapper, DJ, and sound engineer who claimed affiliation with a bevvy of record labels around the U.S., including Miami's own Slip-N-Slide Records.

  • Music

    April 26, 2012

    Rick Ross, Pitbull, and Other Rappers' Paternity Suits

    Before his arrest for alleged terrorism in Chicago, the NATO 3's Jared Chase was a talented aspiring rapper, DJ, and sound engineer who claimed affiliation with a bevvy of record labels around the U.S., including Miami's own Slip-N-Slide Records.

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    The Federal Investigation Into Trayvon Martin's Murder Is Bound To Fail

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke scoffs at the Justice Department's investigation into the death of Trayvon Martin.Ever since I heard the 911 tapes of 17- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Marco Rubio Drops His Support of Online Piracy Bill on Day of Wikipedia Blackout

    ​Maybe Marco Rubio is addicted to late-night Wikipedia binges. You know, the type where you go to look up the director of whatever movie you're absentmindedly watching on cable and then somehow, an hour later, end up reading about the indigenous bird species of Alabama. Because this morning, the R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Charlie Crist Gets Called a "Big Dick" by Wife's Ex After Child Abandonment Court Case

    Even the dramas of Tallahassee seem enviable to the bizarre family court case ex-Gov. Charlie Crist now finds himself in the center of. Crist married the then-Carole Rome during his term as Governor, and the two made plans to integrate Carol's two daughters into their lives. Now howev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Alimony Bill Would Let Rich Dudes Who Cheat on Their Wives Off Easier

    ​Ritch Workman, the Republican state representative from Melbourne who has already introduced a bill to legalize dwarf tossing, is back with another stunningly stupid and controversial bill. Just eight days after Workman finalized his own divorce, he introduced a new piece of legislation that woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Juror Italo Campagna Tried to Bribe Defendant's Family to Guarantee a Not Guilty Verdict

    ​While serving on the jury of a federal criminal trial, Italo Campagna tried to bribe the defendant's family for $20,000 to convince other jurors to deliver a not guilty verdict and keep the man out of jail. Instead, now Campagna likely faces a jury of his own.

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Bill Clinton Calls Rick Scott's Felon Disfranchisement Rules Racist and Politically Motivated

    Not very many people in Florida like Governor Rick Scott, so we really didn't expect former democratic President Bill Clinton to like the guy much either. While speaking at a conference for young progressive activists in D.C. today, Clinton called out Scott's effort to strip voting rights from convi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Florida Senate Passes First Round of Anti-Abortion Bills

    ​The major issue of the 2010 election was the economy, and Florida voters chose to further entrench Republican power in Tallahassee. Of course, you can't put a bunch of Republicans in a legislative chamber and not expect them to pass a bunch of anti-abortion, anti-woman legislation. It's just what ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Watch Charlie Crist Being Forced to Talk About How Awesome David Byrne Is

    ​Yesterday, it seemed both sides had come to a pretty amiable resolution in the lawsuit between former Gov. Charlie Crist and the Talking Heads' David Byrne. The exact settlement details weren't released, but apparently they involve Crist issuing a video statement supporting artists' intellectual ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2011

    CBS and Sports Illustrated lie about black athletes

    ​Yesterday, it seemed both sides had come to a pretty amiable resolution in the lawsuit between former Gov. Charlie Crist and the Talking Heads' David Byrne. The exact settlement details weren't released, but apparently they involve Crist issuing a video statement supporting artists' intellectual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Florida Judge Worried Obama Might Make Us All Buy Broccoli

    via​A federal judge today began hearing arguments in outgoing Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum's lawsuit against the Federal Government, which alleges that forcing citizens to buy health insurance is unconstitutional. The trial is expected to be an in-depth, mature and scholarly proceeding. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Dwyane Wade Demands Ex-Wife Go Under Psychiatric Evaluation

    Dwyane Wade's heated divorce battle with ex-wife Siohvaughn may have come to an end earlier this year, but the two continue to battle it out in an equally contentious custody battle. Today Wade's lawyer filed a motion in a Chicago court demanding that Siohvaughn go under a psychiatric evaluation, cl ... More >>

  • News

    May 20, 2010

    Posner Plagiarizes Again

    Dwyane Wade's heated divorce battle with ex-wife Siohvaughn may have come to an end earlier this year, but the two continue to battle it out in an equally contentious custody battle. Today Wade's lawyer filed a motion in a Chicago court demanding that Siohvaughn go under a psychiatric evaluation, cl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Spence-Jones Arraigned, Supreme Court Lawyer Bruce Rogow Calls Indictment 'Hogwash'

    Michelle Spence-Jones did not enter a plea today on the latest bribery charges brought against her. Instead, she asked the court to dismiss them for being too vague. ​Two weeks ago, when she was arrested again for allegedly soliciting money from a local developer, readers responded in typically m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    MIFF: Interview with Brigitte Berman, Director of Hugh Hefner

    PRNewsFoto/Playboy Enterprises, Inc.​Hugh Hefner is old. He's so old that Hollywood types have started projects based on his legacy. There are the rumors (tweeted by Hefner himself) that Diablo Cody is writing a movie about him. And one of the documentaries at this year's Miami Film Festival is Hu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2010

    Today in Court: A Priest, a Stripper, and a Custody Battle

    Fidgeting in his gray suit coat, disgraced priest David Dueppen told a judge this morning he wants custody of his one year-old daughter. He claims the baby's mother -- a former Porky's stripper named Beatrice Hernandez -- has a criminal record and "ambushed" him using the media. Now, he says, she wo ... More >>

  • News

    January 14, 2010

    From Bolivia: Massacre victims get no justice

    Fidgeting in his gray suit coat, disgraced priest David Dueppen told a judge this morning he wants custody of his one year-old daughter. He claims the baby's mother -- a former Porky's stripper named Beatrice Hernandez -- has a criminal record and "ambushed" him using the media. Now, he says, she wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Latin America Now Officially More Progressive on Gay Marriage than Florida

    Latin America celebrated it's first official gay marriage yesterday, as two gay rights activists tied the knot in Argentina thanks to a legal loophole. Argentina's constitution doesn't specifically define marriage between a man and a woman, effectively leaving the interpretation up to local official ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Shaq and Wife Separating, Again

    via PSD​Just a day after rumors made the rounds that the temporary hoops marriage of LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal might come to an end next year, TMZ reports Shaq and his wife Shaunie are heading for splits-ville again.Shaunie originally filed for divorce in 2007 while Shaq was still playing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Ex-Judge Phil Davis Convicted on Fraud Charges

    Looks like Phil Davis is finally heading to the pen.​The ex-Miami judge, who wriggled out of jail time in a federal sting operation in the early '90s by admitting a raging cocaine habit, was found guilty of fraud today.Prosecutors built a case against Davis involving a non-profit he founded in 199 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    The Rich and the Sick: Steel Magnate's Granddaughter Battles Ex-Hubby in Court

    violentz via flicker cc​Miami's crop of the very, very wealthy is an odd breed, and Riptide can't help studying it the way Marty Stouffer scoped out bobcats on Wild America. Observe the insanely rich woman in her natural habitat. Watch her peculiar mating habits. See her messy court case. Take Al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    Someone Plagiarize To Writing Of Me

    ​Kareem Zarwi, manager and beverage director of Au Pied de Cochon recently sent a very gracious email in which he thanked me for the "clear assessment" of Pied in the New Times review. But the real reason he was writing was to let me know that he had "come across a 'review' quite similar to the on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Feds Bust Dade Correctional Institute Guards on Civil Rights Violations

    ​No matter how cynical you've grown about the American justice system -- let's say, from watching a few too many episodes of The Wire -- there are still stories coming out of Miami's prison system that will make your jaw drop. Today, through a federal indictment, comes a tale of casual civil right ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    Timoney Loses, Freedom Wins, Taxpayers Pay

    Miami Police Chief John Timoney screwed up, and we taxpayers are just gonna keep paying and paying.Back in November 2003, the City of Miami shut down some protests against a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) meeting being held here. The cops beat some protesters and illegally jailed others. Jus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Luther Campbell Speaks on Going to Jail

    Miami-Dade CorrectionsOn Wednesday, the Miami Herald reported that Luther Campbell had been taken to jail Tuesday night "for allegedly owing $10,223.36 in a child support case." However, in an official statement yesterday, he claimed the money in question had nothing to do with the child support its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Amendment 2 Battle May Get Florida Election Commission Involved

    Miami-Dade CorrectionsOn Wednesday, the Miami Herald reported that Luther Campbell had been taken to jail Tuesday night "for allegedly owing $10,223.36 in a child support case." However, in an official statement yesterday, he claimed the money in question had nothing to do with the child support its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2008

    Feds Investigate Miami-Dade Jails

    Miami-Dade CorrectionsOn Wednesday, the Miami Herald reported that Luther Campbell had been taken to jail Tuesday night "for allegedly owing $10,223.36 in a child support case." However, in an official statement yesterday, he claimed the money in question had nothing to do with the child support its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    Juvenile Loves his Reefer

    Miami-Dade CorrectionsOn Wednesday, the Miami Herald reported that Luther Campbell had been taken to jail Tuesday night "for allegedly owing $10,223.36 in a child support case." However, in an official statement yesterday, he claimed the money in question had nothing to do with the child support its ... More >>

  • News

    December 27, 2007

    On the MMAP

    The key to understanding the new corruption charges? Look at the old ones.

  • Film

    December 6, 2007

    Darfur Now

    Now playing

  • News

    March 15, 2007

    Letters from the Issue of March 15, 2007

    "Your excellent article exposed the ugly truth."

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2006

    This Kitty Got the Cream

    "Your excellent article exposed the ugly truth."

  • Culture

    February 16, 2006

    Creativity in the Corporate Age

    When art imitates life a little too closely

  • Culture

    November 17, 2005

    Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death

    When the price of freedom borders on insane

  • News

    July 29, 2004

    Inspector Imperiled

    Incredibly, the job of one of the county's most successful and vigilant agents is on the line

  • News

    June 12, 2003

    Florida's Mean Season

    Overriding minimum wage guarantees at MIA

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    The Great Liberal Hope

    Howard Dean is aiming for the White House, but first it's Miami Beach

  • News

    March 30, 2000

    Orphans of the State

    For countless undocumented immigrant kids, America is not the land of puppies and Disney trips, but the land of neglect

  • News

    March 9, 2000

    Riptide

    So that's why it's called copy!

  • News

    April 8, 1999

    A Historic Dip

    Witnesses to the segregated history of Virginia Beach tell a sorry but inspiring tale

  • News

    July 17, 1997

    Flunk Out

    Dade County's school district may have its own police department, but law enforcement experts say it doesn't come close to making the grade

  • News

    October 10, 1996

    Dynasty

    Dade County's school district may have its own police department, but law enforcement experts say it doesn't come close to making the grade

  • News

    June 1, 1995

    Carmen (Among Others) vs. Carmen (Among Others)

    Hialeah residents Omar and Carmen Corzo sue Councilwoman Carmen Caldwell (among others) for violating their civil rights

  • News

    February 16, 1995

    No Butts?

    With state lawmakers renewing their threats to ban au naturel sunbathing, local nudists are undressing for battle

  • News

    January 1, 1992

    Paul Levine

    With state lawmakers renewing their threats to ban au naturel sunbathing, local nudists are undressing for battle

  • News

    November 27, 1991

    Stonewalled

    FIU's first gay-rights group finds disciples of Anita Bryant alive and well on campus

  • News

    October 23, 1991

    Letters

    FIU's first gay-rights group finds disciples of Anita Bryant alive and well on campus

  • News

    October 23, 1991

    Chiles Pornography

    Hear ye! Hear ye! The state gets into a righteous - dare we say fundamentalist? - huff

  • News

    September 11, 1991

    The Names

    Hear ye! Hear ye! The state gets into a righteous - dare we say fundamentalist? - huff

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