Justice Department Sues Florida Over Shoddy Care of Disabled Children

The U.S. Department of Justice officially filed a lawsuit today against the State of Florida for its “deliberate indifference to the suffering” of disabled children and violating the Americans with Disabilities act. The DOJ first warned Florida about the matter two years ago, but has decided Rick Scott’s government, including…

Twenty Pounds of Cocaine Washes Up on Keys Beach

A sleepy beach in the Florida Keys had more cocaine on in this weekend then your average South Beach nightclub. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer found twenty pounds of the white stuff sitting on the shores of Long Key State Park on Friday…

Trayvon Martin Rally Draws Hundreds to Downtown Miami

Hundreds of protestors marched through downtown Miami on Saturday afternoon as part of a nationwide vigil for local teenager Trayvon Martin, one week after his killer, George Zimmerman, was found not guilty of murdering him. Miami’s rally, which featured a speech from Trayvon’s father, Tracy Martin, brought about 200 to…

305 Photo of the Day: Cracker?

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Miami Firm Says LexisNexis Hits Lawyers With “Deceptive” Fees

Without search engine LexisNexis at their fingertips, lawyers would have to walk to their local law libraries and pull down those impressive monochromatic tomes used to decorate the walls in personal injury firms’ TV ads. Legal life, in other words, would grind to a halt without services like Lexis. But…