Legal Fight in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 13th Could Stretch Into 2007
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The number of Nov. 7 House general elections in which the winner has not been firmly established has dwindled to four. But at least one of these, the controversy-plagued contest for the open seat in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 13th District, is unlikely to be decided for weeks Ã¢ÂÂ and even has the potential to kick off the Democratic-controlled 110th Congress in January with a dispute over whether to seat the certified winner.
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Several defendants being sued by relatives of the 100 people killed in a 2003 nightclub fire have tentatively agreed to a $13.5 million settlement.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Florida's highest court on  Friday ruled that Reform Party presidential candidate Ralph  Nader must be allowed to compete in the 2004 election in the  state, delivering a possible boost to President Bush's  re-election chances.
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Christine Jennings, the losing candidate in the race to represent Florida&#8217;s 13th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, has filed a lawsuit charging that e-voting machines in Sarasota County caused her vote total to be undercounted.
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Officials in Florida are once again up in arms over recount procedures. The latest imbroglio follows a controversial ruling on touch-screen voting machines that was delivered days before a statewide primary. By Jacob Ogles.
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Florida is already teeming with lawsuits charging the state and its county elections supervisors with voter disenfranchisement.
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Floridians will get to settle the long-running battle between advocates of the privacy rights of pregnant girls seeking abortions and supporters of the rights of parents to know about them.
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By Catherine Dolinski, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Dec.
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The Democrats have taken the lead in the showdown between Florida and the national party organizations over the stateÃ¢ÂÂs determination to hold its 2008 presidential primary on Jan. 29 Ã¢ÂÂ a week earlier than party rules allow. And so far, both the Florida Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) are sticking to their guns.
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Republican candidates opened a final assault in Florida before the stateâs presidential primary on Jan. 29.
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Police cars patrolled the streets after the Floridians were told to evacuate the dangerous areas, Sept. 25, 2004.(Xinhua/AFP Photo).
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By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.
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Florida's highest court on Friday ruled that independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader must be allowed to compete in the 2004 election in the state, delivering a possible boost to President Bush's re-election chances.
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TAMPA, Fla. - After being dealt a blow by the Florida Supreme Court, the family of a brain-damaged woman at the center of a bitter right-to-die case still has several legal options as they try to save her life, their attorney said Friday.
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Experts say the move could lead to suits against the U.S. or private companies.
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The first skirmish in what could be a prolonged battle among Bowl Championship Series participants and organizers is developing over a tentative plan to string out the games over a week beginning in 2007.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The deciding votes in this critical battleground state could be cast long before President Bush and Sen...