Florida Legislature

GOP to showcase Rubio as new face of party

2013-02-08 00:00:00

In the Republican Party's developing effort to put on a new face after November's presidential defeat, the latest gesture is trotting out freshman Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida to deliver the GOP response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union...

Cut to the chase: It'll be Obama-Clinton vs. Romney-Rubio

2012-01-04 03:00:00

My political prediction for 2012: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton versus Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio. Joe Biden has been a good and energetic vice president, but President Obama will need to stir the passions of the Democratic base, and Mr. Biden won'...

Schiavo dies, anger remains

2005-04-01 00:00:00

What began as one family's bitter split over painful end-of-life decisions and grew into an unprecedented political battle that reached Congress, the White House and the Vatican ended yesterday with the death of Terri Schiavo at a hospice in central...

Gore's lawyers pursue 'last chance' in Florida

2000-12-07 00:00:00

Vice President Al Gore filed a brief with the Florida Supreme Court yesterday, asking it to overturn a judicial ruling that threw out his election challenge and to order an immediate manual recount of contested ballots that he believes will bring him...

U.S. justices face crucial day

2000-12-11 00:00:00

With the presidency at stake, the Supreme Court will assemble today to seek a constitutional formula for ending the conflict over the last unsettled electoral votes - Florida's decisive 25. The nine justices, returning to their courtroom for the second...

Bloodsworth's case sharpens DNA debate

2003-09-07 00:00:00

For Kirk Bloodsworth and his family, it was pure relief Friday when prosecutors announced a new suspect in the 1984 rape and murder of 9-year-old Dawn Hamilton. But amid the hugs and congratulatory phone calls, and the joy that suspicions about...

Supreme Court, in 5-4 vote, halts recount, stinging Gore

2000-12-10 00:00:00

The U.S. Supreme Court, its deep division on full public display, stopped the vote counting in Florida yesterday and set the stage for a ruling that could make George W. Bush the next president. By a vote of 5-4, the court blocked a 22-hour-old ruling by...

Gore brought back from the brink as Fla. high court orders recount

2000-12-09 00:00:00

Just when it seemed Vice President Al Gore was gasping his last in a marathon struggle for the White House, the Florida Supreme Court gave him a shot of oxygen, ordering the manual recount of more than 40,000 contested Florida ballots that he hopes will...

Schiavo's feeding is stopped

2005-03-19 00:00:00

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Shortly before 2 p.m. yesterday, a chaplain, a doctor and other health care workers prayed in Terri Schiavo's room, gave her Holy Communion through her feeding tube and then tearfully disconnected the life support that has kept her...

Justices rule for Bush

2000-12-13 00:00:00

The Supreme Court, splitting 5-4 and risking its reputation for staying above politics, appeared to end the disputed presidential election by ruling last night for Gov. George W. Bush of Texas. The five justices in the majority -- the same five who had...

Justices explore legal ramifications of Florida court's deadline ruling

2000-12-02 00:00:00

In a wide-ranging inquiry into the legal side of the presidential election dispute, the Supreme Court took turns yesterday denouncing and defending a Florida court ruling that prolonged the feud. After a 90-minute hearing, before an audience peopled with...

About Walter "Skip" Campbell

2013-06-17 12:18:00

Senator Walter G. "Skip" Campbell, Jr. was born in Rockaway Beach, New York, on November 12, 1948. Skip began at St. John Vianney Seminary and continued at the University of Florida, where he was inducted into Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor...

Senator Maria Sachs is a practicing attorney specializing in constitutional law. She has maintained her private practice for the last 20 years and is admitted to the bars of California and Florida.

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Left to Right, Keyla Fernandez, 11, Stephanie Perry, Jan Fernandez, 13, and Ashley Capielo, 17, family of Army Specialist Marcos A. Cintron, during the Orange County War Memorial Rededication Ceremony, on Monday, May 27, 2013. On the far Right is family friend Giomar Medero, 18.

2013-05-26 00:00:00

Brazilian multimillionaire Flavio Augusto da Silva was surprised the Florida Legislature rejected state funding for a soccer-specific stadium in Orlando. (Jacob Langston, Orlando Sentinel)

2013-05-20 00:00:00