Subject: Law

• Good Lookin’ Out

  May 15, 2008

• Riviera Beach Revolution

  March 14, 2007

• Race Tightening?

  November 6, 2006

• Note From The State Attorney's Office

  September 13, 2007

• Juvenile Loves his Reefer

  February 13, 2008

• Hospital District Commish Now Under Criminal Investigation

  browardhealth.orgCoboThe Broward State Attorney's Office has opened a criminal investigation of North Broward Hospital District Commissioner Joseph Cobo, based on allegations he used his public office for advantage in his private firm, Florida Medical Management Consultants.Cobo, of course, was investigated by a former assistant U.S. prosecutor, Martin Goldberg, who found several instances of "credible" evidence that Cobo committed ethical violations. Goldberg delivered his report to the board l

  June 4, 2009

• United They Fall

  May 28, 1998

• The Politics of Pop

  June 4, 1998

• Night & Day

  July 2, 1998

• The Unforgiven

  July 23, 1998

• Your Worst Nightmare

  August 27, 1998

• Recession-Proof Job: Lawyering for Plaxico Burress

  A wide receiver adept at catching passes in traffic isn't very good at driving a car in it. At least not according to a Tamarac woman who says the suspended New York Giant and Lighthouse Point resident Plaxico Burress rear-ended her while he was driving on the Florida Turnpike. Compared to Burress' other pending legal concern, the allegations in the personal injury suit are almost comically trivial. The suit alleges he "failed to maintain a safe braking distance, maintain a proper lookout or to

  December 22, 2008

• Guardians Ad Chargem

  June 3, 1999

• The Redemption of Crime Boy

  June 17, 1999

• Letters to the Editor

  October 5, 2000

• The Hate Man

  October 18, 2001

• Letters August 12-18, 2004

  August 12, 2004

• For Howard K. Stern, One Legal Odyssey Ends as Another Begins

  Stern and SmithThis whole arrest-on-felony-drug-charges thing came along just when Howard K. Stern's legal life had finally calmed. The attorney ex-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith filed a lawsuit in Fort Lauderdale's U.S. District Court in April 2007 against mega-millionaire attorney, John O'Quinn, accusing the lawyer of libel for statements O'Quinn made in national television appearances. That case was less tabloid-friendly than Stern's other legal battle -- for custody of Danielynn, the heir to

  March 13, 2009

• Mutual Benefits czar Joel Steinger manipulated local politicians and the state legislature. But divorce court too?

  February 19, 2009

• Banana Republic

  America downscales

  November 27, 2008

• Neshoba

  October 16, 2008

• Judging Ana

  Broward Judge Gardiner's alleged relationships with defense lawyers and prosecutors raises troubling questions

  April 24, 2008

• Lambs to Slaughter

  Again and again, local claims of abuse point to one priest, the Rev. Neil Doherty, and the Catholic archdiocese that protected him

  April 17, 2008

• Alimony Forever

  Shack Up and Collect Moolah From Your Ex? Not So Fast.

  November 16, 2006

• Supreme Court Speaks; Will Gardiner Skate?

  So the Florida Supreme Court just accepted the State Attorney's motion to vacate the death penalty conviction of Omar Loureiro. Now we'll have a new murder trial, but there won't be an evidentiary hearing into the allegations against Judge Ana Gardiner. In other words, Gardiner, who broke judicial rules and lied about it under oath, might just skate. And the saga that involved a badly misbehaving judge and prosecutor, the death of a 45-year-old judge, lies under oath, Peyton Plac

  May 19, 2009

• Juvenile

  Reality Check (Atlantic)

  April 6, 2006

• The Littlest Felons

  December 15, 2005

• V Day

  Suffrage in the city

  September 16, 2004

• V Day

  September 9, 2004

• Patriot Acts

  Broward's Jennifer Van Bergen joins Michael Moore in bashing Bush

  July 29, 2004

• Tackling Terrorism Inventively

  Would-be Edisons come up with new ways to whack and disarm the bad guys

  February 26, 2004

• One-Way Street

  Popped for DUI? Smile. You've just fallen victim to the DHSMV's kangaroo court.

  January 29, 2004

• Gingerbread Man

  Broward’s most notorious inventor and accused pimp rakes in a big take — from behind bars

  January 29, 2004

• United States of Jesus

  The folks who are "reclaiming America for Christ" are pushing an agenda for a Taliban-like state where Scripture is law

  November 27, 2003

• The Toughest

  An American concert promoter tries to preserve the heritage of a fallen reggae hero

  June 19, 2003

• Barred For Life

  The process for restoring the civil rights of felons in Florida works perfectly -- if not restoring their rights is the goal

  December 26, 2002

• Felon Follies

  A problem that marred the 2000 ballot is back

  October 31, 2002

• A Children's Crusade

  South Florida prosecutors are going after kids younger than 12 years old in record numbers

  August 9, 2001

• Rights Fight

  The FOUNDERS fundraiser

  July 5, 2001

• The Deadbeat Goes On

  The state legislature should soon pass a bill criminalizing failure to pay child support, but those who live within the system say this reform doesn't go nearly far enough

  April 19, 2001

• One Man, One Vote

  Haitian immigrants like Gerlyn Cadet know in their marrow that a ballot is a precious thing. But this election leaves them feeling robbed.

  November 30, 2000

• Crowded Cage

  Welcome to Broward's juvenile detention center, where inmates are wild, toilets are clogged, and employees are grousing

  September 21, 2000

• When Dads Get Mad

  Disgruntled over alleged discrimination in divorce court, Florida dads have formed a network to air grievances -- and to even the odds

  May 25, 2000

• Judging the Judges

  A bill in the Florida Senate proposes that unofficial courtwatchers like Eleanor Mendlein become official court critics

  March 16, 2000

• One Nation, Divisible Under God

  For 45 years the Pledge of Allegiance has included a mention of the Almighty. Atheist Michael Newdow is suing for removal.

  September 30, 1999

• Lock, Stock, and 48 Smoking Barrels

  A year ago Wayne and Danny Dagenais stole guns from a family friend. In an effort to keep then-16-year-old Wayne out of jail, their parents tried to retrieve the weapons. But the plan didn't work.

  September 2, 1999

• For Next Federal Prosecutor, a Million-Dollar Question

  For the new U.S. attorney, who will come from among the 16 names on this list, busting financial fraud will be the top priority in South Florida federal courts. And although those cases are endlessly complex, it's fairly simple to get an overview of the region's candidates for criminal prosecution: Just look at what the SEC's been up to.The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission polices fraud in the civil courts, where it needs only prove a preponderance of evidence to win its case. A legal sta

  June 12, 2009

• Esdras Cardona's Testimony About the Rape at the Everglades Club

  Photo courtesy of the Florida Department of CorrectionsCardona is now serving a 20-year sentence in state prison. After reading New Times' cover story about a rape at Palm Beach's most exclusive country club, you may still have questions about this strange criminal case. It's a complicated one, involving two employees who lived and worked at the Everglades Club -- a white cook named Melissa, and her alleged attacker, a Guatemalan dishwasher, Esdras Cardona.Cardona was convicted of sexual ba

  July 23, 2009

• Local Man Mystified by Judge's Order to Pay Child Support to 26-Year-Old

  Photo: C. StilesPatrick Neptune​Count Patrick Neptune among the droves of Broward residents who think they're getting a raw deal from county judges. Neptune says he was recently ordered to pay child support for a 26-year-old daughter, even though that daughter had long since been adopted by the current husband of Neptune's ex-wife. Mistakes happen, but Neptune points out that this judge has firsthand expertise on child support.

  October 13, 2009

• Not So Rockwellesque

  November 12, 2009