By Mike Wright, Citrus County Chronicle A judge this month ruled that citrus County officials violated the state’s public records law in a lawsuit involving the Ozello Water Association. The county must pay for a forensic expert to search the computer hard drive of a consultant to retrieve e-mails that may have been improperly deleted,...Read More

Creative professionals seminar focuses on business building skills By Alexis Muellner, Editor, Tampa Bay Business Journal The Creative Professionals Development Association has organized a full-day event on the basics of business development, including selling techniques, marketing to individuals, groups and agencies, finance skills for getting to the next level and legal advice for navigating creative...Read More

by Christopher Goffard, Times Staff Writer Calling the state’s case “a stretch,” a Hillsborough judge Wednesday tossed out charges against eight antiwar activists arrested for blocking the road outside MacDill Air Force Base. The activists all faced charges of resisting or opposing an officer, a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail....Read More

Mythical Traditions and Fictions:  The Rehnquist Court and United States v. Ursery By Paul Quin, Partner, Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in United States v. Ursery provides further evidence that constitutionally guaranteed protections may wither in the face of a national dilemma.  Recent scholarship has copiously documented the effect...Read More