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Court: Cops Can’t Stop Cars Because Of New Paint Job

A Florida appellate court says police cannot pull over a motorist just because the car has been repainted a different color.

CBS Tampa–2012/12/22

The Florida Supreme Court ruled a state law banning loud car stero music as unconstitutional. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)

Fla. Supreme Court Rules Loud Music Ban Unconstitutional

A state law making it illegal to blast loud music from a car stereo has been declared unconstitutional.

2012/12/13

File photo of empty courtroom. (Credit: Pool Photo/Newsmakers)

Fla. Justices Rule Transit Employee Can’t Be Sued

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court says public employees don’t have to wait until lawsuits are resolved to appeal rulings that deny their claims of sovereign immunity.

CBS Tampa–2012/11/15

File photo of a gavel in a courtroom. (credit: Thinkstock)

Florida Supreme Court Vacates Killer’s Death Sentence

The Florida Supreme Court has vacated the death sentence of a man convicted of killing a woman in Lake County.

2012/10/18

An illegal immigrant is up for approval to become a lawyer in Florida. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Supreme Court Debating If Illegal Immigrant Can Be Florida Lawyer

The Florida Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments about whether an illegal immigrant can be granted a law license.

2012/10/02

File photo of a Florida courthouse. (credit: Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images)

Fla. Justices Asked To Resolve Juvenile Sentences For Shimeek Grindine Case

The Florida Supreme Court is being asked to decide the constitutionality of a 14-year-old’s 70-year prison sentence for attempted first-degree murder.

CBS Tampa–2012/05/29

Robert Waterhouse execution will go ahead tonight. (Photo Credit: Florida Department of Corrections)

Waterhouse Set to Die For Slaying of St. Pete Woman

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A twice-convicted murderer who has lived on Florida’s death row for more than three decades is scheduled to die by lethal injection this week for killing a St. Petersburg mother — but like many executions, why he is being killed now and why it didn’t happen years ago are both something of a mystery.

CBS Tampa–2012/02/12