Law Archive

RSS

Ghosts And Haunted Houses Can Be A Nightmare For Home Owners

GAINESVILLE — You’ve just moved into your dream house. There’s just one problem: You think it may be haunted.

Filed under Research, Law on Wednesday, October 30, 1996.

Tobacco Regs The First Strike In A Long Legal Battle, Says UF Expert

GAINESVILLE — New federal tobacco regulations are just the first strike in what figures to be a long legal and political battle, says a University of Florida law professor who thinks the Food and Drug Administration’s new rule could face trouble in federal court.

Filed under Research, Health, Florida, Politics, Law on Wednesday, August 28, 1996.

Supreme Court Ignores Discrimination In Voting Booth, UF Experts Say

GAINESVILLE — Are Americans color-blind when they enter the voting booth?

Filed under Research, Politics, Law, Race on Wednesday, July 31, 1996.

Official-English Laws Boost Discrimination, Says UF Law Professor

GAINESVILLE — If you can read these words, chances are you don’t think a law making English the official U.S. language will change your life.

Filed under Research, Florida, Politics, Law, Hispanic on Tuesday, April 23, 1996.

Youths Tried As Adults Reoffend More Quickly, UF Study Finds

GAINESVILLE—Popular “get tough” measures fail in dealing with juvenile crime, suggests a University of Florida study, which finds that youths tried as adults commit new crimes at higher rates than their counterparts who stay in juvenile courts.

Filed under Research, Family, Florida, Sciences, Law on Thursday, April 4, 1996.