Lock ’Em Up? Prosecutors Who Say ‘Not So Fast’ Face a Backlash

By FRANCES ROBLES March 30, 2017 ORLANDO, Fla. — In Tampa, the top prosecutor says too many children are charged as adults. In Houston, the district attorney will no longer press charges in low-level marijuana cases. And in Chicago, prosecutors will no...

Health Bill’s Failure Leaves Supporters in a Political Jam Back Home

By ALEXANDER BURNS March 25, 2017 They went to unusual, even dangerous lengths to support President Trump’s unpopular health care bill, facing down protesters at home and begging for special accommodation from House leaders in Washington. John Faso of...

Orlando Prosecutor Will No Longer Seek Death Penalty

By FRANCES ROBLES and ALAN BLINDER March 16, 2017 MIAMI — In a startling denunciation of capital punishment in a state with one of the nation’s largest death rows, the new chief prosecutor in Orlando, Fla., said Thursday that her office...

Florida Poised to Strengthen ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense

By LIZETTE ALVAREZ March 15, 2017 MIAMI — Florida, which spearheaded the country’s use of the Stand Your Ground defense, is poised to significantly alter its self-defense laws, making it easier for defendants to use them. The Florida Legislature...