He's been busy.

The U.S. Supreme Court has taken on some of the most compelling debates in history: the struggle for civil rights, the power of corporations to influence political campaigns, a woman's right to get an abortion. Now, thanks to a South Florida activist, they'll be taking on another subject for our divided times:

What is a boat?

That's the basic question raised by a suit filed by Fane Lozman against the City of Riviera Beach, which has now made it to the Supreme Court and will be heard in October. (See our previous coverage.) Lozman used to live in a floating home in a Riviera Beach marina; after a nasty dispute with city honchos, the feds towed away his home and destroyed it.
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Howard Forman, who now has to pay people to hide information from you.

For members of the public (including the news media), getting court files from the Broward County Clerk of Courts has been a somewhat arduous process in recent years. The clerk's offices are crowded and short-staffed, and members of the public need to awkwardly sign in on a clipboard while an overworked employee reads the clipboard upside-down to see what case files are needed, then shuttles back and forth to get old records delivered from an off-site warehouse in three to five days.

In recent years, the process got worse, as the state government cut clerks' budgets and staff was further reduced. Still, there was a bright side: If a court file was present in the building, you could look at it right away.

That has all changed now, as new Florida laws require the clerk to redact personal information from any file before it's handed over. Now, it takes a week to see files that are already there. And behind the scenes, the clerk's office is struggling to keep up with requests and with the new law. More >>

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"But, honey! There are sweet buttery biscuits!"

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Merick Lewin is the nephew of a 411-PAIN owner.

​As state legislators consider tougher regulations for companies that refer car accident victims to chiropractors and lawyers, one powerful Broward referral service has a family member gunning for a seat in Tallahassee.More >>

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Alyne Medical Rejuvenation Institute

Dr. Sant Antonio is barred from performing office surgery.

​Dr. Alberto Sant Antonio, a Weston physician whose patient stopped breathing during a liposuction procedure this summer, is temporarily banned from performing office surgeries in Florida.More >>

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Physical plant workers fought for a living wage.

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