Five and a half years after the murder of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor, none of the suspects has faced a trial. Now, a Miami-Dade judge has finally set a new trial date this summer for Eric Rivera Jr., 22, the man prosecutors say pulled the trigger that killed Taylor.

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In today's "no shit" legal news, a lawsuit brought on by a Miami man against the San Antonio Spurs after the team decided to send its star players home during a road game against the Miami Heat has been dismissed.

The lawsuit was filed by local lawyer Larry McGuinness, and he claimed the Spurs violated Florida's deceptive and fair trade practices law.

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The lawyers for Karlie Tomica, the 20-year-old Nikki Beach bartender and self-proclaimed "Party Princess," are trying to get the judge assigned to her DUI hit-and-run case thrown out. Tomica's lawyers claims Miami-Dade Judge Migna Sanchez Llorens made comments during an earlier court appearance that indicated the judge had formed opinions about the case without evidence.

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Gunplay won't be headed to prison for life after all. The up-an-coming Miami rapper had been facing charges of armed robbery and assault after video surfaced of him allegedly robbing his own accountant at gunpoint. Despite the video evidence, the case fell apart because the victim refused to cooperate with authorities.

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On one hand: What the hell, people? You can't just bring your unleashed dog to the steps of the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building and expect it to patiently wait outside until you're done with your courthouse business. On the other hand: Awwwwww, cute!

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Penelope Soto, the 18 year-old who became a viral sensation this week by flipping off a Miami-Dade judge, was back in court this morning to apologize for her behavior. In return, Judge Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat vacated the 30 day contempt of court sentence he had ordered. More »

Penelope Soto will spend the next thirty days in jail for basically being the most stereotypically catty teenage girl ever. 
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Charles Hurley, the former head of the Miami-Dade Schools police force, has been hit with a lawsuit by two female officers who say the chief sexually harassed them. One of the women claims that Hurley was brandishing his boner around in front of her, while another claims the chief forced her hand into his pants. The two say that the School Board did nothing to stop Hurley's behavior, and say they faced retaliation because they refused his advances.

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Jury duty in Miami-Dade is the worst. You have to get there at nine am. and sit in a crowded room while being subjected to an endless display of nothing but Sandra Bullock movies, then, if you're picked for a jury pool, you're shepherded around the courthouse all day like cattle.

But before all of that, you have to pay $5 just for the privilege of parking your car. Well, County Commissioner Lynda Bell is finally working to put an end to that by drafting legislation to give jurors free parking at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building.

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