The 82-year-old disabled veteran of two wars filed a civil lawsuit accusing a troubled Fort Lauderdale police officer of illegally arresting him and using excessive force — “slamming” him to the ground, shattering his hip and forcing him to use a wheelchair for the last 2 ½ years of his life.
Wednesday, a jury in Fort Lauderdale federal court took about 20 minutes to side with the officer, rejecting all the allegations against him.
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Gay rights activists have launched an effort to reverse Florida’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
Eva Countess Kendeffy, the top German official in Florida who helped organize Obama’s previous visits to Germany, is nostalgic about Obama’s Berlin visit. She will retire at the end of June.
Hollywood’s parking spaces could be getting shorter.
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