Retrial begins in FAMU frat hazing case (St. Petersburg Times) A new jury was selected Monday in a test of a new Florida law making it a felony to cause serious injury through hazing. A six-member jury failed to reach a verdict in October, and a mistrial was declared in the case of five Florida A&M University members of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Judge rejects Atkins Diet suit by Delray Beach man (Miami Herald) The Atkins Diet is protected by the First Amendment against the claims of a 53-year-old Florida man who said the low-carbohydrate meal plan was dangerous and to blame for his heart troubles, a federal judge ruled Monday.