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  • FLORIDA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES OVERTURN TWO YOUTH CURFEWS

    11/19/2004 8:20:07 AM PST · by JesseHousman · 136 replies · 3,596+ views
    TALLAHASSEE -The state Supreme Court struck down two curfew laws in Southwest Florida, placing others in doubt. A closely divided Florida Supreme Court struck down two juvenile-curfew laws in Southwest Florida on Thursday, jeopardizing similar ones throughout the state, including one in Miami-Dade County that served as a model for others statewide. In the 4-3 opinion, the majority of justices said the laws in Tampa and neighboring Pinellas Park were too broad because they targeted minors who committed no other crime than being night owls, and because they criminally punished parents and even shop owners who condoned or couldn't control...