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Committee examines missing children laws in response to Casey Anthony case
A select committee headed by Sen. Joe Negron began looking into whether Florida’s laws need to be changed in reaction to the Casey Anthony case, in which a jury cleared the Orange County woman of...
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Casey Anthony case prompts Senate committee to recommend harsher penalties...
A special Senate committee created in response to the murder of two-year-old Caylee Anthony and subsequent acquittal of her mother Casey wants to make it a felony to lie to law enforcement officials...
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‘Caylee’s Law’ that’s not a ‘Caylee’s Law’ gets first nod of approval in Senate
A bill prompted by Casey Anthony‘s acquittal last year of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee received unanimous support from a Senate committee this morning. The measure (SB 858) would make it...
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A softer ‘Caylee’s Law’ looks more certain
Months after Florida lawmakers joined many nationwide in pushing tough new laws in the aftermath of the Casey Anthony verdict, a generally modest change in state law was approved Wednesday by the House...
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House unanimously passes watered-down ‘Caylee’s Law’
Lying to the police when a child goes missing would be a felony under a measure unanimously passed by the Florida House this afternoon and almost certain to be approved by the Senate. “Caylee’s Law”...
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