In keeping with the holiday season, I went looking for good news.

A number of legal developments are sure to dominate headlines in 2013, both nationally and statewide. In a nutshell, here are the issues we think readers should track as we enter into the new year:

1. Florida Supreme Court to Rule on Constitutionality of 2011 State Employee Pension Reforms

2012 was a busy year for the Sunshine State, and in the legal arena no less than others. In case youve been asleep at the news wheel, weve summed up what we think were some of the most significant legal stories of the year. Some radically changed the legal regimeof the state or the nation, others constituted a smack-down of Gov. Scott or the Republican Legislature, while others were sideshows that gave us something to talk about.

(Oh, and if you were asleep at the wheel, try turning your music up: as youll see below, the Florida Supreme Court says you can!)

After Newtown, America needed a Christmas story with a happy ending, and thanks largely to South Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, it's getting a beauty.