Tuesday, September 24, 2019

How fast is Robert Luck's star rising?

So fast that he had his Florida Supreme Court investiture today, weeks after he was nominated to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (that nomination is still working its way through the system). Amazing! Good for Justice (soon to be Judge) Luck. Here are some pictures from Tallahassee.com. From a quick scroll of Facebook, it looks like it was an amazing turnout of Miami lawyers and judges (both state and federal). Pretty cool that so many people flew up.

Also in Tallahassee, Miami lawyers Tara Kawass and Chris DeCoste have started trial in State v. Katie Magbanua, one of the highest profile cases in the country right now. The co-defendant, Sigfredo Garcia, is represented by Sa'am Zangeneh. The State is seeking the death penalty against Garcia. More from Tallahassee.com. This might be the first time the blog has cited that newspaper twice in one post.  (Full disclosure, I represent someone who has not been charged in the case.)

And let me be a proud dad for a minute and also post about my daughter Nicole, who has this op-ed in today's Sun-Sentinel. It's on climate change. The intro:
Protesting at last Friday’s global climate strike isn’t enough. Yes, it is amazing that you went. It is incredible that so many people care about the climate that they would miss their jobs, or an important school test, or anything else they may have had.

But if we do not continue to make our voices heard once the strike is over, all of it will be for nothing. Every day, we need to talk about solutions, lobby the government, and change easy habits that can help reduce our collective carbon footprint. When events happen in your community, go to them. When you can, spread awareness to your peers.

Because if the number of people showing up for the environment Sept. 20 showed up every day, we would not face this issue. We would have governments scrambling to keep up with the demands from young people, and old people, and everyone in between.

14 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:09 AM

    Congrats on your children. You are a good father. Your dad would be so proud, I can see him smiling about it now.

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  2. Anonymous6:50 AM

    What are Luck's connections that everyone keeps talking about?

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  3. Couple of state issues huh?

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  4. Anonymous8:57 AM

    Congratulations on your daughter's op-ed. It is all about family, and all this other BS is just a distraction.

    As for Luck, he's young, bright, and has momentum. While connections are usually the thing, he may just be the in the right place at the right time.

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  5. Anonymous9:56 AM

    What a colossal waste of money. A disgrace.

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  6. Anonymous2:40 PM

    I like these two comments juxtaposed together: "Every day, we need to talk about solutions, lobby the government, and change easy habits that can help reduce our collective carbon footprint." And: "From a quick scroll of Facebook, it looks like it was an amazing turnout of Miami lawyers and judges (both state and federal). Pretty cool that so many people flew up."

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  7. Anonymous3:06 PM

    Where are all the Trumpists? I guess tax cuts, regulation rollbacks, and judges will make you want to ignore everything else.

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  8. Anonymous10:20 AM

    Should all judicial confirmations cease until impeachment is resolved? Seems like all of his nominations are illegitimate given his lawlessness.

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  9. Anonymous1:06 PM

    Please excuse 10:20, he is clearly drunk.

    1) Trump has not been impeached.
    2) Even if he had been, impeachment just means accused. He remains president until convicted by the Senate and removed from office by a 2/3 vote. If my math is right, that means all the democrats have to vote for impeachment PLUS 19 republicans (never going to happen).
    3) Under 10:20's theory, Mike Pence should just be sworn in today without formal accusation or process of any kind against Trump.

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  10. Anonymous1:14 PM

    You must work for the government and not know how to read. 10:20 say until impeachment is "resolved." Clearly 10:20 knows that Trump has not been impeached.

    And let me get this straight, Moscow Mitch could hold up Garland because it was an election year but a President who is undergoing an impeachment inquiry can make lifetime appointments? Your hypocrisy is stunning. Not really stunning I guess because that is the GOP's main currency.

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  11. Anonymous5:16 PM

    Moscow mitch LOL
    Merrick garland LOL

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  12. Anonymous11:51 AM

    @1:14 you don't resolve something that doesn't exist. There is no impeachment right now, so there is no impeachment to resolve. Under your theory, no president would ever be able to get anything done so long as some a-hole somewhere was willing to bandy about the idea of impeachment - which looks like it will be the new normal now in an increasingly ugly and partisan political landscape.

    I don't like Trump anymore than I like a bad case of hemorrhoids, but until further notice, he is the POTUS and there is nothing "illegitimate" about his appointments.

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  13. Anonymous12:54 PM

    I guess you don't read the papers. Probably just Fox News? Wake up little Susie.

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  14. Anonymous1:15 PM

    @12:54 - find a source, any source, that shows that the House has filed articles of impeachment. That's what impeachment is. You won't because the House hasn't. All that has happened is that House Democrats have begun and "impeachment inquiry;" which is akin to an investigation. Impeachment is akin to a formal charge - which has not happened. Even if it does, nothing changes. Perhaps you haven't heard, but the senate needs to convict after articles of impeachment are filed by a 2/3 vote. Until then, there is nothing "illegitimate" about the legally elected POTUS's action.

    You people are why Trump was elected. Your hysteria makes you easy targets for nonsense.

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