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The SDFLA Blog is dedicated to providing news and notes regarding federal practice in the Southern District of Florida. The New Times calls the blog "the definitive source on South Florida's federal court system." All tips on court happenings are welcome and will remain anonymous. Please email David Markus at dmarkus@markuslaw.com

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Dade County Bar Judicial Poll

The results can be found here . Seems to me like a very low response rate, so it's probably of little use on the federal side. When are ...

Jury picked in Liberty City case

Openings to begin Friday.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Members of Bloods gang indicted

14 of them to be exact . With RICO.

So, their pictures are better than mine...

From yesterday's dedication ceremony of the Atkins' building (via the DBR ).

Monday, January 28, 2008

Gag order lifted in part

Judge Lenard held a hearing today on my motion in the Liberty City Seven case regarding the gag order that extended to acquitted defendant L...

C. Clyde Atkins renaming ceremony

It was a beautiful day for a beautiful ceremony this morning, renaming the Tower Building the C. Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse (at 3...

Thursday, January 24, 2008

"Thank goodness for courts and judges who know the Constitution and follow the law."

That's the concluding sentence from a glowing editorial about Judge Cooke's handling of the Padilla sentencing. Here's more: Th...

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Padilla defendants convicted because of "Obama bin Laden"

That's according to the Daily Business Review today . The entire quote: "Their attorneys blames their conviction on the numerous ti...

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