Thursday, October 28, 2010

“Public defenders are not defenders of the public. They are not serving the public good. They are taxpayer-funded attorneys for criminals."

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That was the enlightened District Attorney in Aspen, Colorado. Here's the intro to the article : It may come as a surprise to casual obs...
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Must read sentencing order in Irey case

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I wrote about the lengthy 11th Circuit en banc opinion in US v. Irey here . Professor Berman covers what has happened since , including Jud...
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SDFLA launches new website

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Check it out here . Make sure to look at it from your phone and your desktop as it has a mobile version. After you take a look, then you can...
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Monday, October 25, 2010

State Court

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So I don't know what Rumpole is always complaining about. I was in state court this morning. No lines. Nice Judge. I even found a m...
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Friday, October 22, 2010

"Calling John Roberts"

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That's the headline of Linda Greenhouse's article in the NYTimes , calling for Justice Roberts to issue a strong end-of-year report ...
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Why aren't more judges speaking out against the guidelines?

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Here's an article about Judge John Gleeson's recent response to DOJ's criticism of fraud sentences: A federal judge in Brookl...
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Domestic disputes resulting from marital infidelities and culminating in a thumb burn are appropriately handled by local law enforcement authorities.

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That was Paul Clement to the Supreme Court in this fascinating case about the reach of the feds and whether the 10 th Amendment could be a ...
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Monday, October 18, 2010

Monday news and notes

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1. The jury in Judge Lenard's case dealing with the Chinese ammo resulted in a hung jury; the jury deliberated for over a week. 2. Jus...
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