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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, 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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