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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

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

No more test for the SDFLA

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This just came across CM/ECF: Administrative Order 2012-14 In re: Elimination of Attorney Admissions Examination Pursuant to Adminis...
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Monday, February 27, 2012

SDFLA judicial happenings

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Judge Jordan was sworn in on Friday so he can begin working on the 11th Circuit.  His formal investiture is coming up. Magistrate Judge Ro...
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Thursday, February 23, 2012

“It presumes that the government is going to have a ministry of truth . . . and I just don’t think that’s our tradition."

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That was Justice Kennedy in the Stolen Valor case today.  More : The Supreme Court jousted for an hour Wednesday about whether...

“Drugs are very harmful. They’re very dangerous.”

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That's the governor's argument for random drug testing of all state employees.  Judge Ungaro pounced on this silly argument: ...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

So you wanna be a federal judge?

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Hot off the Court's website: Pursuant to the instructions set forth in the attached letter from Senator Bill Nelson and Senator...
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Snitching aint easy

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The Herald has an interesting article this morning about a "cooperating witness" who wants to cut 13.5 years off of his sentence....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Stolen Valor Act debated in High Court today

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Hope everyone had a nice long weekend.... Today the Supreme Court is debating a fascinating case about how far the federal criminal code c...
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Thursday, February 16, 2012

What's better than one Pryor on the 11th Circuit?

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Well, two Pryor's of course.  Today, President Obama officially nominated Jill Pryor (no relation to Bill Pryor) to the 11th Circuit, a...
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