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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