Tuesday, October 30, 2012

"Canine cocaine connoisseurs” would “roam the streets at random, alerting the officers to people carrying cocaine.”

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That was William Brennan in a dissent written , fittingly enough, in 1984. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court takes up the dog sniff question again...
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Monday, October 29, 2012

Federal Government closes, except for Supreme Court (UPDATED)

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Everyone else in Washington, DC and NY today is closed, except for the Supreme Court (and Howard Stern).  The Court granted cert in four ne...
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Friday, October 26, 2012

Michael Caruso to be sworn in today (UPDATED w pictures)

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A big congrats to our new Federal Defender Michael Caruso.  Pictures from the event to follow. Here are some pictures:
Thursday, October 25, 2012

West Palm Beach courthouse closed tomorrow due to Hurricane Sandy

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Gupta gets 24 month sentence

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I had set the line at 36 months .  Professor Berman nailed it though predicting 24 months .  Judge Rakoff is a model judge, giving an exam...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

John Errol Ferguson's execution stayed

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He was set to be executed last night at 6pm, but the 11th Circuit stayed the execution at 8pm (?!!?) and the Supreme Court upheld the stay. ...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Judge Carnes, Florida's death penalty, and Shakespeare

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Remember that case in which Judge Martinez found Florida's death penalty unconstitutiona l under Ring? The 11th Circuit, per Judge Car...
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Judge Bandstra to JAMS

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The DBR covers Judge Bandstra's departure to JAMS .  Good luck to him!  There are some good stories about him in the article: Bandstra...
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