Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Student settles with DEA for $4.1 million for detention without food or water

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Hard to believe this actually happened : A California university student who was left handcuffed in a federal holding cell for nearly 5 d...
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Compromise verdict in "pill mill" case

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Judge Marra has been trying a lengthy trial of two doctors that lasted most of the summer.  These are the final two defendants from the larg...
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Monday, July 29, 2013

Very secret case

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So secret that the judge can't read a government motion in his chambers.  Via the Sun-Sentinel : The evidence against two Broward Co...
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Friday, July 26, 2013

Sen. Nelson issues blue slip for William Thomas, but Sen. Rubio still holding out

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That's the report by The Washington Blade : The confirmation of William Thomas, whom President Obama first named in November for a se...
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Friday news and notes -- Law Professor edition

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1.  Professor Rick Bascuas' appellate clinic at UM is making new law again.  This time it's a confrontation clause issue in United S...
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Your moment of Zen -- cubicle guy

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The First Circuit's 57-page opinion about a misdemeanor for soiling a federal courthouse bathroom

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Here , including pictures and a dissent. Judge Richard Kopf discussed the case at his blog : In Strong , the defendant was convicted of ...
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Monday, July 22, 2013

"Justice Sequestered"

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That's the headline of this NY Times opinion piece .  The intro: The madness of Washington’s across-the-board budget cuts known as s...
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