Monday, November 11, 2013

Is 10 days in jail sufficient for someone who sent an innocent man to jail for 25 years?

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I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. Here is the NY Times story covering the issue: For what may be the first time on record, a...
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Thursday, November 07, 2013

It's official -- Robin Rosenbaum nominated to 11th Circuit

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Here's the President's press release : President Obama Nominates Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum to Serve on the United States Court o...
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11th Circuit Judge Dubina has taken senior status

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It became official on his birthday October 26 .  (h/t Glenn Sugameli). President Obama now has another seat to fill in the 11th.  Robin Ro...
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Wednesday, November 06, 2013

"Homesick Hijacker"

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This guy has been on the lam for 30 years but is planning to argue that he has served his time because he did 13 years in a Cuban prison.  F...
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Fascinating argument in the Supreme Court about the federalization of all crime

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The case, Bond v. United States , raised the issue of whether the feds could charge a woman who poisoned her husband under the country's...
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Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Round 1 to the IRS over Colley Billie

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Yesterday, Judge Williams ordered him to sit for a deposition, saying that he could not just assert a blanket 5th Amendment right to silence...
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Monday, November 04, 2013

Is bond jumping a real problem?

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The Miami Herald ran a big story this weekend on Medicare fraud defendants jumping bail, even including a "gallery of rogues."  ...
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Friday, November 01, 2013

Independent judges beware

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It's incredible to me that more lawyers aren't upset about the attack on the independence of the judiciary. First up is the Second...
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