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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, April 01, 2014

The Chief issues a memo

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In case you didn't see it, here is Chief Judge Moreno's memo to the bar of the SDFLA: To: Members of the Southern District of Florid...
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Monday, March 31, 2014

Senate Judiciary Hearing tomorrow at 10am for Bloom & Gayles

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Judicial Nominations Full Committee Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Dirksen 226 Agenda Beth Bloom , to be United...
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Mutual Benefits Joel Steinger pleads guilty

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This was going to be a very long trial with lots of hurdles including a defendant who would have needed lots of medical attention during tri...
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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Should prosecutors be able to use rap lyrics as evidence?

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That's the question posed by the front page of the NY Times today : No suspects. No sign of the gun used to shoot the men. No witness...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Sen. Rubio issues blue slip for Judge Gayles

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Via the Huffington Post (ht Glenn Sugameli): WASHINGTON -- Florida judicial nominee Darrin Gayles just inched a little closer to becoming...
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Tuesday's news and notes

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1.  Bryan Garner has a list of words you should not use in legal writing.  Here are a few from the article : and/or Is it a word? Is it ...
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Monday, March 24, 2014

Hobby Lobby case heard today, during Spring Break

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While most of Miami is skiing in Colorado, the High Court is hearing an important case. From the LA Times :  A challenge to part of Pr...
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Friday, March 21, 2014

"[T]his case shows every sign of being an overzealous prosecution for a technical violation of a criminal regulatory statute -- the kind of rigid and severe exercise of law-enforcement discretion that would make Inspector Javert proud."

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That's from the dissent of a criminal case in the 7th Circuit, which voted to uphold the criminal conviction.  Weird.  Here's the en...
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