Wednesday, October 29, 2014

"As Kim Kardashian is with her husband, I'm not going to keep you long."

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That was Chief Judge Ed Carnes today at Robin Rosenbaum's investiture. It was a great event with lots of good speeches.  Judge Carnes al...
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Monday, October 27, 2014

Big unpublished opinion from the 11th Circuit reversing because of a judge's refusal to ask voir dire questions related to sexual preference prejudices

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Judge Martin issued this 2-1 opinion in United States v. Bates , holding that it was reversible error not to ask potential jurors about the...
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"Never dance with a Cuban."

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That was Justice Sonia Sotomayor, speaking at an event at Yale with Justices Thomas and Alito (see post below for more on the event and Alit...

“Well, he should have made a reservation. We get very busy for brunch.” -- hostess after turning Justice Alito away for brunch

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Above the Law has a cute story about Justice Alito being turned away for brunch yesterday and how he handled it graciously.  This shouldn&#...
Friday, October 24, 2014

11th Circuit "emergency" over

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On October 17, the 11th Circuit, per Chief Judge Carnes, issued an order putting an end to the emergency order that allowed cases to be de...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Judge Gold formally retires

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The blog reported back in August the sad news that Judge Gold was formally retiring this month and that he would close his chambers and tak...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Supreme Court oral argument should be televised

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John Oliver is so good:
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Monday, October 20, 2014

Akerman lawyer Ryan Roman opens Mignonette

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It's a fantastic restaurant . If oysters are your thing, there's no better place.  And it's the best lobster roll in town.  I hi...
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