Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Weeds or native plants?

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Judge Posner discusses and uses pictures ! Good times. It's an 8th Amendment Term from SCOTUS. From Rory Little at SCOTUSblog : L...
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Supermoon Sunday

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It's more exciting than watching the Dolphins.  Yikes.  SO bad. ICYMI, Friday night was the big Federal Bar shindig. The Clerk, Stev...
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Thursday, September 24, 2015

"Ad hominem attacks, irrespective of how effective they may be, cannot obfuscate the requirement that the government must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. While this Court, and even John Adams, might have concurred with the government’s characterization of McLean, in order to obtain a conviction the government must present evidence as to each element of an offense—and that is precisely what it failed to do here."

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That was visiting district judge Harvey Schlesinger for a unanimous 11th Circuit, affirming the judgment of acquittal for David McLean in th...
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R.I.P. Yogi

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He was an original. How many originals are left? What's going on in the District?  Any trials or interesting hearings?  Email m...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Tuesday News & Notes

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1. Is Justice Alito the best or worst Justice on the Court? The best... Just ask him . Here's what he said about the 4th Amendment: ...
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Monday, September 21, 2015

Good luck to those checking on the Florida Bar results

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They are in this morning. Good luck to everyone. (And congrats to our own Lauren Doyle for passing!) The DBR has this local story abou...
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Friday, September 18, 2015

11th Circuit says Judge Fuller beat his wife and lied about it

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Here's the letter to Congress . The AP covered the story: Judicial investigators told Congress this week that a former federal judge...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

"Upon receiving their master’s degrees, certifications, and licenses, Plaintiff-Appellant student registered nurse anesthetists are legally able to put people to sleep. We have heard, though never ourselves experienced, that some legal opinions can do the same thing. We are hopeful that this one will not."

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That was how Judge Rosenbaum started this opinion .  She also threw in this footnote: "But, then again, the writer is always the last t...
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