Friday, January 29, 2016

"will do anything to stay at the trough"

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That was one of Donald Trump's recent tweets about Jeb!.  The New York Times has compiled this entertaining list of all of his "i...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Can a bankruptcy judge order the marshals to arrest a lawyer?

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There is some debate about whether a non-article III judge has that power.  But in any case, the answer is certainly NO after a district jud...
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Be careful what you ask for

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See, e.g., this prosecution of two abortion opponents who had asked for an investigation of Planned Parenthood: A grand jury here that w...
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Monday, January 25, 2016

SCOTUS decides jury instruction issue

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What happens when the jury is instructed on a higher level of proof than is required by the law?  Does the prosecutor need to meet that high...
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Friday, January 22, 2016

Another PD Not Guilty

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What a way to start the year for the FPD's office.  This one is out of West Palm and the lawyer was Peter Birch.   From Paula McMahon :...
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Thursday, January 21, 2016

"Worse than Death"

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That's the name of this article about solitary confinement by Judge Alex Kozinski.  The intro: For decades, lawyers and activists ha...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

"How about the rest of us? Right-wingin', bitter-clingin', proud clingers of our guns, our God, and our religions and our Constitution. Tell us that we're not red enough? Yeah, coming from the establishment."

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That was Sarah Palin yesterday endorsing The Donald.  There are so many good quotes.  More here . Meantime, the Republicans are duking it ...
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

3-0

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That's the defense record in Chinese importation trials. The latest was by AFPDs  Sowmya Bharathi and Bunmi Lomax before Judge Seitz. Th...
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