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Thursday, September 29, 2016

#winning

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Gene Stearns is at it again, this time winning the Bank Atlantic case on appeal in the 11th Circuit. The court ordered a new trial after a ...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Another Johnson case leads to 3 opinions

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This time it's United States v. Vail-Baron . Judge Rosenbaum writes the majority. Judge Jordan concurred. And visiting judge Eugene S...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

"A very against police judge."

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That was The Donald last night during the debate when discussing stop & frisk: We didn't get any questions on the Supreme Court ...
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Monday, September 26, 2016

Will tonight's debate feature UFOs?

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What was that percentage?!?! I like this moment when Bill defends Hillary. Should be fun tonight.
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Friday, September 23, 2016

Justice Federico Moreno?

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Former Chief Judge of the SDFLA, Federico Moreno , has made Donald Trump's short-list for Supreme Court Justices.  I love it.  Judge Mo...
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Thursday, September 22, 2016

Is flight from the police = reasonable suspicion or consciousness of guilt?

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Many courts have said yes over the years. See Illinois v. Wardlow , 528 U.S. 119 (2000). But the Supreme Court of Massachusetts has right...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

"Any possibility of unfair prejudice was ameliorated when the district court explicitly instructed the Rhode Island jury not to hold Alcantara's wearing of a Yankees hat against him."

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That was the First Circuit explaining why a New England jury could be fair in deciding whether a Yankee fan was guilty: Alcantara's s...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Should prosecutors experience one day in prison before taking the job?

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These Maryland legislators did just that. They should be praised. They wanted to see what prison life was like so that they were more infor...
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