Saturday, December 31, 2016

RIP Murray Greenberg

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Good riddance to 2016.  Murray Greenberg, all around good guy and father to Ben and Jerry, passed away on Saturday.   Here's the Miami H...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

I am one with the Force. The Force is one with me.

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Very very sad. She " drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own bra ." Looking forward to 2017. It's a quiet week... ...
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Friday, December 23, 2016

Happy Festivus....

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...for the rest of us!
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Names being floated for U.S. Attorney

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According to the Miami Herald, there are 4 potential candidates : ▪[Roy]  Altman, a lawyer with Podhurst Orseck, is a former federal prose...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

John Schlesinger on Jury Service

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State Circuit Judge John Schlesinger (and former AUSA in the SDFLA) wrote an op-ed in the Miami Herald about jury service.  The conclusion:...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Merry Christmas from the White House

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President Obama pardoned 78 people yesterday and commuted another 153 sentences ( via the AP ).  It's the big push before the end of the...
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Monday, December 19, 2016

What do judges think when a party uses "sic" to point out mistakes in the other lawyer's motion?

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Everyone enjoyed making fun of PE Trump's "unpresidented" tweet this weekend.  Lawyers also like to [ sic ] their opponents (...
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Friday, December 16, 2016

SCOF and SCOTUS happenings

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1.  Gov. Scott appointed Alan Lawson to the Florida Supreme Court.   Via The Miami Herald : Gov. Rick Scott appointed C. Alan Lawson to be ...