Monday, February 27, 2017

SCOTUS grants cert on a habeas case from the 11th Circuit

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Back in August 2016, the en banc 11th Circuit had 96 pages of opinions in this AEDPA case (Wilson v. Sellers).  I can honestly tell you tha...
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RIP Judge Wapner

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We need more judges like him.  For real.  Enjoy:
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Response to Joe Patrice's post on criminal defense lawyers

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As SDFLA blog readers know, I do not use this forum as a place to discuss my cases.  I use this blog as a place to cover news in this Di...
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Monday, February 20, 2017

Judge William Zloch takes senior status

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Thanks to a tipster, I see that Judge William Zloch took senior status on January 31, 2017.  That means that our District now has 3 open sea...
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Thursday, February 16, 2017

En banc 11th Circuit rules in "Docs v. Glocks" case

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The en banc 11th Circuit opinion in the "Docs v. Glocks" case is here .  There are two majority opinions for the en banc Court, on...
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Alex Acosta to be named Secretary of Labor

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Congrats to former U.S. Attorney and current Dean of FIU law school, Alex Acosta, for being named as the nominee for Secretary of Labor . ...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Breaking news-- U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer resigns (UPDATED WITH QUOTE FROM FERRER)

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Multiple sources have emailed me that Willy Ferrer has resigned today as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of a Florida. Ben Greenberg...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

This is a real press release from the SDFLA U.S. Attorney's Office: "NEWS RELEASE: TWO MIAMI-DADE WOMEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR OPERATION OF A SPA PERFORMING ILLICIT SILICONE INJECTIONS"

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Oh boy...  From the release:         Maribel Jimenez, with assistance from Magaly Del Rosario, a manager of Bella Beauty, administere...