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The SDFLA Blog is dedicated to providing news and notes regarding federal practice in the Southern District of Florida. The New Times calls the blog "the definitive source on South Florida's federal court system." All tips on court happenings are welcome and will remain anonymous. Please email David Markus at dmarkus@markuslaw.com

Friday, April 28, 2017

News and Notes (UPDATED)

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1.  Congrats to the new Labor Secretary , Alex Acosta.  Great news.  Acosta got 60 votes, including Sen. Nelson. 2.  The Melgen jury is st...
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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Your government at oral argument

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Have you ever had a judge (or Justice) respond to an argument by saying, "Oh, come on." (via the NY Times ): Chief Justice John ...
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

En banc 11th Circuit decides U.S. v. Roy

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At long last, the en banc 11th Circuit today decided United States v. Roy .  The opinions span 287 pages.  Judge Carnes wrote the majority o...
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Mistakes or Fraud?

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The issue has been framed as "mistakes vs. fraud" in the Melgen trial, which is now with the jury.  From the PBP : A...
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Gotta love this story

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Justice Breyer's cell phone went off in Court today . Of course it's no big deal and things happen.  But can you imagine if that ha...
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Federalists and privacy

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The Federalist Society will be discussing cell tower data and privacy this Friday.  I will be debating the Florida Solicitor General, Amit A...
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Monday, April 24, 2017

How many innocent people are in federal prison?

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Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski told 60 Minute s that about 1% or over 20,000 innocent people are in federal prison.  "That's a ...
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Thursday, April 20, 2017

Dave Barry to speak at the District's Bench & Bar conference

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It looks like a good conference , with lots of our judges speaking and participating. It's Friday May 12 and there are interesting pane...
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