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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

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Judge Martin criticizes the SDFLA's practice of stacking 924(c) counts

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Judge Martin criticizes the SDFLA's practice of stacking 924(c) counts in this concurrence : Although many things about this case are ...
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Manuel Noriega has died.

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Manuel Noriega has died.  Here's a sketch of him by Arthur Lien from his 1992 trial before Judge Hoeveler. He received a sentence o...
Friday, May 26, 2017

More federal judges?

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Senators Rubio and Nelson have proposed more federal judges in Florida , with 3 new judgeships going to SDFLA.  But we have a bunch of openi...
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Thursday, May 25, 2017

RIP AUSA Beranton J. Whisenant Jr.

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RIP AUSA Beranton J. Whisenant Jr. He was only 37. So sad. I did not know him, but I heard he was a good guy.  Please feel free to rememb...
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More on Kevin Newsom, 11th Circuit Nominee

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The Vetting Room has a long, informative post about 11th Circuit Nominee Kevin Newsom here : Kevin Newsom, President Trump’s first nomine...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

11th Circuit rules that dogs aren't people

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Uh oh... get ready for the hate mail. How could you rule that dogs aren't people? Judge Rosenbaum starts off this entertaining quali...
Monday, May 22, 2017

You be the judge -- Anthony Weiner

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You be the judge -- former Congressman and Huma's husband Anthony Weiner pleaded guilty to a count of transferring obscene material to a...
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Friday, May 19, 2017

Who could read all of this?

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The 11th Circuit issued 284 pages of en banc opinions in the smoking cases, including Tjoflat's 225+ page (!!) dissent. I couldn't...
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