Sunday, April 29, 2018

11th Circuit in 2-1 decision saves Rick Scott on clemency decision for now (with UPDATE on make-up of 11th Circuit)

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Last week, Judge Marcus wrote this opinion  (joined by William Pryor) backing Gov. Scott on the process for convicted felons who have served...
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Friday, April 27, 2018

RIP Alan Ross

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Damn, this is a really sad one. Alan Ross passed away last night after battling pancreaticcancer. He was a really good guy. Here are the ...
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Thursday, April 26, 2018

BREAKING -- President Trump nominates three to SDFLA bench

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Congratulations to Roy Altman, Rudy Ruiz, and Rodney Smith for being officially nominated to the U.S. District Bench for the Southern Distri...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

News & Notes

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1. Congrats to Judge Wilson for being recognized by the Green Bag for exemplary legal writing for his dissent in U.S. v. Vail-Balon (en b...
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Monday, April 23, 2018

Should judges be appointed or elected?

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After reading the Justice Building Blog about Broward Judge Merrillee Ehrlich, I started thinking about this question again. I think the a...
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Friday, April 20, 2018

Jane and Marty Raskin join President Trump's legal team

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There is always a Miami connection. From McClatchy : A husband-and-wife legal team from Miami is joining President Donald Trump’s person...
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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Congrats to Judge Lauren Louis

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The investiture of Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis was wonderful. She gave a heartfelt speech that was one of the best investiture talks I ha...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

News & Notes

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1.  Gorsuch is channeling his inner-Scalia .  The opinion is Dimaya v. Sessions .  District judges should get ready for the ensuing litigati...
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