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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, August 31, 2018

How do the Cuban courts work?

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Local South Florida prosecutors caught a glimpse during a murder trial.  The whole article is worth a read, but here’s the intro from  the M...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

‪Breaking — Ariana Fajardo Orshan confirmed as U.S. Attorney. ‬

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Big congrats to Ariana Fajardo Orshan on her confirmation as U.S. Attorney for the best District in the country—the Southern District of Flo...
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Monday, August 27, 2018

"Open the Federal Courthouses"

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That's the title of my op-ed , which was just published in Law360.  Please click the link above to read the whole thing.  Here's t...
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Thursday, August 23, 2018

"It's called flipping and it almost ought to be illegal."

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That was the President of the United States this morning, according to this CNN article : Trump's latest attempt came in a friendly ...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

11th Circuit judges speak their minds on Roe v. Wade (and it wasn't Judge Bill Pryor!)

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The case is West Alabama Women's Center v. Williamson . Chief Judge Carnes starts off his opinion this way:  "Some Supreme Court ...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

What does the Cohen plea agreement say? (Corrected)

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Here is the Michael Cohen plea agreement to all 8 counts of the information. The maximum sentence to these 8 counts is 65 years. The go...
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Monday, August 20, 2018

Waiting is the hardest part

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Trial lawyers know that the worst part of the case is waiting for the jury to return a verdict. You can’t do other work. You just sit arou...
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Saturday, August 18, 2018

“If you don’t have the right equipment for the job, you just have to make it yourself.”

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What does that MacGyver quote have to do with the FTCA? CA11 Judge Rosenbaum, known for her awesome intros, is here to tell you: The fict...
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