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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