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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, January 30, 2019

"You are (as the author’s mother used to say) cruisin’ for a bruisin’. Don’t apologize—do better."

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That was 11th Circuit Judge Newsom in United States v. Munksgard , affirming a criminal conviction "reluctantly" and over Judge To...
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Federal Bar Reception tomorrow (Thursday) night

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Local Federal Bar Association President David Weinstein sends the following email about this Thursday's event. It's always a good o...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

BOP refuses to give defendants their good-time credit under First Step Act

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For many years, there was a debate in the criminal justice community about how much time prisoners should be receiving as good time credit. ...
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Saturday, January 26, 2019

"Special Counsel’s Office wrong to arrest Roger Stone instead of letting him self-surrender"

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That's the title to my piece in The Hill about the arrest vs. surrender of Roger Stone.  The arrest of non-cooperators has bothered me f...
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Friday, January 25, 2019

Roger Stone arrested in Broward (UPDATED)

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He will make his first appearance today at 11am in magistrate court in Ft. Lauderdale. Here’s the indictment  which charges obstruction and ...
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Thursday, January 24, 2019

"In olden days a number of methods were used to ensure that juries reached a unanimous verdict. From the fourteenth through the eighteenth centuries, one “method of accelerating unanimity” was to prohibit jurors from eating or drinking until they all agreed on a verdict."

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That's how Chief Judge Carnes starts out this entertaining opinion about deadlocked juries.  The entire introduction: In olden days ...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Trump formally renominates 3 SDFLA judges

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Good news for nominees Roy Altman, Rudy Ruiz, and Rodney Smith as Trump has renominated them for judgeships here in the Southern District of...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

FDC Shutdown continues (UPDATED -- FDC BACK UP)

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FDC-Miami is still shutdown due to a supposed TB scare.  That means no legal or social visits.  It also means that no defendants are being b...
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