Thursday, March 28, 2019

It’s closing time.

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At 8:30am tomorrow morning in Judge Scola’s courtroom, the Esformes trial heads to closing arguments. It’s been a long and emotional trial....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Can the President block Twitter users?

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It seems like only this President would argue yes... The Second Circuit seemed skeptical : He had blocked many critics from his account,...
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Monday, March 25, 2019

“Barr and Rosenstein likely made correct legal decision on obstruction”

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That’s the title of my piece in The Hill , examining the obstruction of justice statute and recent Supreme Court cases restricting prosecuto...
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A judge, an Olympic gold medalist, and a sports agent

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Those were three of the defense witnesses in the Esformes trial on Friday before Judge Scola.  The trial is winding down now and the defense...
Thursday, March 21, 2019

Legal writing on display in latest en banc back and forth

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This time it's a civil case and it's Judge Newsom for the majority, in which ED CARNES, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT, MARCUS, WILSON, WILLIA...
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

En banc fight

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The issue is whether published panels orders should be binding on all subsequent panels.  The 11th Circuit denied en banc review .  But Judg...
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Will Amy Comey Barrett be the next Supreme Court Justice?

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If there is an opening during Trump's tenure, my money is on her .  The 46-year old judge on the 7th Circuit just wrote this dissent , a...
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Sunday, March 17, 2019

Review of Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy

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Friend of the blog Billy Corben is known for his uniquely Miami documentaries: The Cocaine Cowboys series, The U series, Dawg Fight, Screwba...
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