Thursday, June 27, 2019

“Justice Gorsuch channels his inner-Scalia, which is good news for criminal defendants”

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That’s the title of my latest piece in the Hill . Please take a look here and tell me what you think. From the introduction: The late Ju...
Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Democratic Debates in Miami (UPDATED)

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They start tonight with 10 candidates and another 10 tomorrow night. Seems like way too many to have any meaningful discussion. Will the t...
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Sunday, June 23, 2019

11th Circuit reversed again in a criminal case (UPDATED with Davis opinion)

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UPDATE -- The Supreme Court in United States v. Davis also reversed the 11th Circuit's en banc opinion in Ovalles. The Supreme Court, ...
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Thursday, June 20, 2019

Who makes up Senator Rubio's "JNC"?

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Unlike the former and fairly transparent process that used to be in place with a public JNC, public interviews, and public list of candidate...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Breaking: six candidates to be interviewed for Fort Pierce slot

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There has been a lot of speculation over the fifth and final open district court seat in this District,* which is slated for Fort Pierce.  I...
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Rodney Smith was sworn in and Lisette Reid had her investiture

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Congrats to them both! Judge Graham did the swearing in for Judge Smith. And it’s Miami, so the judges were in their summer uniforms....
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Sunday, June 16, 2019

“I want everyone who looks at this matter to get to the bottom of it to make sure these proceedings are not tainted in any way."

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1.  That was Judge Scola after learning that two snitches at FDC hatched a plot to pay a defendant to go to trial so that they would get a l...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

BREAKING -- Rodney Smith confirmed

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CONGRATS to our newest judge -- Rodney Smith.  He was confirmed 78-18 to fill Robin Rosenbaum's slot. 
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