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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

Thursday, September 19, 2019

No bond for AA employee who sabotaged a plane

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From Fox News : Prosecutors said Alani glued styrofoam inside the nose of the aircraft that disabled a part used to gauge airspeed and oth...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Who was the only Supreme Court Justice ever impeached?

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Answer: Samuel Chase. This Washington Post story has the interesting story, which shows that judges shouldn't always just side with pro...
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Monday, September 16, 2019

Felicity Huffman's 14-day sentence is unjust — because it's too high

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That’s the title of my latest piece in The Hill , which starts this way: With as much subtlety and sophistication as a sledgehammer, socia...
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Thursday, September 12, 2019

BREAKING -- Barbara Lagoa and Robert Luck to be nominated to the 11th Circuit (UPDATED with President Trump's official release)

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Numerous sources have confirmed that Florida Supreme Court Justices Barbara Lagoa and Robert Luck are set to be nominated to fill the 11th C...
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Raag Singhal has committee hearing (Updated with results of Chinese spy trial))

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This morning Judge Raag Singhal appeared before the Judiciary Committee, on his way to a full Senate vote.  Judge Singhal is a really excell...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Your next magistrate judge will be...

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...one of these 5: AFPD Sowmya Bharathi Barbara Junge Meredith Schultz  AUSA Steve Petri AUSA Jared Strauss  The distri...
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Monday, September 09, 2019

Greatest opening ever?

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“Good afternoon, grand jury. What I want to say ... I don’t believe I did anything wrong. And thank you, USA.” That was Yujing Zhang's...
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Roy Altman to start trial this morning in the pro se Chinese trespasser case (UPDATED)

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The pro se Chinese national charged in federal court with trespassing at Mar-a-Lago starts trial this morning.  The Miami Herald has this pr...
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