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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

Friday, January 31, 2020

My summer trial schedule is more important than your family summer vacation

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That was a NY federal judge to a defense lawyer in the Epstein BOP guard case. So ridiculous. Would it have been so terrible to set the tria...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

"Agents seized this mom’s $15,000 in a raid. Now the Supreme Court may weigh in to help her."

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That's the title of this Sun-Sentinel piece on a cert petition that has a lot of appeal: A mom was saving up money for her daughter’s...
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Monday, January 27, 2020

Jane Raskin for the President

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Whether you are for or against the POTUS, it's pretty impressive that Miami lawyer Jane Raskin is on the legal team representing him. Sh...
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Florida Supreme Court is now a political body

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Rumpole is covering the stunning reversal by the Florida Supreme Court on the issue of the death penalty and unanimity.  So are all of the ...
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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Michael Avenatti should not be in solitary confinement

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That's the title of my latest piece in The Hill .  Please let me know your thoughts.  From the introduction: Imagine being held by yo...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Brrrrr!

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It's finally winter! And it's impeachment talk all the time. But while everyone is talking impeachment, there are two big trials...
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Slow blogging

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Sorry for the slow blogging over the long weekend. I’ll be back at it tomorrow (Wednesday). See you then.
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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Should we have a "Defender General?"

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Daniel Epps and William Ortman make the pitch for a Defender General in this forthcoming piece : The United States needs a Defender Genera...
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