Thursday, February 27, 2020

"They want me to lie. They’re yelling at me.”

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That was Rick Singer, the ringleader and main snitch in the Varsity Blues case describing what the case agents wanted him to do.  That shoul...
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Roy Altman speaks for new judges at SCOTUS

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Very cool honor for Judge Altman who spoke to and on behalf of the new judges (class of '19).  Justice Thomas spoke for the Court, and J...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Elections matter...

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...especially for the Supreme Court. This week, in a 5-4 opinion, the Court found that a Border Patrol Agent cannot be sued for shooting a...
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Monday, February 24, 2020

It's Judge Newsom, not Newsome

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Judge Newsom has quickly become known as one of the more entertaining writers on the 11th Circuit.  He even makes IP litigation fun.  From t...
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Friday, February 21, 2020

Stone sentenced to 40 months

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The criminal justice world, as well as the political world, are all talking about the Roger Stone sentence.  40 months... Rumpole has a ni...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Trump commutes sentence of Judith Negron

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In one of the worst examples of the trial tax in this District and around the country, Judith Negron -- a first-time non-violent offender --...
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Monday, February 17, 2020

Roberto Martinez takes on his former colleagues in this Miami Herald op-ed

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There are a bunch of former prosecutors calling for AG Bill Barr to resign in light of the recent change in Roger Stone's sentencing re...
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Friday, February 14, 2020

Valentine's Day news and notes

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1. The SDFLA Court will be celebrating Black History Month with a presentation on "Effective Legal Activism" on February 24 at 11...