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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, February 26, 2021

What will President Biden do with the Sentencing Commission

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 Sentencing Guru Douglas Berman writes about it here .  From his conclusion: Diverse nominees to the Commission should help ensure this agen...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

What will the new SDFLA U.S. Attorney do about prosecutorial misconduct?

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 That's a question that should be asked of all potential candidates for U.S. Attorney.  In SDNY, for example, the office has dismissed c...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Jayne Weintraub for Yahweh Ben Yahweh

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Today's episode of  For The Defense is a doozy.  Cutting off ears, death angels, and a Temple of Love.  Another day at the office in Mi...
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Sunday, February 21, 2021

RIP Bobby Lee Cook

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 It's always sad to say goodbye to great trial lawyers.  And Cook was one of the best  From ACJ : Bobby Lee Cook, one of the premier tri...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Rubio backs Markenzie Lapointe for U.S. Attorney

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The Herald article is titled: " Rubio backs Haitian-American lawyer for Miami U.S. Attorney.  But candidate field is growing. "  T...
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Should courts be having in person hearings?

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Forget about trials for a moment, which are postponed until May.  Here's an email from Paul Petruzzi that just went around about a state...
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"Just Let People Have Cellphones in Prison"

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 That's the title of this great piece by Hannah Riley at Slate.  And of course we should let folks have their phones, especially during...
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Season 2, Episode 4: Rob Cary for Sen. Ted Stevens

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It's prosecutorial misconduct on this week's episode of  For The Defense .  The podcast features  Rob Cary  of Williams & Connol...
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