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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