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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

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

“Bill Cosby is free; Ghislaine Maxwell should be too.”

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 That’s the title of an op-ed I just wrote for the New York Daily News in light of the Cosby ruling.  From the conclusion to the piece: The...
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

"Thank God that juries are smarter than judges."

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That was criminal defense lawyer Frank Carson after he was charged with murder, went to trial that lasted 17 months, and was acquitted by a ...
Sunday, June 27, 2021

Where is the Biden administration on the CARES Act and prisoners who were released during the pandemic?

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 During the Trump administration, about 4,500 at-risk inmates were released during the pandemic.  But in the last few days of his presidency...
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Thursday, June 24, 2021

Fane Lozman to take on Department of Justice...

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 ... and my money is on Fane Lozman.  The guy has gone to the Supreme Court twice and won twice.  It's pretty amazing.  This time, DOJ i...
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Chief Judge Pryor channels his inner rapper

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  Check out this opinion , involving T.I.: This appeal is about an initial coin offering of cryptographic tokens promoted by celebrities to...
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Monday, June 21, 2021

It's the first day of summer

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Woohooo! In the old days of Miami, many law offices would close and there would be no trials.  Many Miami courtrooms would close the entire ...
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Thursday, June 17, 2021

How will SDFLA's Rocket Docket proceed when jury trials restart

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SDFLA practitioners know that most of our judges push cases to trial.   The median time in our district from the beginning to the end of a ...
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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

SCOTUS affirms two 11th Circuit cases

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 The most conservative Supreme Court in decades (ever?) affirmed the most conservative appellate court (the 11th) in two criminal cases yest...
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