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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

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

A Place at the Table

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By Michael Caruso Earlier this week, David posted an article that lamented Judge Charles Bryer's status as the sole member of the United...
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Monday, November 29, 2021

Can prosecutors get an automatic 6 month extension under the statute of limitations for any reason they want?

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 That's the issue in United States v. B.G.G ., which I will be arguing in the 11th Circuit in January.  I will be defending Judge Middle...
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Sunday, November 28, 2021

Back at it

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Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving break. I am thankful for judges who work with lawyers on scheduling and grant continuances. I can'...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand

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 Unfortunately we can't watch it (as we did with the Rittenhouse trial).  How absurd. So, we need to rely on short news stories about th...
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Monday, November 22, 2021

Biden pardons two turkeys...

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 ...but we are still waiting on the first human pardon. Not a good look for a President who said he would be open to criminal justice reform...
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Thursday, November 18, 2021

Former UM professor Bruce Bagley sentenced to 6 months

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One of the country's most thoughtful sentencing judges, Jed Rakoff, had the case.  From the NY Times : Prosecutors had argued for a sent...
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Say it ain't so

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 The CARES Act is expiring on 11/25/21.  Unless it gets extended again, there will be no more video conferences for criminal proceedings.  T...
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

"Why the Supreme Court needs an ethics code"

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That's the title of this interesting piece by Nicholas Rostow. The introduction: President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court reform commission...
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