Tuesday, November 30, 2021

A Place at the Table

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

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

›
 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...
13 comments:
Sunday, November 28, 2021

Back at it

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

Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand

›
 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...
3 comments:
Monday, November 22, 2021

Biden pardons two turkeys...

›
 ...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...
2 comments:
Thursday, November 18, 2021

Former UM professor Bruce Bagley sentenced to 6 months

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

Say it ain't so

›
 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...
1 comment:
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

"Why the Supreme Court needs an ethics code"

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