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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, April 29, 2022

Big arrest in SDFLA

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British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie and the Caribbean territory’s port director, Oleanvine Maynard, were arrested on drug tra...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Happy Earth Day! (Belated)

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By Michael Caruso  Florida is blessed with abundant natural beauty. But, there are many threats and challenges to our environment. In our b...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Varsity Blues to finally be challenged in the court of appeals

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 One of the problem with a system geared to pleading guilty is that prosecutors are emboldened to bring questionable legal and factual cases...
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Saturday, April 23, 2022

Short list for Magistrate Judge interviews

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The Magistrate Judge selection committee has recommended the following names for two open slots: Augustin-Birch, Panayotta Diane Brown, Bruc...
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Friday, April 22, 2022

Your weekend moment of Zen...

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  Johnny Depp learns hearsay. ☠️🤣 pic.twitter.com/WLEzVX3aYf — jessica gore 🇺🇦✊ (@HuffleBloom) April 21, 2022
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Magistrate Judge committee to interview 15 people for 2 slots

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 Here's your list of the interviews, which are happening now: Arteaga-Gomez, Rossana Aslan, Erin Elizabeth Victoria Augustin-Birch, Pana...
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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Should a juror be allowed to sit in a death penalty case where he said: Non-white races were statistically more violent than the white race.

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Apparently yes, in Texas.  The Supreme Court denied cert yesterday, but Justice Sotomayor dissented (joined by Kagan and Breyer) and said: R...
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Sunday, April 17, 2022

RIP Ben Benjamin

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 There's very little that I think of as positive about the FDC-Miami, but one bright spot was Officer Benjamin.  He was always professio...
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