Monday, January 22, 2024

What happened to Biden’s promises on criminal justice reform?

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 That's the title of this Hill article by Max Burns .  From the intro: Back in his 2020 run for the White House, Joe Biden won over the ...
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Judiciary committee vote to be held Thursday (UPDATED)

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Update — all three made it through.  Now on to the final step: a full vote. I hear that will likely happen in the next two months. Good luck...
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Guns in Post Offices

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By John R. Byrne Not from our district but notable. Judge Mizelle from the Middle District of Florida dismissed an indictment charging a def...
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Monday, January 15, 2024

Judge Newsom awarded "judge of the week" by David Lat...

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 ...in his excellent newsletter Original Jurisdiction here .  You all should subscribe.  It's worth it.  Here's the section on Judge...
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Thursday, January 11, 2024

Eleventh Circuit Rules on Retaliation Case

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By John R. Byrne Yesterday, the Eleventh Circuit ruled against Governor DeSantis in the First Amendment retaliation case filed by Andrew War...
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

What's going on with Kodak Black?

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 It doesn't look too good.  Remember that President Trump commuted his sentence.  But that put him on supervised release and apparently ...
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Monday, January 08, 2024

Three Opinions in Child Pornography Case

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By John R. Byrne It doesn't happen too often, but on Friday three judges issued opinions in a criminal case. Both Judge Jordan and Judge...
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Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Here's hoping for more clemency in 2024...

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 ... but those hopes probably won't get us far, so we need you judges to have some more mercy when sentencing.  The Guideline Manual is ...
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