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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

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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