Thursday, February 26, 2026

Tom Goldstein found guilty

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 Dang, I feel really awful for Tom.  Here's Bloomberg's coverage of the verdict : Poker-playing former US Supreme Court litigator To...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Black History Month Event

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 By John R. Byrne The Court held its Black History Month event this past Friday. The program was titled, "From Promise to Progress: The...
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Monday, February 23, 2026

The Times May be a-Changin’

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By John R. Byrne There are certain Supreme Court case names people just know. Marbury v. Madison. Brown v. Board of Education. Miranda v. Ar...
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Friday, February 20, 2026

A, B, C, D, F, U

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That was district judge Thomas Ludington when asked to say the alphabet after being pulled over for DUI.  From Bloomberg : Michigan federal ...
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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Judge Norman C. Roettger

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By John R. Byrne I never appeared before Judge Roettger but people told me that he was often armed while sitting on the bench. That got my a...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Horsefeathers!

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There's always a lot of debate about whether judges should be writing colorful opinions.  There's this opinion from yesterday refere...
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Thursday, February 12, 2026

All In

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Supreme Court advocate and SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein took the witness stand in his own defense yesterday at his federal criminal t...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Judge Peter T. Fay

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 By John R. Byrne An SDFLA trivia question: which judges served on our district court before being elevated to the appellate court (5th or 1...
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