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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

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Alexander brothers trial gets started

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The opening statements were interesting.  Madison Smyser opened for the prosecution.  Teny Geragos (who opened in Diddy) and Deanna Paul ope...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Judge Alicia Valle's "Divestiture"

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 By John R. Byrne This past Friday, the Court held a retirement reception for Magistrate Judge Alicia Valle. She dubbed the event her offic...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

Alexander Brothers trial to start

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 The Miami brothers will be starting trial tomorrow with opening statements after a week of motions and picking the jury in SDNY.  Howard Sr...
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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Congress and DOJ Seek to Get Rid of Judges and Warrants

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Two explosive stories this week reveal how the Department of Justice and its allied political forces are undermining judicial independence a...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Israel's Impending Constitutional Crisis

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By John R. Byrne I hope everyone has recovered from the Miami's heartbreaking loss in the national title game (or, at least, the Hurrica...
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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Hammer Time

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A number of sources inside the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida tell me that the entire office was summoned yest...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

SCOTUS decides a 4th Amendment case

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It's been a while! The decision is Case v. Montana , which held: Brigham City’s objective reasonableness standard for warrantless home ...
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Monday, January 12, 2026

First Amendment and UF

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Really interesting First Amendment order out of the 11th Circuit involving a UF law student and some really horrible speech .  2-1 in favor ...
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