Tuesday, June 16, 2026

SCOTUS Takes a Florida Six-Person Jury Case

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  By David Oscar Markus In Florida state court, you try your non-capital felonies to six jurors. The Supreme Court blessed that setup in Wi...
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Sunday, June 14, 2026

Talk of the town

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By David Oscar Markus For sure the talk of the town right now is in state court, not fed land.  It's the George Pino trial, who is being...
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Thursday, June 11, 2026

The Court Begins Summer Program for Interns and Law Clerks

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By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid From personal experience, it seems that everyone who is lucky enough to get a federal clerkship or internship enjo...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Trump v. BBC Update

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By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid Various news outlets have been reporting on Judge Altman's Show Cause Order in the Trump v. BBC lawsuit. The...
Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Life in prison, even if your drugs were stolen

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By David Oscar Markus Yesterday, the 11th Circuit affirmed two concurrent life sentences for Lebarron under the death-results enhancement i...
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Monday, June 08, 2026

Priscilla Perez-Lopez sworn in as Marshal

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A big congratulations to Marshal Perez-Lopez.  She's really terrific.  I remember when we both started out in the federal family -- she ...
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District Accepting Clerkship Applications

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By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid The court's website reflects more than a handful of recently listed open clerkship spots in our district: http...
Thursday, June 04, 2026

Lawyer Not a Person Under FDCPA

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By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid A local lawyer represented a consumer in a small-claims debt-collection case. The lawyer alleged that the parties...