Friday, May 08, 2026

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By John R. Byrne Happy Friday. Some positive news to end the week.  Last night, I attended an awards ceremony at Holland & Knight. This ...
Thursday, May 07, 2026

News & Notes

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1.  On Tuesday, the court had its Jewish American History Month presentation at the courthouse.  Judge Leibowitz presided over an interestin...
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Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Judge Edward B. Davis

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Thank you to John and the Federal Bar Association for these wonderful portrait posts.  I really enjoy them. This week we have my old boss, C...
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Saturday, May 02, 2026

RIP James Lawrence King

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 An icon. 98 years old and was on the federal bench since 1970... one of the longest serving ever. From Judge Moreno: Judge King died this m...
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Friday, May 01, 2026

Judge Williams Appoints Amici in Trump v. IRS

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By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid Judge Williams sua sponte appointed three friends of the court to opine as to whether the court has subject-matt...
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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Well-Deserved Award Recipients (Past and Future)

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By John R. Byrne Sharing some news from the awards circuit. This past Tuesday, the American Jewish Committee presented its Learned Hand Awar...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Vodou Assasination Expert?!

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 By John R. Byrne The big trial involving the assassination of the Haitian president is winding down. Closing arguments could be next week. ...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Increasing the Price of Admission to Federal Court

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By John R. Byrne Since 1996, for diversity cases, the price of admission to get your lawsuit into federal court has been $75,000-plus — i.e...
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