Tuesday, November 25, 2025

A Tale of Two Voting Rights Act Cases

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By John R. Byrne Three-judge panels aren't just reserved for the courts of appeal. You can sometimes get them at the district court leve...
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Sunday, November 23, 2025

More Megan Thee Stallion

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Meghann Cuniff has everything Megan Thee Stallion, the defamation trial before Judge Altonaga.  Closing arguments will be tomorrow (Monday)....
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Thursday, November 20, 2025

Keep Off the Beach

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 By John R. Byrne To me, the COVID-19 Pandemic feels like ages ago. But lawsuits arising from the pandemic are still making their way throug...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Judge Fulton

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By John R. Byrne Below is the portrait of Judge Charles B. Fulton. He served as Chief Judge in our district for 11 years (from 1966-1977)! A...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Megan Thee Stallion is here in the SDFLA

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The Megan Thee Stallion case started before Judge Altonaga with opening statements yesterday. Some coverage by Meghann Cuniff here:   Th...
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Sunday, November 16, 2025

Defendants' convictions in the Ahmaud Arbery murder case upheld

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 Here's the 2-1 opinion .  Judge Branch wrote the majority (with Grant joining).  District Judge Calvert dissented on an interesting int...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Rest in Peace, Judge Dube

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By John R. Byrne Sad news. Judge Dube, who served our Court as a magistrate judge for seventeen years, has passed away. Judge Dube served fr...
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Judge David William Dyer

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By John R. Byrne This week Judge David William Dyer is in the spotlight. President Kennedy appointed him to our district in 1961 and he serv...
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