Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Santiago Alvarez and Osvaldo Mitat to plead guilty

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Cuban exiles Santiago Alvarez and Osvaldo Mitat cut plea deals on one count of conspiring to possess illegal weapons, which carries a five-y...
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Monday, September 11, 2006

"‘Biz op’ scams a quick way to get fleeced"

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That's the headline of John Pacenti's DBR article this morning. Looks like the U.S. Attorney's office is doing its best to get s...

Remembering 9/11

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I was actually in trial on 9/11 -- a false passport case in front of Judge Ungaro. I vividly remember the courtroom deputy handing the Judg...
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Friday, September 08, 2006

Magistrate recommends that Padilla motions be denied

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Magistate Judge Stephen Brown has recommended that Jose Padilla's motions to suppress be denied. Here's the AP article about the r...
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Thursday, September 07, 2006

Judges citing blogs

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According to the National Law Journal : Judges have discovered the Internet's 600 legal blogs, citing them at least 32 times in 27 decis...
Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Elections vs. Appointments

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There is always debate in Miami about whether judges should be appointed or elected. I find it one of the toughest questions to answer and ...

"Let me explain the government to you. There’s God, then there’s the president and then there’s my father.”

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— Jack Roberts, 6-year-old son of Chief Justice John Roberts, overheard speaking to one of his young peers on the last day of summer camp.
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Monday, September 04, 2006

Welcome back

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UPDATED Hope you all had a nice holiday weekend. The Marlins are over .500. The Canes are playing (update -- ugh, they lost). One week till ...