Federal Bar Association Judicial Reception

The Federal Bar Association will have its 27th Annual Federal Judicial Reception on February 7, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Miami from 5:30-8p.m. $35 for government lawyers and $45 for private practitioners if you purchase in advance. Mail your checks to Federal Bar Association, 300 NE 1st Avenue, Rm. 112 Miami, Florida 33132, 305-52305770. Include a self-addressed return envelope for your tix. RSVP now.

Poor Judge Cooke...

She has to deal with a lot of sentencing objections in Jose Padilla's case (via the AP).

Go, Dore, Go!

In our continuing Go, Dore, Go! segment, here is Dore Louis from yesterday's hearing in front of Judge Cooke:

An attorney for Jayyoussi, a fundraiser for Muslim causes, launched a more direct assault on the government. ''The CIA and Justice Department destroyed evidence taken from people alleged to be unindicted co-conspirators in this case,'' argued Marshall Dore Louis. ``That's a problem.''

More from the Herald article here.

Jose Padilla sentencing to start today

Any bets as to what Judge Cooke will impose?

The early over-under line is 20 years.

--David Oscar Markus
www.markuslaw.com
305-379-6667

Standby Liberty City 7

Judge Lenard had to continue jury selection because of an emergency situation for one of the defense lawyers. Status conference on Wednesday.