Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Judge Scola speaks to Federal Bar Association

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It was a fun and entertaining talk in which he answered questions from the audience.  Lots of interesting answers, including that his curr...
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What a day at the Federal Public Defender's Office

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The office won two appeals and a trial today. 1.  Bernardo Lopez won United States v. Spriggs , which created a circuit split with the 8th...
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Monday, January 09, 2012

Romney: "I don't know whether a state has a right to ban contrapception."

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This is a pretty amazing exchang e that I don't think has been really covered in the news.  Is it possible that Mitt Romney doesn't ...
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Friday, January 06, 2012

Franky the drug dog goes to Washington

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The Florida Supreme Court held earlier this year that police couldn't use dogs to sniff a person's house.  Now the Supreme Court wil...
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Thursday, January 05, 2012

Pryor times two

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Looks like we may get another Judge Pryor (Jill) on the 11th Circuit (no relation to Judge Bill Pryor).  It's Alyson Palmer day at the...
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Anders briefs

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I never understood why criminal defense lawyers file Anders briefs in the 11th Circuit.  An Anders brief is where an appointed lawyer tells ...
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012

"Scott, relax"

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That was Scott Rothstein's lawyer during the two-week long depo after Mary Barzee Flores was able to really get under his skin .  I lo...
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Welcome Back!

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Happy new year everyone! A quick morning roundup: 1. Justice Roberts is defending Justices Thomas and Kagan on the recusal issue : ...