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Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Field trip to Pakistan

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Judge Scola granted the defense motion to take depos in Pakistan, according to Jay Weaver : In a rare legal move, attorneys f...
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Monday, November 05, 2012

Hot girls getting guys drunk on South Beach is now a federal crime?

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Jay Weaver covers the B-Girls trial here .  The intro tells a story about a dude spending lots of money after getting wasted: During the ...
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Thursday, November 01, 2012

BREAKING-- PATRICK HUNT NAMED NEW MAGISTRATE

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This is great news. I tried one of my first cases with Pat Hunt and he is a smart, fantastic lawyer.  He'll be a great magistrate.  CO...
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Separate Sovereign Spat

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This one should be interesting.  The feds aren't happy with the way Bal Harbour is spending its forfeiture loot.  From the Herald : T...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

"Canine cocaine connoisseurs” would “roam the streets at random, alerting the officers to people carrying cocaine.”

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That was William Brennan in a dissent written , fittingly enough, in 1984. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court takes up the dog sniff question again...
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Monday, October 29, 2012

Federal Government closes, except for Supreme Court (UPDATED)

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Everyone else in Washington, DC and NY today is closed, except for the Supreme Court (and Howard Stern).  The Court granted cert in four ne...
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Friday, October 26, 2012

Michael Caruso to be sworn in today (UPDATED w pictures)

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A big congrats to our new Federal Defender Michael Caruso.  Pictures from the event to follow. Here are some pictures:
Thursday, October 25, 2012

West Palm Beach courthouse closed tomorrow due to Hurricane Sandy

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