Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Iowa judge to prosecutors: "You won't like me when I'm angry."

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And this Obama appointee is angry because prosecutors weren't arguing for a high enough sentence : One of Iowa's most prominent fe...
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Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Judge Scola says no to unsafe courthouse

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Thanks to a great tipster, I am able to report that Judge Scola said in a recent scheduling order that he will not be holding trials or hear...
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Monday, June 03, 2013

Fun writing today in the 11th Circuit

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It's Judge Pryor vs. Judge Jordan in this bank robbery case ( USA v. Lonnie Whatley ), and Judge Pryor starts off this way: When asked...
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Maryland v. King decided 5-4, allowing DNA swabs on arrest

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The Court, per Kennedy, says it's like fingerprinting and photographing. Justice Scalia authors the dissent, joined by Kagan, Ginsburg...
Friday, May 31, 2013

Update to yesterday's post on flooding in the Broward Federal Courthouse

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Acting Chief Judge Donald Graham sent the letter below on Wednesday to the GSA regarding the flooding.  You can read the whole back and fort...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013

It's time for a new federal courthouse in Broward...

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...because it's raining INTO the current courthouse.  Literally: SHOCKING! This is more than absurd; it's unsafe...
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Who has more power -- a King or a Federal District Judge?

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My money is on the district judge.  But Judge Scola had an entertaining exchange with Joel Steinger in the Mutual Benefits case yesterday.  ...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Sample Size

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This weekend, the NY Times was discussing that the Supreme Court was issuing a record number of unanimous opinions : There has been a rem...
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