Monday, March 06, 2017

Former Dolphin Will Allen going to prison for 6 years

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From the AP : Ex- NFL cornerback Will Allen and his business partner have been sentenced to prison for running a Ponzi scheme that took ...
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Friday, March 03, 2017

"No doubt the limitations imposed by the Tenth Amendment, like so many limitations imposed by the Constitution, are a source of frustration to those who dream of wielding power in unprecedented ways or to unprecedented degrees. But America was not made for those who dream of power. America was made for those with the power to dream."

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That was Judge Milton Hirsch finding that Mayor Gimenez violated the 10th Amendment by ordering people slated for deportation to be jailed (...
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Thursday, March 02, 2017

Ft. Pierce Magistrate position

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A tipster has informed me that the 4 finalists for Magistrate in Ft. Pierce are: Barbara Junge Lauren Louis Shaniek Maynard Corey Stein...
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Wednesday, March 01, 2017

Supreme Court during the Trump Address last night (UPDATED WITH WILLIE FERRER'S NEW JOB)

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UPDATE -- As expected, Willie Ferrer will be going to Holland & Knight. We are all Elena Kagan pic.twitter.com/BuoljihPVp — Josh Stern...
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Monday, February 27, 2017

SCOTUS grants cert on a habeas case from the 11th Circuit

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Back in August 2016, the en banc 11th Circuit had 96 pages of opinions in this AEDPA case (Wilson v. Sellers).  I can honestly tell you tha...
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RIP Judge Wapner

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We need more judges like him.  For real.  Enjoy:
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Response to Joe Patrice's post on criminal defense lawyers

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As SDFLA blog readers know, I do not use this forum as a place to discuss my cases.  I use this blog as a place to cover news in this Di...
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Monday, February 20, 2017

Judge William Zloch takes senior status

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Thanks to a tipster, I see that Judge William Zloch took senior status on January 31, 2017.  That means that our District now has 3 open sea...
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