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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

News & Notes

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1.  Fane Lozman, of Supreme Court fame, has settled his case against Riviera Beach to the tune of $875,000.  Good for him! 2.  Michael Mu...
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Monday, January 13, 2020

RIP Magistrate Judge Barry L. Garber

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A good man, he will be missed. Garber was a no-nonsense judge on the bench.  Off the bench, he was a tall teddy bear.  He was appointed...
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Sunday, January 12, 2020

What sentence should Michael Flynn get?

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Once upon a time, the government said something other than prison. But now it is asking for 6 months in this memo . From the Washington P...
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Thursday, January 09, 2020

Fascinating debate in the 11th Circuit about juror deliberations and divine intervention

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Can a juror base his decision to vote not guilty because that's what "the Holy Spirit" told him to do?  This is a really inter...
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Wednesday, January 08, 2020

Spy vs. Spy

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There seems to be quite a bit of spying going on in South Florida. There are the Mar-a-Lago spies . Palm Beach police say they are condu...
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Monday, January 06, 2020

Raag Singhal sworn in.

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Some pictures from the really nice ceremony in Ft. Lauderdale. The official investiture has not yet been set. But in the meantime, Judge S...
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Sunday, January 05, 2020

Will Trump pardon Latin music mogul Rich Mendez?

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That's the question posed by David Ovalle in this article . If anyone can get it done, it's Mendez's lawyer Phil Reizenstein: ...
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Thursday, January 02, 2020

Chief Justice Roberts' New Year's Card

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It's here . Okay, fine... it's his year end report. And it's a doozy with lots of people saying that it's a pointed mess...
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