By David Oscar Markus
In Florida state court, you try your non-capital felonies to six jurors. The Supreme Court blessed that setup in Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970), and for fifty-six years that was the end of
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Talk of the town
By David Oscar MarkusFor sure the talk of the town right now is in state court, not fed land. It’s the George Pino trial, who is being represented by Howard Srebnick. The State is represented by Laura Adams. It’s…
The Court Begins Summer Program for Interns and Law Clerks
By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid
From personal experience, it seems that everyone who is lucky enough to get a federal clerkship or internship enjoys the experience, or at the very least found it incredibly rewarding. There has been a trend, pushed…
Trump v. BBC Update
By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid
Various news outlets have been reporting on Judge Altman’s Show Cause Order in the Trump v. BBC lawsuit. The Judge, having noted that no response to the motion to dismiss was timely filed, issued the order…
Life in prison, even if your drugs were stolen
By David Oscar MarkusYesterday, the 11th Circuit affirmed two concurrent life sentences for Lebarron under the death-results enhancement in 21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(C). United States v. Lebarron, No. 21-12157 (11th Cir. June 8, 2026). The panel was Rosenbaum, Abudu,…
Priscilla Perez-Lopez sworn in as Marshal
District Accepting Clerkship Applications
By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid
The court’s website reflects more than a handful of recently listed open clerkship spots in our district: https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/job-listings. Judges Martinez, Lenard, Sanchez, and Hernandez are all looking for applicants as well as the “U.S. Magistrate…
Lawyer Not a Person Under FDCPA
By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid
A local lawyer represented a consumer in a small-claims debt-collection case. The lawyer alleged that the parties in that case had reached a settlement, but through the wrongful acts of defense counsel (including the submission of…
2 Live Crew Case Presents Issues of First Impression
By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid
Yesterday, the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion in Lil’ Joe Records, Inc. v. Ross, addressing a question of first impression at the intersection of copyright and bankruptcy law: whether an author’s “termination rights”—the statutory ability…
The Court's Fourth of July Extravaganza
By John R. ByrneThe SDFLA is going to party like it’s 1776. In honor of our nation’s 250th birthday, the Court is holding an event at the Wilkie D. This will be July 1 (Wednesday). Judge Ruiz is going…
