By John R. ByrneI think social media is doing a lot of harm to our kids (and probably us adults as well). Sure, it may be the quickest way for people to get critically important information, like injury updates
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AFPD Andy Adler is a cert machine
He got another grant before the High Court, this time in Berry v. United States. The issue: Whether a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (opens in new tab) should be granted where the issue that the petitioner
11th Circuit opinion makes David Lat's "Ruling of the week."
If you aren’t a subscriber to David Lat’s newsletter, you should be. It is excellent. Here is his ruling of the week:
Lots of tea being spilled on the SDFLA "Grand Conspiracy" case(s)
The NY Times has the latest here:Still, the pressure has not relented. The dozen prosecutors still pursuing the inquiry are fast-tracking narrower cases against some chief targets that could be brought quickly, according to people briefed on their
FBA Gala Honoring David Markus and Judge Gayles
By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid
The South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association had its annual Awards and Installation Gala at the Frost Museum of Science this Saturday, ushering in the reign of president Erica S. Zaron, who heads the
"What Would Bob J. Do?: Re-Examining Civility Today"
That’s the title of this very nice piece in the DBR by Meaghan Goldstein and Katie Mitchell.It starts this way:Civility is a popular buzzword in legal circles, but perhaps not as popular in practice. The test comes in the ordinary
Judge Leibowitz strikes down § 611 non-citizen voting statute (as applied)
By David Oscar MarkusJudge David Leibowitz issued an important 31-page opinion today holding that Congress had no power to pass 18 U.S.C. § 611, the federal statute that makes it a crime for a non-citizen to vote in a federal
The SDFLA’s Aileen Wuornos Connection
By John R. ByrneAmerica is fascinated by serial killers. If you need more proof of that, HBO Max is streaming yet another documentary on Aileen Wuornos, the woman who was convicted of murdering six men. The documentary is titled
One of Those "Only in Miami" Cases
By John R. ByrneEver been passing through the Grove and spotted a “diminutive, nattily dressed fellow with dark, bushy eyebrows and a conspicuous toupee”? If so, you may have seen Leslie Roberts, the man the Miami New Times describes as the
TVPA Trial Regarding the Siege of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá Concludes
By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid
Two weeks ago I wrote about the opening of Urán, et al. v. Plazas Vega, No. 0:22-cv-60338-RAR, the Torture Victim Protection Act case against retired Colombian Colonel Luis Alfonso Plazas Vega arising out of the