By John R. ByrneWant to be a Magistrate Judge? The court has a vacancy in Fort Lauderdale. And the timing is perfect with the new federal courthouse (maybe the future “Judge D.” Courthouse) expected to open soon. Just think,
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Breaking — Jeffrey Kuntz confirmed to the SDFLA
The final vote was 51-46.Congratulations Judge Kuntz.Get ready for a landslide of transferred cases! From Reuters:
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Florida state appeals court judge who was nominated by U.S. President
Donald Trump to serve as a federal judge after ruling in
Florida state appeals court judge who was nominated by U.S. President
Donald Trump to serve as a federal judge after ruling in
For the Defense Bonus Episode with Teny Geragos
FOR THE DEFENSE, BONUS EPISODE:Teny Geragos for Diddy
For the Defense is back with a bonus episode, and I think you’re going to really like this one. I sat down with Teny Geragos, an amazing trial lawyer. In the last year,
Judge Williams 56 page Order explaining "improper purpose" of Trump's IRS lawsuit
By David Oscar MarkusSorry to write over Jordi’s post below, but woooooweeeeee, this is a doozy and I wanted to get it out there. I can’t do Judge Williams’ order justice in a short post, so you’ll just have to
Eleventh Circuit Awards Sanctions Tied to AI Usage
By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid
The published opinion in Parnell v. Florida Department of Corrections begins with “Marion Parnell, Jr., an African-American male represented by counsel,” appealing Judge Moreno’s grant of summary judgment. Affirming Judge Moreno seemed to be an easy
Judge William J. Zloch
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Injunction of Stop WOKE Act
By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid
The Stop Woke Act, also known as the Individual Freedom Act, seeks to restrict schools and businesses from promoting certain concepts related to race, gender, and social privilege. In an opinion by Judge Grant, joined by
Court Celebrates America's 250th
By John R. ByrneThe blog turned 21 yesterday, and America turned 250 on Saturday. Two great institutions, just at different stages of life.The Court celebrated America’s 250th in style last Wednesday in Judge Bloom’s packed courtroom. Judge Bloom opened
Happy Birthday to the Blog
By David Oscar Markus21 years old!We can drink now, woohooo! I started the blog on July 4 weekend in 2005, calling for the President to appoint a Floridian to the Court (we now have one!). Since then we’ve had 12,850,251views and over
NY Times v. Sullivan Lives to Fight Another Day
By John R. ByrneWe’ve blogged several times about Alan Dershowitz’s lawsuit against CNN. Judge Singhal granted summary judgment to CNN and the 11th Circuit affirmed. But in their opinions, both Judge Singhal and Judge Lagoa questioned the continuing vitality