By John R. ByrneYou’re a lawyer and you represent Party B in a lawsuit filed by Party A. You later become a judge. Can you now impartially adjudicate Party A’s different lawsuit against Party C?When you strip away the high-profile names of the people/parties involved, that’s the essence of the recusal issue in Trump
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A federal district judge had sex in chambers and got reprimanded… (UPDATED)
…but the reprimand is private! (UPDATED with the potential identity of the judge below).By David Oscar Markus* The Eleventh Circuit issued a private reprimand to a sitting United States District Judge after a Special Committee investigation confirmed that the judge had engaged in a multi-year extramarital affair with a uniformed local police officer, including sexual
Alex Saab: Former Venezuelan Minister of Industry To Be Tried in the District
By Jordi C. Martinez-Cid
Alex Saab, a long-time ally of Nicholas Maduro, was extradited from Venezuela and had his first appearance before Magistrate Judge Fulgueira Elfenbein last week. She ordered him to be detained without bond. Though I write first appearance, this is not his first run-in with our court. Saab previously faced an indictment
Big Victory at the Supreme Court for Havana Docks
By John R. ByrneWe’ve blogged several times about the ongoing litigation between Havana Docks and various cruise lines. To bring everyone up to speed, the Helms-Burton Act makes it unlawful to “traffic” in private property confiscated by the Cuban government. Havana Docks sued several cruise lines, arguing that they used its confiscated docks to
Two big SDFLA indictments
Everyone has seen the Raul Castro news. But another case — that of a Ft. Pierce AUSA — is also making headlines. Here’s your summary of the two cases:Raúl Castro
Castro, 94, of along with five co-defendants — Lorenzo Alberto Perez-Perez, Emilio José Palacio Blanco, José Fidel Gual Barzaga, Raúl Simanca Cardenas, and Luis Raúl
New Emoluments Clause Case Filed in the SDFLA
A new 57-page complaint landed in the Southern District of Florida last week, and it’s an interesting one.
The case is Sistrunk Seeds Inc. v. Trump, Case No. 1:26-cv-23365, filed May 13 by Jerry Greenberg, Dan Gelber, and Shane Grannum of Gelber Schachter & Greenberg and the Constitutional Accountability Center. The plaintiffs are two
Judge Stanley Marcus
By Wifredo FerrerJudge Stanley Marcus is widely regarded as one of the keenest and sharpest legal minds on the federal bench—a true legal giant. Those of us who have had the privilege of clerking for him know that reputation is well earned—and that it only tells part of the story.I clerked for Judge Marcus
11th Circuit Conference
Well we had the 11th Circuit Conference this week in Aventura. The conference is every two years and rotates among the states in the 11th Circuit. This was our year. Chief Judge Pryor, Chief Judge Altonaga, and the rest of the planning committee put on a lovely and well-attended conference. Almost all of the district
BREAKING — Your newest Magistrate Judge is Brandy Galler
Congratulations. Ms. Galler will be sitting in Ft. Pierce.
Let 'er Rip
By John R. ByrneHollywood has come to the SDFLA. Or at least a case involving Hollywood has.Did you see Netflix’s The Rip? If not, I can’t blame you. It was one of those direct-to-Netflix movies. But it had real star power. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunite on screen as members of a Miami