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JUSTICE BUILDING BLOG

• HOME SWEET HOME

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  The Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building. For years, until the death of the former State Attorney, it was just known as The Metro Justice Building- MJB.
  
  Some love it. 
  Others, like film maker Billy Corben, come away from their first exposure to our humble abode shaken and a [...]
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• SEQUESTER

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  The Oscars were last night. Don't ask us who won. In an effort to re-adjust to EST, we were asleep before the curtain rose.  Our picks: Lincoln as best pic, Daniel Day Lewis as best actor. Argo over rated.  Silver Linings Playbook is our favourite. An underdog sleeper. Just like' [...]
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• YANQUI GO HOME

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  COMING MONDAY MORNING:  Our much anticipated, widely discussed, thoroughly non-plussed analysis of the Oscars. 
  
  
  Padilla Not Retroactive: Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it's landmark decision in Padilla v. U.S was not retroactive. The ruling deals a severe blow to thousands and perhaps tens of' [...]
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• REGJB GRITTY?

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  UPDATE: The NewTimes Riptide blog has all the dirty details involving the Dade ASA canned for flashing his badge at the Goldrush "Gentleman's" club. Included in the article are links to documents including the initial complaint from the club owner, the termination letter from the Dade SAO, and the' [...]
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• REGJB "STILL GRITTY"

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  We're about to get some new neighbors. 
  
  A developer is submitting plans to raze the Mahi Shrine and created a 9 acre river walk area with 440 residential units a "big box retail building" with two towers and a lush waterscape with riverside restaurants. WOW! Table for two with' [...]
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• PRESIDENT DAY PARKING LOT POWER GRAB

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  Over the weekend, very quietly and without announcement (at least no one told us) the Miami Dade Department of Health that boarders one part of the parking lot that attorneys and police officers use, broke down the fence line, and constructed a new fence line taking the entire first row [...]
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• TINY DIAMONDS IN THE COSMIC SANDS

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  WEEKEND UPDATE:  Coming Tuesday: Is the REGJB and surrounding area "still gritty" as an article announcing an earth shaking bit of news has claimed?  Check it out this Tuesday on your favourite award winning Miami Legal blog. 
  "If we manage to live a good life well, we create" [...]
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• PREEMPTORY CHALLENGE?

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  OR WAS THIS JUROR STRUCK FOR CAUSE LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING?
  
  
  
  Only Judge Andrea Wolfson - who got high praises from the putative juror here-  knows for sure. 
  
  One thing is clear- unlike his client @billycorben  - Mr. Markus refrained from tweeting during his jury service. [...]
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• ASA FIRED FOR FLASHING

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  UPDATED: We now have information from several sources confirming that an assistant state attorney was fired for flashing his badge in a dispute in a strip bar. What was the dispute over? The tab. What was the tab for? We're not sure. It might have been for liquor, or it' [...]
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• ON THE ROAD

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  Many years ago  we came to a decision to avoid cases out of town. (Of course within six months of carrying a trial bag we vowed to avoid Broward, but that's another kettle of cow dung altogether.) Having made that decision, we promptly began to be hired on cases in' [...]
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