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TOO CLOSE TO CALL

Posted on November 04, 2020
UPDATE 7:20 am: With 92% of the vote counted in Wisconsin, Biden's lead is expanding and we feel secure in our call that he wins Wisconsin. If he doesn't win Wisconsin, Biden  can't win the presidency without flipping Georgia.  Also- not that it matters, but Biden will win the popular vote...

ELECTION DAY TRIVIA

Posted on November 03, 2020
 Presidential elections. Judicial elections. Match wits with the master. You will see a trend in the questions. But it probably will not help you. A) Name the last presidential election with a repeat match-up- meaning the two candidates ran against each other twice...

THE TWELFTH PART TWO

Posted on November 03, 2020
 We have some difficult predictions for election day. Make no mistake, our very democracy is at stake this election day and the days that will follow. First: there will be violence at polling stations, instigated by right-wing white-supremacists who rightly believe the President wants them to privately police (non-existent) voter fraud...

THE TWELFTH PART ONE

Posted on November 02, 2020
BREAKING: Based on polls and early voting returns, Trump sues to stop VOTING AND THE COUNT in Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Arizona and Nevada. "Enough is enough. People have been voting for weeks. Lots of fraud. Stop the vote fraud, count it now and let's Make America Great Again" the President tweeted at 3:42 AM...

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NFL WEEK EIGHT 2020

Posted on November 01, 2020
 Good Sunday morning. Fall back and set your clocks back one hour. For you millennial judges and lawyers, we used to tell time by something that had hands that moved around a dial and was not connected to the internet.  Both watches (not Apple Watches and Clocks) Unlike your iPhone, you have to actually move the hands back one hour...

DID YOU KNOW

Posted on October 31, 2020
 Happy Halloween. ? Did you know? Watch where a writer of strength and depth takes this. As we write this even we do not know where we are ending up. So join us in the journey. Did you know that there are less than 100 hours until all polls close in the US for the POTUS election? Did you know that our beloved England has NO interregnum...

CANDY WARS

Posted on October 30, 2020
 We tackle the tough subjects. There are more famous bloggers. Bloggers who hang out with Hollywood elite and now do Podcasts (here   ) and wax poetic about the 1982 committee notes to the money laundering statutes. But only one blog tackles the tough things...

KING OF ALL LEGAL MEDIA

Posted on October 29, 2020
 In the past dark times, when social media was just beginning to catch on in South Florida, a Blog appeared, run by a young, aggressive talented lawyer. The blog purported to cover the Southern District Of Florida,  and it became a hit. Soon thereafter, an even more groundbreaking blog, full of rumor, humor, innuendo, and scintillating legal writing appeared...

ALVIN ENTIN HAS PASSED AWAY

Posted on October 26, 2020
 A sad way to start the week. One of the legal giants of South Florida, Alvin Entin, has passed away. Alvin was a brilliant lawyer and a man of many interests, including later in his life- acting. He has not been active in REGJB cases for a while so many young lawyers and judges will not know who he is...

NFL WEEK 7 2020

Posted on October 25, 2020
 There is a reason why cool October nights fuel our passions. Yes, we had a great experience crashing the FACDL awards banquet (Motto "Rumpole is never invited again"). But the fall classic, the World Series, is what really made our night on Saturday...

FACDL AWARDS BANQUET TONIGHT

Posted on October 24, 2020
FACDL BANQUET POST GAME We have never attended an FACDL Banquet and maybe that has been a mistake because the event we just watched was wonderful. There was a technical glitch at the beginning and at the end , but  in between there were inspiring speeches, funny videos, and hard working lawyers and yes...

WE VOTED

Posted on October 23, 2020
 This is a primer on how to vote in Florida. First. You must pass the Voter History Test.  Q: Who were the runner ups in the 1956 Republican Presidential Primary and Democratic Vice Presidential Primary? *Second. Having passed the test (piece of cake) you then show up at your Voting Site and register so you can be assigned your Voter Assistant (VA)...

ONE STEP CLOSER

Posted on October 22, 2020
The Senate Judiciary Committee (Motto: "No Democratic Supreme Court Nominees within 3 1/2 years of an election. Ever!") approved the notorious ACB today in a party line vote in which the Democrats boycotted. Wow! That showed them. Not. The CDC has changed their guidelines...

YOUR WEEKLY QUIZ

Posted on October 21, 2020
 It is time to play our famous weekly current events quiz. Win valuable prizes. 1) Which Country is less than two weeks away from electing a president where the president is publicly pressuring his chief law enforcement officer to arrest his current and former political opponents? a) The USb) Kazakhstanc) Eretriad) Nicaragua 2) Which County  has new infections rising from 50,000 a day to 60,000 a day while the president says "we are rounding the corner and things are getting better?"a) The USb) Kazakhstanc) Hungary d) Nicaragua 3) Which Country has a president who routinely attacks his world renown chief infectious disease specialist? a) The USb) Belarusc) Eretriad) Venezuela 4) Which state in the US has state court judges pushing jury trials to begin while the virus numbers are rising by hundreds of new cases a day?a) Florida b) Alabamac) Mississippid) North Dakota5) Which state in the US has a governor who refuses to tell its citizens to wear a mask and in the face of increasing virus numbers has fully opened bars, restaurants and those all important tattoo parlors? a) Florida b) Alabamac) Mississippid) North DakotaExtra credit: Which famous and highly skilled blogger has a pending EU citizenship application?  Site Feed

THE FALL CLASSIC

Posted on October 20, 2020
 After Sunday, it is the story everybody is talking about. Covid? Nope. Dolphins shut-out? Nah. Trump trashes Fauci? Dog bites man. It is Los Angeles vs. Tampa Bay. The World Series. And we have been wondering about the greatest world series moments...

OPENING LINES

Posted on October 19, 2020
 We give you, loyal blog readers, a peek behind the curtain to see the Great OZ and how the sausage is made. On November 4, 2020, the day after election day, we will have one of two opening lines to the blog post. Before we reveal them, we should examine opening lines...

NFL WEEK SIX 2020

Posted on October 18, 2020
 Good Covid19 Sunday Morning. The Virus numbers are up up up. US total cases rose from 50K to 65K. Florida has doubled from 2K to 4.5K and we are confident with our Governor's ability to tell people not to wear masks and go into crowded bars and restaurants that he can drive those numbers above ten thousand again...

FEDS PUNT ON 3RD DOWN TRIALS SUSPENDED UNTIL APRIL

Posted on October 16, 2020
 Sometimes, to pick up some extra spending cash, we blog about stuff in Mr. Markus' milieu. The Breaking news from the secretive Federal Judges' Friday Conclave is that they have suspended jury trials until APRIL! YES. APRIL. April trials bring May sentencings the AUSAs like to say (but not when we walk into a courtroom)...

HOLD TIGHT

Posted on October 15, 2020
 We know you wake up and log on expecting top flight writing and scintillating wit examining the legal issues of the day like no one else does (with apologies to our friend and compatriot Mr. Markus). But we tell it like it is and the news is not great...

TUESDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL TONIGHT

Posted on October 13, 2020
 Has there ever been a regular season NFL game on a Tuesday night before? Well, there is one tonight. Your undefeated Buffalo Bills play the Coviud-19-Titans. We are taking the Bill -3.5 and under 53. Anybody have any info on what's going on in the REGJB? Oh wait- it's closed to the public...

FACDL AWARDS BANQUET GOES VIRTUAL

Posted on October 12, 2020
 The FACDL Annual Awards banquet is always a rousing affair. Cocktails are sipped. Hor d'oeuvres are consumed and everyone congratulates everyone else for fighting the good fight. Judges are honored. Other Judges who are running for reelection show up as if they always attend (they don't)...

NFL Week 5 2020

Posted on October 11, 2020
UPDATE: We made our big announcement on Twitter @justicebuilding just now.  Well last week was a total disaster pick wise. We hope to do better. But before we begin, we have very exciting news!We have something big planned with FACDL. Yes Rumpole and FACDL...

ELECTION UPDATE

Posted on October 09, 2020
It's campaign season and it is time we weigh in on the issues.  We have an election with vast consequences. People are examining the two candidates. The two candidates are getting out the vote. The results- and we are not being dramatic- will transform the Miami Dade Court system for decades to come...

FIRST VP DEBATE IN OCTOBER

Posted on October 07, 2020
 The Vice Presidential debate is Wednesday evening and we will be live tweeting our observations @justicebuilding on Twitter. In order to prepare for our live tweet event, we offer this bit of VP Trivia. VP John Nance Garner famously said A) The Vice Presidency was not worth a worm bucket of "spit" or a word that rhymes with spit;B) The Vice Presidency was a snooze-fest;C) The Vice President's heart started when the President's heart stopped...

FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER

Posted on October 05, 2020
 The Supreme Court is now in session, albeit with eight justices. Some are old and some are young and will be there for a while. The Republicans want to replace the recently deceased RBG, and they are correct in doing so. The rules clearly state that a justice CANNOT be replaced in an election year, UNLESS the justice who dies was appointed by a Democrat AND the president making the appointment is a Republican...

NFW WEEK 4 2020 COVID 19 EDITION

Posted on October 04, 2020
 Trump has Covid. Cam has Covid. The Tennessee Titans have Covid. But the show must go on. Here are our picks for week four. We are a slight below average (for us ) 12-4 for the season. The big contest of the week that everyone is watching is Covid19 v...

Call Sign Chaos

Posted on October 03, 2020
 As the president remains hospitalized for a Virus that did not- as he promised- "magically disappear"- we will be tweeting @Justicebuilding some of the reflections of Retired General Jim Mattis. His book "Call Sign Chaos" is one of the finest explanations of leadership and reflections on the lessons of war and how organizations should be led...

COVID 3- TRUMP 0

Posted on October 02, 2020
 Thursday evening  on Twitter @Justicebuilding after learning that presidential aid Hope Hicks, who had been traveling with the President had tested positive for Covid, we tweeted this:I really think the media is missing the seriousness of Hope Hicks having Covid and traveling with Potus this week...

POTUS TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 .......

Posted on October 02, 2020
THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:POTUS TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ....... Lots of breaking news happening overnight while most of you were put to sleep after watching the Broncos and the J-E-T-S stink it up on Thursday night football. The news first broke earlier last night that, counselor to the President Hope Hicks, tested positive for the virus...

THEY'RE BACK

Posted on October 01, 2020
 {cue Jaws music} JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK INTO THE COURTROOM.....(more Jaws Music)... On Thursday the Governor, sans mask, appointed Judge Rebull to the Circuit Bench. To make it work, we think he has to resign his current spot and then assume the new spot...

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