Jim RosicaMay 22, 2019
6min631
"It would be a great way to honor him."
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Jim RosicaMay 22, 2019Jim RosicaFebruary 13, 20165min345
About a quarter-century ago, a pack of Marlboro cigarettes sealed a friendship between the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Florida legal legend Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte. It was December 1991, during D’Alemberte’s tenure as American Bar Association president. Scalia had been on the bench about five years by then. The two men were on an ABA “mission […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 29, 2016
3min378
He’s been a state representative, an American Bar Association president, the Florida State University law school dean and later its president, and can claim credit for getting cameras in Florida’s courtrooms. And as of Friday, Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte is a cartoon. A singing and dancing one at that. D’Alemberte is a character in a nearly […]
Martin DyckmanMarch 2, 2015
8min167
A bit of ancient wisdom in the legal profession holds that if the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. And if both the facts and law are against you? Argue jurisdiction: tell the court that it has no business hearing the case. Secretary of State […]
Martin DyckmanMarch 2, 20158min166
A bit of ancient wisdom in the legal profession holds that if the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. And if both the facts and law are against you? Argue jurisdiction: tell the court that it has no business hearing the case. Secretary of State […]