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Months after her Trump indignity, U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon catches another political hot potato
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Many shed a tear when Miami federal judge Marcia Cooke died after a bout with cancer on Jan. 27. Not only was she the first black woman to become a judge in the Southern District of Florida, Cooke was also widely respected for her evenhandedness in court. Yet for ex-congressman David Rivera, Cooke’s departure is an opportunity. -
Big money and Sheriff Tony’s OK smoothed convicted felon’s return to Broward Sheriff’s Advisory Council
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
When the Broward Sheriff’s Advisory Council handed out medals for bravery in May, the honored officers and firefighters got their awards and a handshake from a convicted felon on federal probation. -
FBI agent sought CIA help to investigate Sarasota Saudis who fled U.S. before 9/11
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The FBI agent who led the post 9/11 investigation of Saudis who moved out of their Sarasota-area home under suspicious circumstances two weeks before the 2001 al Qaeda attacks urged the FBI to seek information from the CIA about whether they assisted the terrorist hijackers. -
11 Saudi officials, including one at kingdom’s U.S. embassy, identified as 9/11 ‘accomplices’
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Lawyers for 9/11 family members and survivors have identified 11 Saudi government officials who they say assisted the al Qaeda hijackers who attacked the United States 18 years ago, killing nearly 3,000 people. -
9/11: Split court rules privacy of suspects, FBI agents outweighs public interest in knowing
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A split federal appeals court largely denied Florida Bulldog’s effort to compel the FBI to open up additional files about 9/11 after concluding that the public interest in knowing what happened is outweighed by the privacy interests of suspects, witnesses and FBI investigators. -
Do-over ordered in Ft Lauderdale bankruptcy after judge wouldn’t drop case involving fiancé’s firm
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Do-over ordered in Fort Lauderdale bankruptcy after judge wouldn’t drop case involving his fiancé’s firm.
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