A little-known case before the nation’s highest court brought by a fisherman might have had an impact on the government choosing Miami as the place to try the former president of the United States, according to some South Florida litigators.

David Weinstein is a partner with Jones Walker. David Weinstein is a partner with Jones Walker.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Smith v. United States might have dashed at least one avenue of hope for the ex-president’s counsel, if the case goes to trial and a South Florida jury convicts him.

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