The Blue Notes Blog, founded in 2013 by Natasha Silas, is penned by the staff of the Federal Defender Program and addressed to our local community of attorneys who represent men and women charged with crimes (or challenging state convictions) in the federal courts of the Northern District of Georgia. The authors aim to fortify ourselves and our community with an entertaining, informative stream of news of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, of our own district court, and of the marvelous attorneys, our band of brothers and sisters, who stand with our clients each and every day.