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The Winston-Salem Journal – by: MICHAEL HEWLETT – March 23, 2012 Two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on plea bargains will have a large impact on the criminal justice system, a local law professor said Thursday. “I ... Go here to see the original: North Carolina – Supreme Court rulings on plea bargains to have large impact, local...

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​A bill that creates a California-mandated leave benefit that differs from federal law will be considered by the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee on... Read more: California Bill Would Create New Leave Mandate

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Lawrence-Journal World – By George Diepenbrock – March 23, 2012 Douglas County prosecutors and defense attorneys Thursday were still digesting new standards for criminal plea bargains one day after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that ... Read the original post: Kansas – Effect of Supreme Court ruling weighed locally

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by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County SILENCE AFTER ARREST BUT PRIOR TO A MIRANDA WARNING At the crime scene, the defendant failed to ask about the welfare of the occupants in ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/2G1a73wi9b4/12-03-23_wc.mp3 Read more here: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending March 23, 2012

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By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau – March 21, 2012 In two 5-4 decisions, the Supreme Court rules that defendants in criminal cases have a constitutional right to a competent lawyer’s advice when deciding whether to ... See the original post: Supreme Court expands defendant’s rights in plea deals

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Bills patterned after Utah’s are being prepared for filing next year in Colorado, Idaho, Montana and New Mexico as a new fight over states’ rights begins in the West. Continue reading here: Utah Asks U.S. to Give Back More Than 20 Million Acres of Land

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MSNBC News – March 22, 2012 - A 45-foot paper airplane with a 24-foot wingspan was launched yesterday outside of Tucson by the Pima Air & Space Museum. Aeronautical engineers designed the plane, inspired by 12-year-old Tucson ... See the original post: The Strange and Bizarre: 800-pound paper airplane soars over Arizona desert

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MSNBC – March 22, 2012 “Dictation” is one of the features of the new iPad, and it can be used to dictate notes, emails, text messages. But new iPad owners may want to use it sparingly ... Read the original post: iPad’s ‘Dictation’ sends info to Apple servers

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PLUMTREE, Zimbabwe, Mar 23, 2012 (IPS) - Job Mthombeni loves traditional food. One of his favourite culinary delights is Mopani worms, referred to locally as amacimbi, which means caterpillar in Ndebele. Original post: Zimbabwe's Mopani Worms Disappearing from Rural Diets

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Energy secretary tells conference that growing pressure on water resources could worsen existing war and lead to new ones Read the original here: Water wars between countries could be just around the corner, Davey warns