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Rural Land Grabs
Responding to an Op-Ed article about Liberia, an official with the Ford Foundation discusses the rights of rural people worldwide. Read the original post: Rural Land Grabs
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California bill seeks to limit detention of arrestees facing deportation
By Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times – January 28, 2012 A bill being drafted by a state legislator would limit local law enforcement from holding arrestees on behalf of immigration authorities seeking to deport them. Assemblyman Tom ... See more here: California bill seeks to limit detention of arrestees facing deportation
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THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending January 27, 2012
THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending January 27, 2012 by Al Menaster, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office PLACING GPS DEVICE ON CAR WITHOUT A WARRANT VIOLATES THE FOURTH AMENDMENT Well, I’m glad ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/4ELTdCxx0To/12-01-27_wc.mp3 Read more here: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending January 27, 2012
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California – Hundreds Of Calif. Prison Employees Get Layoff Notices
KSBW Action News 8 – Monterey / Central Coast – California SOLEDAD, Calif. — California prison officials sent layoff notices to 545 employees, including 140 guards, as the inmate population declines to comply with a federal ... Read more: California – Hundreds Of Calif. Prison Employees Get Layoff Notices
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California – The Strange Push to Make Cops Collect DNA from Suspected Johns
AlterNet – By Melissa Gira Grant – January 27, 2012 For the last six years, police across the United States have been empowered by federal and state law to collect DNA from the people they arrest ... Go here to see the original: California – The Strange Push to Make Cops Collect DNA from Suspected Johns
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California – Alameda County weathers storm of cuts and realignment
By Angela Woodall – Oakland Tribune - Posted: 01/27/2012 Alameda County is weathering the double storm front of prison realignment and the dismantling of redevelopment, District 1 Supervisor Scott Haggerty told a crowd of elected officials and ... Excerpt from: California – Alameda County weathers storm of cuts and realignment
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$28M Needed To Comply With Court Ruling, Public Defender Says; Prosecutors Say It Will Cost Them $83M
Cityblzlist – Baltimore, MD – By Daniel Menefee The Office of the Maryland Public Defender needs $28 million to comply with a court ruling that requires indigent defendants have lawyer at bail hearings.Prosecutors say it will ... Original post: $28M Needed To Comply With Court Ruling, Public Defender Says; Prosecutors Say It Will Cost Them $83M
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San Diego police officer, deputy district attorney charged with ticket-fixing
The Los Angeles Times – January 27, 2012 A San Diego County deputy district attorney and a San Diego police sergeant have been charged with misdemeanors for allegedly fixing two traffic tickets, officials said Friday. [For ... Originally posted here: San Diego police officer, deputy district attorney charged with ticket-fixing
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Grocery Store Workers Protected
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by California grocery store owners, who challenged the authority of cities to enact ordinances that... Read more here: Grocery Store Workers Protected
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Participation in Litigation-Related Activities Bars a Defendant’s Ability to Later Compel Arbitration
by Scott M. Franklin For businesses that utilize written contracts with arbitration clauses, it certainly is a case of "use it or lose it." Thus, in Roberts v. El Cajon Motors, Inc., a San Diego Court of Appeal found that a car dealer’s contractual right to arbitrate disputes with car buyers can be waived where the dealer takes...
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