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October 19, 2011 After 35 years serving on the Supreme Court, Justice John Paul Stevens retired last year. Appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1975, Stevens was the third-longest-serving justice in the court’s history. Now 91, he spends his days playing tennis, lecturing and writing. But instead of legal briefs and opinions, Stevens is now sharing personal stories...

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Homestead officers now have to drive 34 miles to give pre-trial interviews at the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office. But they’ll soon be able to give some of these depositions via Skype video chat. BY LIDIA DINKOVA – The Miami Herald News Homestead police officers will soon be able to give depositions over video link with the Miami-Dade public...

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By Andy Furillo – The Sacramento Bee – Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 In Sacramento, the face of realignment from prison to jail belongs to a 64-year-old heroin addict. He is a Vietnam War combat veteran, a disabled Oak Park diabetic with a bad liver and bad kidneys. He has a wife, two grown kids and a criminal record...

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 In September, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched a new program to offer some employers partial relief from federal employment taxes. The program... See the original post: IRS Creates Voluntary Settlement Program

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Guest post by Jennifer K. Halford, Esq. Many small business owners chose to operate as a general partnership . In

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Michigan’s system for providing legal defense to indigent people is one of the nation’s worst. Gov. Rick Snyder is tackling the issue, appointing a commission to recommend improvement by next summer. But Snyder will need to do much more than take recommendations. He must compel the…[For full story: http://defender411.us/n7O4Y5 ] See the original post here: Editorial – Fixing...

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A nomadic group known as travelers left the Dale Farm site in Britain on Thursday, where they had lived illegally for a decade. See the rest here: Britain: Settlers Are Forcibly Evicted

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HSUS Has Infiltrated California Fish and Game Read this article: HSUS Has Infiltrated California Fish and Game

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The European Commission has dropped proposals which would have seen an automatic cut in fish quotas where there is not enough information about stock levels. See more here: European Commission drops automatic fish quota

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ScienceDaily (Oct. 18, 2011) - Smithsonian scientists have discovered two new, closely related bee species: one from Coiba Island in Panama and another from northern Colombia. See the article here: Two New Bee Species Are Mysterious Pieces in the Panama Puzzle