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  • 28
    May

Tropical dams are a false solution to climate change

Tropical dams emit considerably more greenhouse gas emissions than their temperate counterparts yet are being treated as a solution to climate change, warns a report published in Nature Climate Change. See original here: Tropical dams are a false solution to climate change

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  • 26
    May

California – Funds OK’d to open floor in Fresno County Jail

By Kurtis Alexander – The Fresno Bee – Friday, May. 25, 2012 | 10:15 PM Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims on Friday got the money she needs to open another floor of the jail, allowing her ... More: California – Funds OK’d to open floor in Fresno County Jail

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  • 26
    May

In Utah Ski Areas, Development and Conservation Battle Anew

Two Congressional bills take opposite sides on SkiLink, a proposed gondola between two ski areas in the Wasatch Range. Original post: In Utah Ski Areas, Development and Conservation Battle Anew

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  • 26
    May

San Francisco – Bicyclist acquitted in hit and run, defense attorneys argue wrong man arrested

KTVU TV News San Francisco – May 25, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO — A bicyclist was acquitted of hit and run charges this week in connection with an incident last year in which an elderly pedestrian was ... Read the rest here: San Francisco – Bicyclist acquitted in hit and run, defense attorneys argue wrong man arrested

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  • 26
    May

Florida – Judge reassigned over offensive comment to public defender

WKMG News Channel 6 – by Tony Pipitone – May 25, 2012 ORLANDO, Fla. - Orange-Osceola Circuit Judge C. Jeffery Arnold, a man of many words when it comes to sentencing criminals, immediately apologized last week after ... Link: Florida – Judge reassigned over offensive comment to public defender

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  • 25
    May

California high school football star cleared of rape 10 years later

MSNBC News – May 25, 2012 Former high school football start Brian Banks said he’s “happy to be free” after a California judge exonerated him of a 2003 rape conviction because his accuser recanted her testimony. “It ... Link: California high school football star cleared of rape 10 years later

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    May

California high school football star cleared of rape 10 years later

MSNBC News – May 25, 2012 Former high school football start Brian Banks said he’s “happy to be free” after a California judge exonerated him of a 2003 rape conviction because his accuser recanted her testimony. “It ... Excerpt from: California high school football star cleared of rape 10 years later

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  • 25
    May

THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 25, 2012

by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office DNA SWAB OF DEFENDANT’S GENITALIA REQUIRES WARRANT OR EXIGENCY You know, I don’t get to make this stuff up.  Here’s the C/A’s statement ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/5hr5nivmbRc/12-05-25_wc.mp3 Link: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 25, 2012

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  • 25
    May

THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 25, 2012

by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office DNA SWAB OF DEFENDANT’S GENITALIA REQUIRES WARRANT OR EXIGENCY You know, I don’t get to make this stuff up.  Here’s the C/A’s statement ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/5hr5nivmbRc/12-05-25_wc.mp3 Read more: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 25, 2012

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  • 25
    May

Employee’s Facebook Post Leads to Firing

A San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) company employee filed a lawsuit against SDG&E after she was fired because of her Facebook post about... View original post here: Employee's Facebook Post Leads to Firing

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