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For full story see California County News at this link: http://defender411.us/AjfAYl Read more: Guv’s Tax Initiative Finds Support of CSAC Board of Directors; Funding for Realignment – California County News

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WV Senate Passes Apprentice Hunting Bill Read the rest here: WV Senate Passes Apprentice Hunting Bill

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Humans are frequently blamed for deforestation and the destruction of environments, yet there are also examples of peoples and cultures around the world that have learned to manage and conserve the precious resources around them. Read the original here: Indigenous peoples at forefront of climate change offer lessons on plant biodiversity

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The Los Angeles Times – February 24, 2012 California’s controversial and costly three-strikes law has done nothing to deter crime despite expanding the state’s prison population, according to a new study. In fact, violent crime began falling ... Continue reading here: Three-strikes law costly and ineffective, study says

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By Bob Sullivan – MSNBC News When the expression “red tape” was invented, they had phrases like this in mind: “Request to Inspect or Receive Copies of SF 278/OGE Form 278 Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial ... Read more: Has Franz Kafka set up shop in the US Office of Government Ethics?

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by Al Menaster, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office EXPERTS ON AN INSANITY PLEA, MISTRIAL, KIDNAPPING, AND ROMERO There’s a slew of unrelated issues here. When you enter a plea of not guilty by ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/l9bUrX1EM0k/12-02-24_wc.mp3 Original post: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending February 24, 2012

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The Los Angeles Times – February 25, 2012 California should hold off on building new medical facilities for prison inmates, according to report released Thursday by the legislative analyst’s office. The report contradicts plans by a court-appointed ... Continue reading here: California – New prison medical facilities unnecessary, analyst says

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Under bill, police would ticket, rather than book, some defendants by Danielle E. Gaines, Staff Writer – Maryland Gazette The vote on a bill to rewrite Maryland’s Public Defender Act was postponed to Monday, after lawmakers Friday ... Continue reading here: Maryland – Vote to change state’s public defender law postponed to Monday

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Analysis and Interpretation of Proposition 9 “Victim’s Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy’s Law” (Nov. 4, 2008 General Election Ballot) By Garrick Byers, Statute Decoder, CPDA Board Member, and Legislative Committee Member Senior Attorney, Fresno County Public ... See more here: Analysis and Interpretation of Proposition 9 “Victim’s Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy’s Law” (Nov. 4,...

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The federal Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule on the H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker program. This program allows U.S. employers to bring... Read more: Final Rule on Employing H-2B Workers