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Money is flowing by the barrelful into Mountrail County, N.D., transforming a tiny community into an unexpected oasis of prosperity at the heart of the nation’s biggest oil play. Read more here: In North Dakota, a Great Divide Over Oil Riches

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This outline accompanied a talk by Al Menaster on the topic: “Prosecutorial Misconduct – What They Can’t Do”. This document was included in the course syllabus for the CPDA Creative Approaches to Final Argument ... Read more: Prosecutorial Misconduct During Trial – Presentation Notes by Al Menaster

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Hunter Wages Eight-Year Battle Over Wrongful Trespass Charge More here: Hunter Wages Eight-Year Battle Over Wrongful Trespass Charge

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Wrongful incarcerations totaled 1,480 in the last five years, a Times inquiry finds. By Robert Faturechi and Jack Leonard, Los Angeles Times – December 25, 2011 Hundreds of people have been wrongly imprisoned inside the Los Angeles ... Read the original: California – ID errors put hundreds in L.A. County jails

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December 24, 2011 SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 21 — The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: Two individuals today pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose to charges stemming ... Read the original here: Two Defendants Arrested During Operation Garlic Press Plead Guilty

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The Union-Tribune – December 24, 2011 SAN DIEGO — The state’s unprecedented move to shift responsibility for some lower-level criminals to the counties is still in its infancy, but it’s already causing problems in some parts ... More here: San Diego County jails not overcrowded — yet

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Forbes Magazine – Victoria Pynchon, Contributor California’s first female Supreme Court Chief Justice, Rose Bird, was also the first and last California Justice to be removed from office by California voters, allegedly due to her stated ... Visit link: Capital Punishment and California’s Women Chief Justices

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By NBC News, msnbc.com staff and news services PEABODY, Mass. — An airport security officer confiscated a frosted cupcake amid fears its icing could be a security risk, according to reports. Rebecca Hains said the Transportation Security ... More: Frightening frosting? TSA confiscates cupcake

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Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, one of the high court’s more conservative members, says the death penalty is no longer working for the state. By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times – December 24, 2011 Reporting from San Francisco— ... Go here to see the original: California chief justice urges reevaluating death penalty