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Congress has ended its three-year disagreement and reauthorized two small business programs designed to boost research and development . The Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program gave a combined $2.2 billion to small companies in 2011 . That number will continue to climb, as the reauthorization includes changes to the amount of...

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By Graciela Martinez, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office This article accompanied a talk on the subject by Graciela Martinez at the CPDA “Immigration Competence After Padilla v. Kentucky” Seminar held on Saturday, August 21, 2010, ... Continue reading here: PADILLA v. KENTUCKY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PRACTICE OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE

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This sample motion was part of a presentation given by San Diego County Deputy Public Defender Michael Garcia at a CPDA Trial Practice Seminar held on July 9 & 10, 2010 in Monterey California. Use the ... Go here to see the original: Fighting 288 Cases: Sample Motion re: Child Abuse Accommodation Syndrome

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The Los Angeles Times – December 19, 2011 Michael Morton was released from a Texas prison in October, having served almost 25 years of a life sentence for a murder DNA tests later indicated he did ... View original post here: Probe of prosecutors urged after DNA reverses Texas murder case

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NRA-ILA Grassroots Year in Review See the rest here: NRA-ILA Grassroots Year in Review

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NRA-ILA Grassroots Year in Review More: NRA-ILA Grassroots Year in Review

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HR Watchdog reported in early October that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) postponed the start date of its final rule requiring employers to... View post: Judge Asks NLRB to Consider Delaying New Poster Rule

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Effective January 1, 2012, San Francisco employers will be required to post a new city-provided notice that explains employee rights and employer obligations under... Read more here: San Francisco Employers: New Notice Requirement

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Mercury News – by Tracey Kaplan – 12/19/2011 06:42:47 AM PST Buoyed by a favorable financial analysis, advocates of an initiative to scale back the nation’s toughest “three-strikes” law will soon launch a signature-gathering drive to ... Read the original post: California – Advocates of scaling back California’s tough Three-Strikes law hope for place on ballot

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FILING DATE: Applications will be received until cancellation of this notice. CANCELLATION CAN OCCUR AT ANYTIME WITHOUT NOTICE. Use this link to view the official notice regarding this item: http://www.co.kern.ca.us/person/Webjobs/JB5177.pdf Use this link to apply on line: http://www.co.kern.ca.us/person/app_instructions.asp Use ... View original post here: California – Employment Opportunity – Kern County – Deputy Public Defender I / II /...