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When the “roadless rule” was upheld in court last week, the environment and its allies got a big victory for a change. Excerpt from: One Win for the Forests

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The still-emerging boom is bringing energy exploration to communities with no experience dealing with it and areas that were once, in rosier times, earmarked for other uses. View original post here: New Era for Drilling Raises Tensions in Fast-Growing Areas

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Measure Restores Federal Open Fields Funding More here: Measure Restores Federal Open Fields Funding

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The Sacramento Bee – October 21, 2011 The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is issuing some 26,000 layoff warning notices to its employees over the next few days as it begins downsizing and shifting some of its work to local governments. It’s not clear how many employees are actually in danger of losing their jobs. Corrections is...

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By ADAM LIPTAK and MICHAEL D. SHEAR – The New York Times Published: October 23, 2011 WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidates are issuing biting and sustained attacks on the federal courts and the role they play in American life, reflecting and stoking skepticism among conservatives about the judiciary. Gov. Rick Perry of Texas favors term limits for Supreme...

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Cross-Examination of the DUI Cop Prepared by: Felipe Plascencia Law Office of Felipe Plascencia 15851 Whittier Blvd., 2nd Floor Whittier, CA 90603 This article was prepared for the CPDA October 21-22, 2011 Cross-Examination Seminar held in Palm Springs, California. Use this link to view the file :  CROSS OF THE COP 10-22-11 CPDA The self-study DVD and full...

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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