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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. SVP Cases: Release Planning, Gathering and Presenting It To Evaluators and at Trial Craig Osaki, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Brandy Beltas, Paralegal/Attorney, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office Originally presented on July 9, 2011 at the CPDA Defending SVP Cases Seminar in Berkeley, California...

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The New York Civil Liberties Union today called on NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly to take steps to protect the free speech rights of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in New York City by ending the blanket videotaping by the Department of peaceful protesters, allowing the demonstrators to pitch tents and set up portable toilets, and preventing further mass arrests...

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By Gary Mandinach, Attorney at Law, California Appellate Project, Los Angeles, California 1. People v. Moses (2011) Cal.App.4th , reported on September 21, 2011, in 2011 Los Angeles Daily Journal 14260, the Fourth Appellate District, Division 4 held that a probation condition barring the defendant from possessing “sexually explicit movies, videos, material, or devices,” which was modified to...

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Released: 10/20/2011 11:00 AM EDT Newswise — (Boston) — Robert L. Spangenberg, a pioneering champion of legal rights for the poor and advisor to states and bar associations on the subject of legal aid for the indigent, is returning to the Boston University School of Law faculty after four successful decades of working to improve the access to...

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Businesses everywhere, take note: employers in San Francisco may soon be seeing some financial incentives for hiring felons. The city is considering a new legislation where employers will get a $10,000 tax break for felon employees. San Francisco is not the first city to consider this type of legislation. Philadelphia has had similar rules on its books since...

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A lawsuit has yet to be filed, but the Steve Jobs turtleneck is now at the center of a bizarre fashion controversy. Knitwear Corp., manufacturer of the St. Croix line of men's knitwear, is accused of lying about the turtleneck's origin . Interviews with top executives imply that Steve Jobs wore St. Croix mock turtlenecks. A website promotion...

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Nannette Miranda – SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) — The governor’s prison plan for thousands of inmates to be released early is under fire. Assembly Republicans have created a slick video hitting Gov. Jerry Brown hard on the potential threat to public safety. The ad said, “It is likely that many state felons will be granted early release.” The ad...

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. DUI Trial Essentials: The Questions That Must Be Asked of Both Sides – Donald Bartell, Attorney at Law, Riverside, California Originally presented on June 4, 2011 at the Annual CPDA Two-Day DUI Defense Institute in Monterey, California Also, if you’d prefer, here’s the link to download the ...

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“Scenes of a Crime” explores a nearly 10-hour interrogation that culminates in a disputed confession, and an intense, high-profile child murder trial in New York state. “SCENES OF A CRIME” investigates police interrogation and false confession in a unique way: through close examination of 10 hours video showing detectives confronting a murder suspect. Sociologist Prof. Richard Ofshe, Ph.D.,...

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. DMV and Protecting a Client’s Privilege to Drive —-> Virginia Landry, Attorney at Law, Irvine, California Originally presented on June 4, 2011 at the Annual CPDA Two-Day DUI Defense Institute in Monterey, California Also, if you’d prefer, here’s the link to download the  mp3 AUDIO version of...