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The Sacramento Bee – By Kevin Yamamura - Saturday, October 08, 2011 Counties and law enforcement groups plan to file their own initiative this month to ensure the state continues paying them billions of dollars annually for assuming duties such as housing inmates. The proposal outlined by local leaders would not include tax increases despite…[Full story at: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/08/3968698/county-public-safety-officials.html ]...

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Ethics & Technology page is a collection of resources addressing attorney professional responsibility issues that arise in connection with the use of Internet websites, email, chat rooms and other technologies. The resources include advisory ethics opinions, articles and MCLE programs. Most of the links to these resources are internal links to other State Bar pages. Some are external...

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The California Public Defenders Association presents…Defending Sex Crimes Seminar – Saturday, December 3, 2011 At The Palm Springs Doral Desert Princess Resort 67967 Vista Chino, Cathedral City, California 92234 For Lodging Call 1-888-386-4677 or 1-760-322-7000 Coordinators: Kathleen Cannon, Deputy Public Defender, San Diego County Juliana Humphrey, Deputy Public Defender, San Diego County Join us this year in beautiful...

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Cook County judges are ordering more suspects charged in non-violent crimes to await trial at home on electronic monitoring, rather than behind bars, according to new statistics released Wednesday. In the last year alone, the number of suspects on electronic monitoring has more than doubled, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office announced. In 2010, a daily average...

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By Rick Orlov Contra Costa Times Staff Writer Posted: 10/06/2011 06:00:17 PM PDT The union representing Los Angeles County prosecutors won a major round this week in its battle with District Attorney Steve Cooley, with a tentative settlement granting it a permanent injunction and $575,000 in penalties. The deal calls for the county to pay $125,000 to the...

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By Rick Orlov Contra Costa Times Staff Writer Posted: 10/06/2011 06:00:17 PM PDT The union representing Los Angeles County prosecutors won a major round this week in its battle with District Attorney Steve Cooley, with a tentative settlement granting it a permanent injunction and $575,000 in penalties. The deal calls for the county to pay $125,000 to the...

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By Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times - October 7, 2011 A Los Angeles County sheriff’s rookie who graduated at the top of his recruit class resigned after only a few weeks on the job, alleging that a supervisor made him beat up a mentally ill jail inmate, according to interviews and law enforcement records. The deputy, Joshua Sather, said...

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By Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times - October 7, 2011 A Los Angeles County sheriff’s rookie who graduated at the top of his recruit class resigned after only a few weeks on the job, alleging that a supervisor made him beat up a mentally ill jail inmate, according to interviews and law enforcement records. The deputy, Joshua Sather, said...