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ScienceDaily (Sep. 17, 2011) - Florida has the world's worst invasive amphibian and reptile problem, and a new 20-year study led by a University of Florida researcher verifies the pet trade as the No. 1 cause of the species' introductions. Read the rest here: Invasive Amphibians, Reptiles in Florida Outnumber World, Study Finds

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ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2011) - Researchers have developed a new method to sequence and analyze the dark matter of life -- the genomes of thousands of bacteria species previously beyond scientists' reach, from microorganisms that produce antibiotics and biofuels to microbes living in the human body. See more here: Sequencing 'Dark Matter' of Life: Elusive Genomes of Thousands...

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By Don Heller, Los Angeles Daily News Columnist - Posted: 09/18/2011 01:00:00 AM PDT I have been a Republican for many years. I wrote the ballot initiative that reinstated the death penalty in California in 1978. I believe those who commit willful and intentional murder should be locked up and severely punished in the interest of public safety. I...

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By Allen Hopper – Special to The Bee - PUBLISHED SUNDAY, SEP. 18, 2011 California’s realignment process – which will shift responsibility for some low-level, nonviolent, nonserious offenders from state prisons to counties – has begun. But far more is at stake than the transfer of inmates. If properly implemented, realignment will reverse decades of over-reliance upon incarceration, improve...

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By David Riley – Special to the Taunton Gazette – Posted Sep 17, 2011 @ 10:30 PM Leaders of the state’s public defender system will soon detail a plan to hire more staff attorneys to represent the poor and contract less of that work to…[For full story:  http://www.tauntongazette.com/topstories/x827639843/NEW-COUNSEL-Attorneys-brace-for-changes-in-states-public-defender-system  ] See the original post here: Massachusetts – Attorneys brace...

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Jesse Strauss – Aljazeera – 18 Sep 2011 14:02 Troy Davis is waiting in his jail cell, hoping his advocates outside can convince the US State of Georgia not to execute him according to its schedule on Wednesday, September 21. Davis, now 42, was convicted in 1991 of the 1989 killing of Mark MacPhail, an off-duty police officer...

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By Elizabeth Marie Himchak – Pomerado News – September 16, 2011 There will be additional burden on county jails once less-dangerous criminals are sent there instead of state prisons, says San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. The prison realignment through Assembly Bill 109 that was signed by the governor in April to relieve overcrowded prisons starting Oct....

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Note: You must log in with your CLARAWEB.US  User Name and password to view this program. You can click on the little box on the lower right above to expand the screen and press your ESC key to reduce the size back to normal. Defending High & Not So High Profile Cases: A Practical Approach Robert Sanger, Attorney at...

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Last Week to Register! (For those who have already registered, a final agenda is attached.) CAP’S SEVENTH Annual Capital Appellate Training Monday, September 26, 2011 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. At the Milton Marks Conference Center – 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco (In the California Supreme Court building). Registration is free, and MCLE credit will be available,...

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CalChamber has updated its National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Poster Questions and Answers Document. Read more: Updated Questions and Answers - NLRA Poster Requirement