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Note: Each updated edition will be placed here and completely replaces any previous edition. REALIGNMENT by Garrick Byers, Statute Decoder Senior Defense Attorney, Fresno County Public Defender’s Office Member, California Public Defenders Association Board. of Directors, and CPDA’s Legislative, and Ethics Committees August 19, 2011 edition (Replaces previous editions) Link to the full report on this subject:  2011-08-19-California-Criminal-Justice-Realignment-Analysis-by-Garrick-Byers...

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Posted Aug 19, 2011 6:18 AM CDT By Martha Neil – ABA Journal A veteran Michigan criminal defense lawyer is awaiting a decision on how he will be penalized following a legal ethics ruling that found he had violated a fundamental principle of legal ethics by revealing in open court that his client had confessed to a shooting...

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By Sigrid Bathen – Capitol Weekly – 08/18/11 12:00 AM PST Massive changes in how mental health care is delivered to Californians – including abolishing or restructuring the two state departments responsible for mental health and substance-abuse programs – are being closely watched by care providers and advocacy groups. They say they are “cautiously optimistic” that Gov. Brown’s...

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS) announced that it extended the 2011 deadline for federal contractors to submit their... Read more here: VETS 100 Reporting Delayed by Technical Problems

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When Alix Genter tried to purchase a dress from the Here Comes the Bride bridal salon in Somers Point, New Jersey, all she left with was another example of just how sexual orientation discrimination can infiltrate even the most happiest of moments. Though at first she was willing to help, when the store's manager found out that Genter...

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Kristine Hamann - New York Law Journal – August 15, 2011 New York State’s law enforcement has made dramatic progress toward its goal of video recording the entire custodial interview of a suspect. This goal is the culmination of a gradual shift in approach from the days when only summary statements from suspects were recorded. On Dec. 14, 2010,...

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Quoting from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Web Site: “While, as of October 1, 2011, local communities will begin taking custody of offenders who meet the criteria of being non-violent, non-serious, and non-sex offenders, there are some exceptions to this rule. There are a number of crimes that are categorized as being non-violent, non-serious, and non-sex...

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Setting the Record Straight on Sunday Hunting Read the original post: Setting the Record Straight on Sunday Hunting

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Monitoring of Political Activity Has Become a Serious Concern in Light of Expanded Police Activities and Capabilities BOSTON -- In a move to compel disclosure of information that has been withheld from the public about the Boston Police Department's expanded surveillance operations, including the scope of its monitoring of political activities, the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts...