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    May

Editorial – Prison reforms require smart choices

Monday, May 07 2012 By The Bakersfield Californian Several recent prison reform proposals offer hope that California might finally be on its way to fixing what many on the left and right have long agreed is a ... Read more: Editorial – Prison reforms require smart choices

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  • 8
    May

Studies: Government Handing Antis Untold Millions

Studies: Government Handing Antis Untold Millions Continued here: Studies: Government Handing Antis Untold Millions

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    May

Updated Federal Health Benefit Coverage Requirements Tool

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released an updated version of its elaws Health Benefits Advisor for Employers on April 18. The elaws Health... View post: Updated Federal Health Benefit Coverage Requirements Tool

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    May

How to Avoid Jaw-Dropping Legal Bills

Business owners big and small know the sting of attorney fees . Figuring out how to avoid astronomical legal bills might seem impossible. After all, you need lawyers to keep your company on the up and up. However, that doesn't mean you have to be gouged along the way. Growing a business can be impossible without good cash...

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  • 7
    May

JFK awards for ousted Iowa justices, US diplomat

The San Francisco Chronicle – By RODRIQUE NGOWI, Associated Press – Sunday, May 6, 2012 President John F. Kennedy’s only surviving child is celebrating what would have been his 95th birthday this month by honoring three ... More here: JFK awards for ousted Iowa justices, US diplomat

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    May

THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 4, 2012

by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office SUPREMES DECLARE NICOLE SIMPSON BROWN HEARSAY EXCEPTION UNCONSTITUTIONAL EC 1370 (aka the Nicole Brown Simpson hearsay exception) creates an exception to the hearsay ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/As5Q5Ml3DoE/12-05-04_wc.mp3 View post: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 4, 2012

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    May

Washington Post Op-Ed by Gil Garcetti – The risks of the death penalty outweigh any justification

In his April 30 column, “Connecticut’s courage,” E.J. Dionne Jr. wrote that “American politics is still capable of springing surprises.” For some, the California vote in November to replace the death penalty with a life sentence ... Original post: Washington Post Op-Ed by Gil Garcetti – The risks of the death penalty outweigh any justification

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  • 7
    May

New NRA Women’s Online Network Unveiled

New NRA Women’s Online Network Unveiled See the original post: New NRA Women’s Online Network Unveiled

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  • 6
    May

Op-Ed: California corrections chief: Public safety realignment a prudent strategy to save money

The San Bernardino Desert Sun – by Matthew Cate, Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation – May 5, 2012 When the U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to sharply reduce prison overcrowding, there were ... Follow this link: Op-Ed: California corrections chief: Public safety realignment a prudent strategy to save money

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    May

PBS Frontline: Can Unconscious Bias Undermine Fingerprint Analysis?

In 2004, cognitive neoroscientist Itiel Dror set out to examine whether the process of fingerprint analysis, long considered one of the most reliable forms of forensic science, can be biased by the knowledge examiners have ... Read this article: PBS Frontline: Can Unconscious Bias Undermine Fingerprint Analysis?

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