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Since 1991, the Foundation has awarded more than $3.5 million through its scholarship programs. Launched in 2008, the Diversity Scholarship seeks to support newly admitted law students from groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession ... More: California – California State Bar Foundation Diversity Scholarships

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The Huffington Post – by Jeanne Woodford, Executive director, Death Penalty Focus; Former warden, San Quentin State Prison It’s official. The SAFE California Act, the initiative to replace the death penalty with life in prison with ... Go here to read the rest: Op-Ed: Epic Win: SAFE California Act to Replace the Death Penalty Will Be on the...

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If you're planning to start a daycare, it's time to start doing your research. While anyone can open up their home to children, not everyone can operate a licensed daycare facility. So what do you need to know if you want to start a daycare? Here are ten things you need to consider when starting a daycare. Decide...

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MSNBC News – By Eve Tahmincioglu – April 25, 2012 Updated at 7 p.m. ET: Federal regulators Wednesday approved new rules that could make it easier to find work for convicted criminals and others who have ... Read this article: US sets new rules on criminal background checks by employers

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MSNBC News – By Bob Sullivan – April 25, 2012 A California lawmaker wants cellphone firms to report how often they release consumer location information to law enforcement officials, but the industry says it will fight ... See original here: Cellphone firms oppose California law to make police cellphone snooping public

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Of Course NRA Lobbies on Hunting Issues! See the original post: Of Course NRA Lobbies on Hunting Issues!

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Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse See original here: Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse

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Today, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an updated Enforcement Guidance document on employer use of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions... Read more from the original source: EEOC Updates Enforcement Guidance on Arrest/Conviction Records

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ABA Journal – By Martha Neil – Posted Apr 25, 2012 One day in May 2010, an assistant public defender in Newport News, Va., got an unusual phone call. A prosecutor pursuing a case against a former ... See more here: Virginia – Public Defender Testified, Against Ex-Client, re Transcript Accuracy; Will Ex-Client Get New Trial?

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The Sacramento Bee – By Brad Branan – Wednesday, Apr. 25, 2012 In 2007, the state Department of Social Services revoked the foster care license of a Vallejo woman whom the agency accused of locking children ... View post: California – Sacramento child abuse investigator target of state foster-care probe