Today, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld the most critical provision of the Affordable Care Act. The divided Court found... Follow this link: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Affordable Care Act
Read MoreBy JASON KOTOWSKI Californian staff writer - The Kern County Sheriff’s and Probation departments would receive even larger portions of state prison realignment funding next fiscal year under a proposal arrived at Wednesday after a ... Originally posted here: California – Kern County – Proposal steers more realignment money to law enforcement
Read MoreNote: You must log in to view this members-only content. By Gary Mandinach, Attorney at Law, California Appellate Project, Los Angeles, California (CPDA Past President, and current member of the CPDA Amicus Committee) 1. ... Read more: Criminal Law Case Summaries – May – June 2012
Read MoreCalifornia: HSUS and Other Radical Groups Defeated But Gearing Up for a Second Round The rest is here: California: HSUS and Other Radical Groups Defeated But Gearing Up for a Second Round
Read MoreBy Kurtis Alexander – The Fresno Bee - Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2012 – 09:35 PM Fresno County public safety leaders are taking steps to embrace the state’s preference for rehabilitating felons, endorsing a major investment in drug ... See the article here: California – Fresno County takes big step toward criminal rehab
Read MoreUnder Hosni Mubarak, farmers say, many small-scale growers were evicted by government security forces so political elites could settle or develop their land. Now they are fighting through the courts to get it back. See the original post here: Egyptian Farmers Make Themselves Heard
Read MoreThe Commission on Science and Technology (CSTD), in collaboration with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), plans to publish a series of case studies highlighting best practice in gender equality policies in science, technology and innovation (STI) of governments around the world. View post: UN to survey gender sensitivity of science policies
Read MoreA plan to build a radar installation on a remote island puts the world's only population of some 300 Narcondam Hornbills (Aceros narcondami) at risk, warns Conservation India. See more here: World's last 300 Narcondam hornbills threatened by radar facility off India
Read MorePHNOM PENH, Cambodia, June 26 (UPI) -- Conservationists say Cambodia has become the last refuge for Southeast Asia's vultures facing a slide toward extinction across the continent Read more here: Cambodia said vital to vulture survival
Read MoreThe Red List is a "critical indicator of the health of the world's biodiversity," according to IUCN. The list ranks species based on eight categories, ranging from "not evaluated" to "extinct." See the rest here: Photos: Snub-Nosed Monkey Among New Most At-Risk Species
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