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The UN sustainable development summit in Brazil has ended with world leaders adopting a political declaration hammered out a few days previously. Excerpt from: Rio summit ends with warning on corporate power

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[RIO DE JANEIRO] The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) ended last Friday (22 June) with an international agreement on the need for all countries to commit themselves to achieving sustainable development. Read the original: Scientists criticise lack of urgency in Rio+20 accord

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Move over Ban Ki-moon, the corporate money men are in town. That was the message from the final hours of the otherwise damp-squib Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero last week. Continued here: Corporate money men fill the political void at Rio+20

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The European Union tempered its general disappointment over this weekend's Rio+20 U.N. climate summit by praising its endorsement of a "green economy." Original post: Disappointed EU cites Rio+20 bright spots

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The California Public Defenders Association presents…The Annual Homicide Defense Seminar Friday & Saturday August 24 & 25, 2012 At The Berkeley Marina DoubleTree Hotel – 200 Marina Blvd, Berkeley, California 94710 See information below regarding lodging reservations Program Coordinators: Oscar ... See the original post here: Attention California defense attorneys – CPDA Annual Homicide Defense Seminar

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / New York Times – June 25, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it’s unconstitutional to sentence juveniles to life in prison without parole for murder. The high court on Monday…[for ... Read this article: No More Life Without Parole for Juveniles, Court Rules

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Land Access Provision Added to Appropriations Bill Go here to see the original: Land Access Provision Added to Appropriations Bill

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BY DAVID OVALLE – The Miami Herald – June 23, 2012 Accused of murdering his stepbrother in North Miami-Dade, Mordecai Ray faced life in prison but could not afford an attorney. So the judge appointed a ... Read this article: New fee rules rile South Florida defense lawyers

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By TIMOTHY M. PHELPS – Tribune Washington Bureau – Thursday, Jun. 21, 2012 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court threw a lifeline to thousands of convicted cocaine users who were on the edge of what the justices ... Excerpt from: U.S. Supreme Court – Justices back reduced sentences for crack cocaine offenders