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The Origins of “Reasonable Doubt” by James Q. Whitman, Yale Law School Link to this PDF —>  The Origins of -Reasonable Doubt-

The Origins of “Reasonable Doubt” by James Q. Whitman, Yale Law School Link to this PDF —>  The Origins of -Reasonable Doubt-

From:   Jon Streeter, President, The State Bar of California – April 13, 2012 I am writing to alert you that the State Bar is taking a more aggressive approach to auditing MCLE compliance than it has historically.  …

From:   Jon Streeter, President, The State Bar of California – April 13, 2012 I am writing to alert you that the State Bar is taking a more aggressive approach to auditing MCLE compliance than it has historically.  …

The Desert Sun News – April 12, 2012 he best way to help chronic drug abusers is treatment, not incarceration. California voters supported that position in 2000, when 60 percent approved the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention …

by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF LOSS REQUIRED FOR GRAND THEFT The defendant stole the victim’s purse, which had $700 cash in it. At …

California meal break laws just got a whole lot easier for employers to swallow. Up until now, an employer’s meal break obligations were unclear. Are employers required to ensure that employees do no work during their meal breaks? Or can employees choose to work during that time? In the just-issued Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court of San Diego , the court decided to go with the second option. California meal break laws, specifically Labor Code section 512 and Work Order No. 5, only require employers to provide employees with a 30 minute uninterrupted meal break, according to the…

California meal break laws just got a whole lot easier for employers to swallow. Up until now, an employer’s meal break obligations were unclear. Are employers required to ensure that employees do no work during their meal breaks? Or can employees choose to work during that time? In the just-issued Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court of San Diego , the court decided to go with the second option. California meal break laws, specifically Labor Code section 512 and Work Order No. 5, only require employers to provide employees with a 30 minute uninterrupted meal break, according to the…

An Amazon tribe has become the first indigenous group in the world’s largest rainforest to win certification of a forest carbon conservation project, potentially setting a precedent for other forest-dependent groups to seek compensation for safeguarding their native forests.

An Amazon tribe has become the first indigenous group in the world’s largest rainforest to win certification of a forest carbon conservation project, potentially setting a precedent for other forest-dependent groups to seek compensation for safeguarding their native forests.