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California - San Joaquin County DA office gets more staffing cuts

California - San Joaquin County DA office gets more staffing cuts

http://www.kcra.com/money/21767045/detail.html

One last word on sex offenders

One last word on sex offenders

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/nov/30/one-last-word-sex-offenders/

Attorneys want DWI laws changed for sleeping it off in cars

Attorneys want DWI laws changed for sleeping it off in cars

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S1282594.shtml?cat=504

Lawyer for Prosecutor Seeks Supreme Court Review of Immunity Ruling

Lawyer for Prosecutor Seeks Supreme Court Review of Immunity Ruling

http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2009/11/lawyer-for-prosecutor-seeks-supreme-court-review-of-immunity-ruling.html

Supreme Court Sides With Fla. Inmate on Ineffective Assistance

Supreme Court Sides With Fla. Inmate on Ineffective Assistance

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202435909880&Supreme_Court_Sides_With_Fla_Inmate_on_Ineffective_Assistance

Feds Drop Money-Laundering Case Against Miami Attorney

Feds Drop Money-Laundering Case Against Miami Attorney

http://www.law.com/jsp/law/index.jsp

Driver: Police beat man who died in custody

Driver: Police beat man who died in custody

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/driver_police_b.html

Records show feds used ultra-right radio host for years

Records show feds used ultra-right radio host for years

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Records_show_feds_used_ultra-right_radio_host_for_years.html

Drug courts successful for few who get in

Drug courts successful for few who get in

http://www.kvue.com/news/national/78115032.html

A New Alliance for Criminal Justice Reform? Don't Count On It

A New Alliance for Criminal Justice Reform? Don't Count On It

http://reason.com/archives/2009/11/30/a-new-alliance-for-criminal-ju

Drug court uses unique methods to help nonviolent offenders

Drug court uses unique methods to help nonviolent offenders

http://www.twincities.com/ci_13891077?nclick_check=1

Defense Lawyers Push For Recorded Confessions

Defense Lawyers Push For Recorded Confessions

http://www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?ID=35666

Louisiana case tests new field of 'science'

Louisiana case tests new field of 'science'

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/78110697.html

Judge under boycott from DA

Judge under boycott from DA

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/nov/29/judge-under-boycott-da/

Four police officers shot dead at coffee shop near Parkland

Four police officers shot dead at coffee shop near Parkland

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/breaking/story/973573.html

Slaying of federal public defender in Portland stuns family

Slaying of federal public defender in Portland stuns family

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/11/slaying_of_federal_public_defe.html

Texas sends fewer to death row

Texas sends fewer to death row

Life without parole option cited among reasons for drop

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-tc-nw-texas-death-1123-1124nov28,0,6313296.story

Kentucky's Clark County budget cuts threaten public defender's office

Kentucky's Clark County budget cuts threaten public defender's office

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091127/NEWS02/911270371/Clark+budget+cuts+threaten+public+defender+s+office

What's on Jim Fallon's Mind? A Family Secret That Has Been Murder to Figure Out

What's on Jim Fallon's Mind? A Family Secret That Has Been Murder to Figure Out

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125745788725531839.html

Assistant U.S. public defender found slain in SW Portland home

Assistant U.S. public defender found slain in SW Portland home

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/11/assistant_us_public_defender_f.html

Public defender murdered, police say

Public defender murdered, police say

http://www.katu.com/news/local/74276182.html

A campaign of terror against redheads. Who knew?

A campaign of terror against redheads. Who knew?

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/scavenger/detail?entry_id=52347#ixzz0XuzdUMAv

The Bird is the ($50,000) Word

The Bird is the ($50,000) Word

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/11/25/the-bird-is-the-50000-word/

Defense Attorney Pulls Out Grenade In Court

Reno, Nevada - Defense Attorney Pulls Out Grenade In Court

http://www.kmbc.com/news/21724341/detail.html

Ex-Teacher Acquitted On Sex Charges Sues Prosecutor

Ex-Teacher Acquitted On Sex Charges Sues Prosecutor

http://www.wlwt.com/news/21722277/detail.html

Anti-gang worker jailed for robbing rapper

Anti-gang worker jailed for robbing rapper

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34143348/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

Michigan - Macomb County prosecutor threatens suit over budget cuts

Michigan - Macomb County prosecutor threatens suit over budget cuts

http://michiganmessenger.com/30873/macomb-prosecutor-threatens-suit-over-budget-cuts

WFTV agreed to take down story on Andrea Lyon lecture as courtesy to lawyers' group

WFTV agreed to take down story on Andrea Lyon lecture as courtesy to lawyers' group

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/11/casey-anthony-wftv-agreed-to-take-down-story-on-andrea-lyon-lecture.html

Report: Nevada court caseloads up in '09

Report: Nevada court caseloads up in '09

http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20091123/NEWS/911239999/1070&ParentProfile=1058

Paintball players find severed human leg near Beer Can Beach

Paintball players find severed human leg near Beer Can Beach

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13858957?nclick_check=1

Atlanta Police Department Sued Over Gay Bar Raid

Atlanta Police Department Sued Over Gay Bar Raid

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576674,00.html

Chicago club owners get prison in 2003 stampede

Chicago club owners get prison in 2003 stampede

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h-7izu0gzyqYOiWrue7xZstXKXJQD9C62V7G0

Public defender is accused of selling Oxycodone

Public defender is accused of selling Oxycodone

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1349981.html

Census Worker Hanged Self, Police Say

Census Worker Hanged Self, Police Say

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/24/national/main5762511.shtml

No Dope: Ft. Lauderdale Man to Smoke 115,000th Joint

No Dope: Ft. Lauderdale Man to Smoke 115,000th Joint

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/No-Dope-Ft-Lauderdale-Man-to-Smoke-115000th-Joint-70496022.html

Public Defender By Day, Pill Pusher at Night

Public Defender By Day, Pill Pusher at Night

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Public-Defender-By-Day-Pill-Pusher-at-Night-72785547.html

British police arrest people ‘just for the DNA’

British police arrest people ‘just for the DNA’

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34123395/ns/world_news-europe/

Senator Patrick Leahy - inaugural recipient of the Kirk Bloodsworth Justice for All Award

Senator Patrick Leahy - inaugural recipient of the Kirk Bloodsworth Justice for All Award

http://www.thejusticeproject.org/donate/the-justice-projects-justice-for-all-gala/

The Justice Project - Prosecutorial Accountability

The Justice Project - Prosecutorial Accountability

http://www.thejusticeproject.org/national/solution/ensuring-proper-safeguards-against-prosecutorial-misconduct/

Changing the "Convict at All Costs" Culture of Prosecutor's Offices

Changing the "Convict at All Costs" Culture of Prosecutor's Offices

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-terzano/changing-the-convict-at-a_b_367864.html

Defense investigator in court on witness intimidation charge

Defense investigator in court on witness intimidation charge

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Defense-investigator-in-court-on-witness-intimidation-charge-71803392.html

NY Times - Right and Left Join to Take on U.S. Over Criminal Justice

NY Times - Right and Left Join to Take on U.S. Over Criminal Justice

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/us/24crime.html?_r=1

Cannabis Cafe creates buzz in Oregon

Cannabis Cafe creates buzz in Oregon

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34108967/ns/us_news-life/

Indepth Analysis - GA Attorney Acquitted - Instruction on Money Laundering of Fees Paid for Legal Representation

Indepth Analysis - GA Attorney Acquitted - Instruction on Money Laundering of Fees Paid for Legal Representation

http://www.federalcriminaldefenseblog.com/2009/11/articles/jury-instructions/columbus-ga-attorney-acquitted-middle-district-of-georgia-instruction-on-money-laundering-of-fees-paid-for-legal-representation/

Man sentenced for killing public defender

Man sentenced for killing public defender

http://www.kswt.com/Global/story.asp?S=11559721

California - Criminal Defense Lawyer Dies While Abalone Diving at Horseshoe Cove

Criminal Defense Lawyer Dies While Abalone Diving at Horseshoe Cove

http://www.kron4.com/News/ArticleView/tabid/298/smid/1126/ArticleID/3956/reftab/63/t/Criminal%20Defense%20Lawyer%20Dies%20While%20Abalone%20Diving%20at%20Horseshoe%20Cove/Default.aspx

Distracted? High-Tech Devices Help Drivers Put Down Phone

Distracted? High-Tech Devices Help Drivers Put Down Phone

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/technology/22distracted.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Amid Controversy, LA City Council to Vote on Medical Marijuana

Amid Controversy, LA City Council to Vote on Medical Marijuana

http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/news-amid-controversy-l-a-city-council-to-vote-on-medical-marijuana-r-1259000200

Colorado Could Take the Next Step Toward Legalized Marijuana: Taxation

Colorado Could Take the Next Step Toward Legalized Marijuana:
Taxation

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/laura-chapin/2009/11/23/colorado-could-take-the-next-step-toward-legalized-marijuana-taxation.html

DUI is risky game for drivers, but profitable for attorneys

DUI is risky game for drivers, but profitable for attorneys

http://okc.biz/article/11-23-2009/DUI_is_risky_game_for_drivers_but_profitable_for_attorneys.aspx