News and Alerts
2006 General News
Holland & Knight LLP Helps Secure the Freedom of a Mentally Ill Gay Guyanese Victim of Torture from a Complex Odyssey of Over Six Years in Immigration Custody
- By: Holland & Knight
- 12/28/2006
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Editorial: Cap interest rates on payday loans
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/26/2006
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More and more seniors find care with their kids
- By: www.dailynews.com
- 12/25/2006
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Katrina housing program on hold
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/22/2006
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Congress likely to raise minimum wage
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/22/2006
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Gov. calls for prison growth
- By: Los Angeles Times (www.latimes.com)
- 12/22/2006
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Health care's perfect storm
- By: San Francisco Chronicle (www.SFGate.com)
- 12/21/2006
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Criminal charges filed against Los Angeles landlord; LAFLA and McDermott, Will & Emery filed related civil case.
- By: Los Angeles Times (www.latimes.com)
- 12/21/2006
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Chief justice seeks lawyers for poor in civil cases
- By: San Francisco Chronicle (www.SFGate.com)
- 12/20/2006
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State Bar Foundation Awards Grant to Court-Based Guardianship Assistance Program
- By: Oroville Mercury-Register
- 12/20/2006
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"Sacramento Scene" Newsletter -- Vol. 5, #8
- By: State Bar of California, Office of Governmental Affairs
- 12/20/2006
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Report says poor students shortchanged
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/20/2006
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Mitch Kamin Elected as New President of the LAAC Board
- By: Bet Tzedek and LAAC
- 12/19/2006
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Bush signs 3 health care-related bills
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 12/19/2006
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Extravagances cut at for the Board of the Legal Services Corporation
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/19/2006
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Former labor leader founded and runs San Diego center helping workers.
- By: Sign On San Diego
- 12/19/2006
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UCLA School of Law Receives $1.25 Million Alumnus Gift to Support Teaching and Scholarship in Trial Advocacy
- By: Business Wire
- 12/18/2006
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U.S. Is Proposing to Cut Medicaid’s Drug Payments
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 12/18/2006
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Fears of health and welfare cuts; Advocates for poor pessimistic about governor's budget.
- By: Sacramento Bee
- 12/18/2006
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Law Students Help Score Win for Immigrants in Supreme Court
- By: New America Media
- 12/18/2006
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Senator Removes His Block on Federal Court Nominee Based on Her Attendance at Same-Sex Commitment Ceremony
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 12/18/2006
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LAAC- Deadline of Dec 20th for Applications for new Board Members!
- By: Legal Aid Association of California
- 12/18/2006
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Giving Troubled Families a Say in Child Welfare
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 12/16/2006
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Assemblymember Benoit (R-Palm Dessert) calls on Governor to fund 50 new judges
- By: The Desert Sun
- 12/16/2006
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Victor Geminiani Resigns as Executive Director of LAFLA
- By: LAFLA
- 12/15/2006
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State Bar Posts IOLTA Director Job Opening
- By: State Bar of California
- 12/15/2006
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Escondido council stops court fight on ordinance barring landlords from renting to undocumented immigrants
- By: North County Times
- 12/15/2006
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LAAC's Winter 2006 Director's Corner
- By: LAAC
- 12/15/2006
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Low Income Advocate Alert on Medicare Part D, National Edition, December 2006
- By: National Senior Citizens Law Center
- 12/14/2006
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Commission seeks school system overhaul
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/14/2006
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California Budget Project Releases Updated Study on Minimum Wage
- By: LAAC
- 12/14/2006
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L.A. Area Organizations Issue Declaration For Human Rights For Immigrants
- By: Anti-Defamation League (press release)
- 12/13/2006
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Disabled High School Students Sue Over Lack of ‘Transition’ Services
- By: LA Metropolitan-Enterprise
- 12/13/2006
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Daniel Zingale becomes senior advisor to the Governor (and other changes in the governor's office)
- By: California Insider (Sacramento Bee - www.sacbee.com)
- 12/13/2006
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State Bar Mulls Regulating Legal Service Nonprofits
- By: Daily Journal
- 12/12/2006
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Assemblymember Dave Jones- Continuing Three-Generations of Political Activism
- By: Daily Journal
- 12/12/2006
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Dems plan to cut rates on college loans
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/12/2006
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Medicare Links Doctors’ Pay to Practices
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 12/12/2006
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Senate President pro Tem Don Perata Announces His Health Plan
- By: LAAC
- 12/12/2006
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Feb 1, 2007 Deadline to Apply to Serve on a State Bar Committee
- By: State Bar of California
- 12/12/2006
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California's Medi-Cal maven stepping down after 30 years
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/11/2006
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Project Homeless Connect Volunteer Given Award: once homeless, she now helps others
- By: San Francisco Chronicle (www.SFGate.com)
- 12/10/2006
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Economic benefits of valley's undocumented outweigh costs
- By: Palm Spring's Desert Sun
- 12/10/2006
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Health care for all California children: Editorial calls on the Governor to make good on his promise
- By: San Jose Mercury News (Editorial)(www.mercurynews.com)
- 12/10/2006
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After Flurry of Votes Stretching Into Morning, Federal Lawmakers Head Home
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 12/09/2006
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Changes Are Expected in Voting by 2008 Election
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 12/08/2006
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"Maptastic Advocacy": The REP Newsletter - Issue I
- By: The Race Equity Project
- 12/08/2006
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Marriage fight returns to Capitol, courts
- By: Bay Area Reporter
- 12/07/2006
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Health-care reform at the tipping point
- By: Kim Belshe, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency
- 12/07/2006
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New Mexico governor decries border fence
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/07/2006
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Receiver rips prison-reform obstructions
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/06/2006
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Dwindling Docket Mystifies Supreme Court
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 12/06/2006
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Katrina Evacuees Remain in Grip of Uncertainity
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 12/06/2006
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Court Rejects Interpretation of Immigration Drug Law
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 12/05/2006
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APALC Polls Reveal Strong Support for Marriage Equality Amongst California’s Asian Pacific American Voters
- By: API Equality
- 12/05/2006
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Governor reaches out to legislators
- By: San Francisco Chronicle (www.SFGate.com)
- 12/05/2006
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Legal Aid of San Diego comments on County's Plan for Public-Private Partnership to fix gaps in health care system
- By: www.signonsandiego.com
- 12/05/2006
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California Low-Income Health Advocate Alert On Medicare Part D
- By: National Senior Citizens Law Center and California Health Advocates
- 12/05/2006
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LSC opens technology conference to all legal services programs
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 12/05/2006
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California Economic Justice Initiative Lauched!
- By: National Consumer Law Center and HERA (Housing & Econonic Rights Advocates)
- 12/05/2006
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Renewed Worries on Medicare Drug Plans
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 12/04/2006
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The City Project Goes Live!
- By: The City Project
- 12/04/2006
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California Lawmakers Sworn In
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/04/2006
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US Supreme Court looks at race and schools
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/04/2006
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Freshman class in Legislature setting a record
- By: Los Angeles Daily News
- 12/04/2006
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Setting the Pro Bono Pace
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 12/04/2006
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Few Aiding Children Facing Deportation
- By: National News at the LA Times (www.LAtimes.com)
- 12/04/2006
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In Napa, vintners and agencies seek health insurance for all
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/03/2006
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Lawmakers begin 2007 session facing many familiar issues
- By: San Jose Mercury News (AP Wire)
- 12/03/2006
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Sacramento County Rezone push targets high housing cost; LSNC Comments.
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/03/2006
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Can S.F.'s health plan deliver?
- By: San Francisco Chronicle (www.SFGate.com)
- 12/03/2006
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On Foster Care Reform: Why Are These Children Dying?
- By: San Francisco Chronicle (www.SFGate.com)
- 12/03/2006
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New citizenship test questions unveiled
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/01/2006
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Adoptive parents represented by Public Counsel win settlement
- By: Los Angeles Times (www.LAtimes.com)
- 12/01/2006
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Coalition prods governor to ensure all of the state's children get coverage.
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 12/01/2006
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Seeking Nominations - 2007 Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access
- By: ABA Center for Pro Bono
- 12/01/2006
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NITA offers discounted CLE programs to all trial lawyers
- By: National Institute for Trial Advocacy
- 12/01/2006
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FEMA ordered to resume Katrina payments
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 11/30/2006
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Comments Needed on State's Most Recent Medi-Cal Estate Recovery Regulations
- By: California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
- 11/30/2006
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Launch of New LSNC Website: The Race Equity Project!
- By: Legal Services of Northern California
- 11/30/2006
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West Virginia Medicaid Plan Prods Patients Toward Health
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/30/2006
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New Citizens Will Need Deeper Knowledge
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/30/2006
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Noncitizens key issue in state's health debate
- By: www.SFGate.com
- 11/30/2006
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Chico City Council Plans to Pass Anti-Camping Ordinance; LSNC Comments.
- By: Oroville Mercury Register
- 11/29/2006
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LNSC monitoring proposed condo conversion that could impact affordable housing supply
- By: Ukiah Daily Journal
- 11/28/2006
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SENIORS PETITION APPELLATE COURT IN LEISURE WORLD LAWSUIT
- By: American Homeowners Resource Center
- 11/28/2006
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Heinz Senate Fellowing in Issues of Aging - Call for Applications
- By: Heinz Family Foundation
- 11/28/2006
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States get a handle on Medicaid budgets
- By: Los Angeles Daily News
- 11/27/2006
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New online resource - the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
- By: Washington University in St. Louis
- 11/27/2006
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US Supreme Court set to release audiotapes of arguments involving the use of race in school assignments
- By: Sacramento Bee - AP News (www.sacbee.com)
- 11/27/2006
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Cost of California health-care push questioned
- By: Reuters
- 11/27/2006
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The Governor's 2007 policy agenda
- By: Contra Costa Times (www.contracostatimes.com)
- 11/26/2006
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LSNC sues manager of seniors complex, alleging abusive behavior
- By: Roseville Press Tribune
- 11/26/2006
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Drug Industry Is on Defensive on Medicare Issues as Power Shifts to Democrats
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/24/2006
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A Border Watcher Finds Himself Under Scrutiny
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/24/2006
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Study finds immigrants do not tax health care system
- By: Daily Democrat (Woodland, CA)
- 11/22/2006
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Flaws found in domestic-violence intervention program
- By: www.SFGate.com
- 11/22/2006
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Steinberg returns amid leadership speculation
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 11/22/2006
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Schwarzenegger Aides Land Plum Jobs
- By: AP News at www.SFGate.com
- 11/21/2006
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Capitol Connection Newsletter - Special Election Edition
- By: Office of Governmental Affairs, Judicial Council of California
- 11/21/2006
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Schools Slow in Closing Gaps Between Races
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/20/2006
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Health Consumer Alliance Report: Hospital charity care flatlines (Legal Aid of San Mateo comments)
- By: Inside Bay Area
- 11/20/2006
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Civil Gideon: Access Commission releases model statute
- By: Brennan Center
- 11/20/2006
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Protest over dwellings in San Diego canyon draws hundreds
- By: North County Times
- 11/20/2006
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As frustrations mount, fewer people enroll in San Diego County's food-stamp program
- By: San Diego Union-Tribune
- 11/20/2006
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Texas legislators introduce series of bills aimed at denying services to undocumented immigrants and their US-born children
- By: El Paso Times (www.elpasotimes.com)
- 11/19/2006
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Opinion: Budget shortfall has stink of reality
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 11/19/2006
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First prison nursery in California; Legal Services for Prisoners with Children comments.
- By: Inside Bay Area
- 11/18/2006
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State's cash flood may be receding, economists fear
- By: Los Angeles Times (www.LAtimes.com)
- 11/18/2006
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State slow to require citizenship papers for Medicaid benefits
- By: LA Times (www.latimes.com)
- 11/17/2006
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Legislative Analysist's Office releases fiscal projections.
- By: LAO
- 11/15/2006
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Cut number of uninsured in half, governor pledges
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 11/15/2006
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Hospitals outraged at policy denying coverage to newborns of undocumented immigrants
- By: DailyBulletin.com (Ontario, CA)
- 11/14/2006
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Health Insurance Industry Urges Expansion of Coverage, Including Medicaid
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/14/2006
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Legal Challenges to Limit State Prison Population Filed
- By: www.News10.net
- 11/14/2006
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Insurance for kids: Back to square one
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 11/14/2006
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US: Immigrants May Be Held Indefinitely
- By: www.SFGate.com
- 11/14/2006
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Administration Opposes Democrats’ Plan for Negotiating Medicare Drug Prices
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/13/2006
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Texas Town Joins Anti-Undocumented Immigrant Trend
- By: AP News (www.SFGate.com)
- 11/13/2006
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Dec. 1st Deadline to Comment on AOC's Proposed Fee Waiver Legislation
- By: LAAC
- 11/13/2006
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Restaurant Group Sues Over San Francisco Health Plan
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/13/2006
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Immigrant Protection Rules Draw Fire
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/12/2006
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New Democratic Majority Throws Bush’s Judicial Nominations Into Uncertainty
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/12/2006
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Poverty in Long Beach; LAFLA comments on lack of affordable housing
- By: www.presstelegram.com
- 11/12/2006
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Calif. Prisons Drop Worker Safety Checks
- By: AP News (www.Forbes.com)
- 11/11/2006
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Slow Home Grants Stall Progress in New Orleans
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/11/2006
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Court Rulings, Regulatory Actions Fuel Labor Battles
- By: www.law.com
- 11/11/2006
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Micro-lending Takes Root in California's Bay Area
- By: HispanicBusiness.com
- 11/11/2006
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Public Warned about E-mail Scam
- By: Social Security Administration
- 11/09/2006
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Huge defeat for "JAIL for Judges" proposal in South Dakota
- By: ABA Journal
- 11/08/2006
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Chief Justice George leads celebration of Central California Legal Services 40 years of service
- By: Fresno Bee (www.fresnobee.com)
- 11/08/2006
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California Low-Income Health Advocate Alert on Medicare Part D
- By: California Health Advocates and the National Senior Citizens Law Center
- 11/07/2006
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Do the Rights of the Disabled Extend to the Blind on the Web?
- By: New York Times
- 11/06/2006
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ABA Business Committee Accepting Nominations for 2007 Public Service Award
- By: ABA
- 11/06/2006
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ABA dues waiver to become available for pro bono work
- By: ABA
- 11/06/2006
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NSCLC has a new website - and it includes lots of Medicare Part D Resources
- By: National Senior Citizen Law Center (NSCLC)
- 11/04/2006
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Medicaid Wants Citizenship Proof for Infant Care
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/03/2006
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The Sacramento Scene Vol. 5, #6
- By: State Bar of California, Office of Governmental Affairs
- 11/03/2006
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American Bar Association Calls For Nominiations For Outstanding Female Lawyers
- By: American Bar Association
- 11/02/2006
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Supreme Court to release audiotape
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 11/02/2006
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Voting for Judicial Independence
- By: New York Times Editorial (www.nytimes.com)
- 11/02/2006
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All-Star Line Up Helps Raise Funds at the 1st Annual ICLS/IELLA Benefit Jam
- By: ICLS and IELLA Press Release
- 11/01/2006
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Register Now to Protect Your Right to Workers Comp for 9/11-Related Work
- By: New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
- 10/31/2006
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Justices Weigh Limits on Punitive Damages
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 10/31/2006
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New Model Rule on Post-Catastrophe Pro Bono by Out-of-State Lawyers
- By: ABA's Standing Committee on Client Protection
- 10/30/2006
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Democrats Critical of New Medicare Guide
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 10/30/2006
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Filling the Gaps: Immigrants are key providers of senior care
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 10/29/2006
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Laguna Honda Residents Sue San Francisco for Discrimination
- By: DREDF (Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc.)
- 10/27/2006
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Class Action Certified in Public Law Center's Case Against Orange County Slumlord - All Current and Former Tenants Can Sue
- By: Yahoo Finance
- 10/27/2006
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High court to hear autism lawsuit case
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 10/27/2006
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Bush signs U.S.-Mexico border fence bill
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 10/26/2006
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Stanford Law School’s New Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law Names First Public Service Award Recipients
- By: www.businesswire.com
- 10/25/2006
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California Standard Admission Agreement on Hold
- By: California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
- 10/24/2006
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To Lower Costs, Hospitals Try Free Basic Care for Uninsured
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 10/24/2006
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Federal Rules Back Single-Sex Public Education
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 10/24/2006
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Legalize Gay Marriage? What About the Judges?
- By: DiversityInc
- 10/23/2006
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Judicial Council Takes Action on Court Education
- By: Judicial Council of California
- 10/23/2006
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Embattled OC candidate claims meaning lost in translation
- By: www.SFGate.com
- 10/23/2006
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A Shorter Path to Citizenship, but Not for All
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 10/22/2006
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Call for Nominations -- CLAY Awards
- By: The Daily Journal
- 10/20/2006
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PAI Hosts Election Day Voter Hotline for People with Disabilities
- By: Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
- 10/20/2006
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Rental ban affecting undocumented immigrants divides Escondido protesters; Crowds erupt in shouting match after City Council vote
- By: North County Times
- 10/20/2006
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Latest edition of the California Low-Income Health Advocate Alert
- By: NSCLC and the California Health Advocates
- 10/19/2006
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UC Berkeley School of Law establishes new loan repayment program
- By: UC Berkeley News
- 10/19/2006
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Latino rights groups campaign against rental ban
- By: North County Times (Escondido, CA)
- 10/18/2006
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Social Security benefits to rise in 2007
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 10/18/2006
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Medicare to cease automatic enrollment
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 10/18/2006
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Expunged Criminal Records Live to Tell Tales
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 10/17/2006
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Some Democrats Send a More Conservative Immigration Message
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 10/17/2006
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California investigates note to Latinos telling them voting is illegal
- By: www.SFGate.com
- 10/17/2006
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Court quiet a year after new bankruptcy law
- By: Orange County Register
- 10/17/2006
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State Bar Honors Lawyers who Promote Pro Bono and Diversity
- By: State Bar of California
- 10/16/2006
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Grace Quinn, LA attorney who founded Levitt & Quinn to help the working poor, dies at 91
- By: San Jose Mercury News
- 10/16/2006
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Placer County Board of Supervisors approves extension for affordable housing stakeholders; LSNC comments
- By: Auburn Journal
- 10/13/2006
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Rebecca Isaacs, ED of the Inner City Law Center and LAAC Board Member, named as new ED of the LA Housing Services Authority
- By: LA Housing Services Authority
- 10/12/2006
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North Carolina judge orders CA prepaid legal services and insurance companies to stop bilking seniors
- By: The News & Observer
- 10/12/2006
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Good news for Medicaid
- By: www.monstersandcritics.com
- 10/12/2006
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Launch of Comprehensive Spanish-Language HIV/AIDS Web Site for Women
- By: U.S. Newswire
- 10/12/2006
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Latest Issue of Clearinghouse Review
- By: Shriver Center
- 10/12/2006
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WCLP, PAI and Bay Legal Bring Legal Action to Enjoin Delayed Determinations on Disability-Based Medi-Cal Applications
- By: LA Metropolitan News-Enterprise
- 10/11/2006
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Yolo judge won't extend tuition aid to undocumented students
- By: Woodland Daily Democrat online
- 10/11/2006
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California Women Lawyers Leader: Group Needs to Diversify
- By: LA Metropolitan News-Enterprise
- 10/11/2006
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The Bar Association of San Francisco Establishes Charitable Giving Goal for Law Firms
- By: SF Bar Association
- 10/11/2006
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Text of Chief Justice Ronald M. George’s State of the Judiciary Address
- By: LA Metropolitan News-Enterprise
- 10/10/2006
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Golden State needs to ready for golden years
- By: Inside Bay Area
- 10/10/2006
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Chief Justice George Endorses Free Legal Services in ‘Core’ Civil Matters
- By: Metropolitan Enterprise Online
- 10/10/2006
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Court rejects Roe v. Wade companion case
- By: Sacramento Bee, AP News (www.sacbee.com)
- 10/10/2006
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Gibson Dunn Receives Pro Bono Services Award From Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
- By: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- 10/10/2006
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Sex Trafficking - San Francisco a Center for International Crime Networks
- By: San Francisco Chronicle (www.SFGate.com)
- 10/09/2006
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Federal Judge Allows Discrimination Suit against California School for the Deaf
- By: BusinessWire.com
- 10/09/2006
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Sacramento considers ordinance on housing for the poor; LSNC comments
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 10/09/2006
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CANHR’s Legisation Update 2006
- By: California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
- 10/06/2006
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A mover and shaker takes charge - Shelly Sloan, the 82nd President of the State Bar steps into office
- By: State Bar of California
- 10/05/2006
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U.S. gets agencies to adapt for persons with disabilities
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 10/05/2006
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SB 1609 (Simitian) - protection for seniors from predatory lending relating to reverse mortgages
- By: San Mateo County Daily Journal
- 10/04/2006
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Governor signs two bills sponsored by the California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative (CIWC)!
- By: CIWC
- 10/04/2006
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An Unexpected Source of Revenue - Legal Nonprofits Could Benefit From Residual Class-Action Funds
- By: Daily Journal
- 10/04/2006
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LSNC involved in the passage of new city ordinance allowing Mendocino county to lend aid to tenants in need
- By: Ukiah Daily Journal
- 10/04/2006
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Senior Legal Hotline Faces Major Funding Crunch
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 10/03/2006
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Governor's Late Vetoes
- By: San Francisco Chronical Editorial (www.SFGate.com)
- 10/03/2006
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Across Nation, Housing Costs Rise
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 10/03/2006
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Read the Governor's Veto Messages
- By: LAAC
- 10/03/2006
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Governor signs law aiding victims of abuse
- By: The Palm Spring Desert Sun
- 10/02/2006
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Roberts Court May Be Defined in Second Term
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 10/02/2006
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Wal-Mart to Add Wage Caps and Part-Timers
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 10/02/2006
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New elderly may stress state funds
- By: www.InsideBayArea.com
- 10/02/2006
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Judge Orders State to Promptly Investigate Complaints of Nursing Home Neglect & Abuse
- By: CANHR
- 10/02/2006
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Democrats reviving Social Security issue
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 10/02/2006
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Governor Vetoes Language Access Bill
- By: LAAC
- 10/02/2006
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Schwarzenegger Signs, Vetoes Wide Range of Measures
- By: KNX NewsRadio
- 10/01/2006
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Second appeals court upholds California's high school exit exam
- By: San Jose Mercury News (www.mercurynews.com)
- 09/29/2006
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Drug Policy Alliance Wins Fight to Have Medical Marijuana Covered
- By: Drug Policy News
- 09/29/2006
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Governor Signs Legislation to Improve Probate Conservatorship Cases
- By: Judicial Council
- 09/28/2006
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2006 Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys Now Available
- By: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
- 09/28/2006
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BASF Names Executive Director of its Volunteer Legal Services Program
- By: Bar Association of San Francisco
- 09/28/2006
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Forensic Skills Seek to Uncover Elder Abuse
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 09/27/2006
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San Francisco Seeks Reentry for Returning California Prisoners
- By: BeyondChron.com
- 09/27/2006
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Sept. 30th Deadline to Comment on Time Limits for Discovery in UD Cases
- By: California Law Revision Commission
- 09/27/2006
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Panel recommends health care guarantee
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 09/26/2006
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Governor signs SB 10 (Dunn) - and Chief Justice Hails Step Forward in Upgrade of Courthouse Facilities
- By: Judicial Council
- 09/26/2006
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Center for Law in the Public Interest Closes Down - the Work Continues with The City Project
- By: Center for Law in the Public Interest
- 09/26/2006
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Lawmakers delay passport plan at borders
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 09/26/2006
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Congress Is Winding Down, but Much Is Left Undone
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 09/25/2006
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Medicare Refund Mixup Part of Larger Tangle
- By: New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 09/25/2006
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Latest Edition of "The CANHR Advocate" available for download
- By: CANHR (California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform)
- 09/25/2006
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Poor People Deserve Right to Counsel for Serious Civil Cases
- By: Daily Journal: Forum Column
- 09/25/2006
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Better future for foster kids seen as governor signs bills
- By: San Jose Mercury (www.mercurynews.com)
- 09/23/2006
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California Budget Project Information about CA Propositions
- By: California Budget Project - www.cbp.org
- 09/22/2006
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Pickers Are Few, and Growers Blame Congress
- By: NY Times (www.nytimes.com)
- 09/22/2006
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After 4-Year Delay, State Funds for After-School Programs Set to Be Delivered
- By: Los Angeles Times (www.latimes.com)
- 09/22/2006
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Let Us Now Praise Tough Cookies: Who, in the populist tradition, fight for the rights of the less fortunate
- By: SF Weekly
- 09/22/2006
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Governor Approves 50 New Judgeships for California's Trial Courts
- By: Judicial Council
- 09/22/2006
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Editorial - Follow-up: Governor to sign foster care bills
- By: San Francisco Chronicle (www.SFGate.com)
- 09/22/2006
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Four California Firms Rate Perfect on GLBT Equality
- By: Daily Journal
- 09/21/2006
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Medicare drug costs debated
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 09/21/2006
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Special Report: Left Behind - Workers and Their Families in a Changing Los Angeles
- By: California Budget Project (www.cbp.org)
- 09/21/2006
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Federal court backs warrantless inspection of welfare-applicant homes
- By: San Diego Union-Tribune
- 09/20/2006
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The Crime of Pushing a Shopping Cart; Central California Legal Services Comments on new Fresno ordinance
- By: www.IndyBay.org (Central Valley)
- 09/20/2006
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Governor remains undecided on legislation aimed at reforming state’s ‘broken’ conservator system
- By: Passadena Weekly
- 09/20/2006
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California could lose $50 million in AIDS money over 5 years
- By: www.SFGate.com (AP News)
- 09/20/2006
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Governor vetoes workers' comp bill
- By: SF Chronicle (www.sfgate.com)
- 09/20/2006
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Housing bond would boost programs for the poor
- By: San Francisco Chronicle (www.sfgate.com)
- 09/20/2006
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Senators, judges face off over breaking up 9th circuit
- By: www.sfgate.com
- 09/20/2006
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Congress Debates Immigration Bills
- By: AP Breaking News
- 09/20/2006
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Deal Reached in LA Homeless Camping Case
- By: AP News (findlaw.com)
- 09/19/2006
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Free MCLE on substance abuse prevention
- By: LAAC
- 09/19/2006
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HEARING SCHEDULED ON PROPOSED CHANGES IN RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
- By: State Bar of California
- 09/19/2006
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Governor signs LA schools bill
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 09/18/2006
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No Apology — Governor Defends Appointment Record
- By: www.AsianWeek.com
- 09/16/2006
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Access legislation goes to the Governor
- By: LAAC
- 09/16/2006
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Inspector general criticizes CRLA; CRLA Responds
- By: San Jose Mercury News
- 09/15/2006
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Audit says legal aid group violated laws; CRLA responds.
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 09/15/2006
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A CANHR win - Judge orders state to speed up nursing home investigations
- By: CANHR
- 09/15/2006
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Undocumented immigrants frequently denied compensation
- By: San Jose Mercury News
- 09/15/2006
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Supreme Court to post transcripts online
- By: Sacramento Bee (www.sacbee.com)
- 09/14/2006
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Deportations foster sense of fear, anguish
- By: Santa Cruz Sentinel