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The Rap Sheet: Nolo's Criminal Law Blog. March 16, 2011. Senate Bill 9: Mitigating LWOP Sentences for Youthful Offenders. Senate Bill 9 is a sensible legislative proposal that deserves to become California law. The proposed law allows a "second chance" for some prisoners who receive LWOP sentences (Life Without Possibility of Parole) for crimes they committed before the age of 18. Posted by Paul Bergman. Posted In: Juvenile Justice. May 26, 2010. Roper v. Simmons. 2005), the US Supreme Court decided that...
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John Wesley Ewell- Three Strikes and Out - The Rap Sheet: Nolo's Criminal Law Blog
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The Rap Sheet: Nolo's Criminal Law Blog. Dec 01, 2010. John Wesley Ewell- Three Strikes and Out. Supporters of 3 Strikes laws will no doubt call for their use even when a third strike crime is a minor one. However, predicting future violence is tricky. Studies suggest that most offenders with 2 strikes on their record don't commit additinal viuolent crimes. And in a state whose budget is already a train wreck, where would the money to pay for all the additional inmates come from? Posted by Paul Bergman.
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The Rap Sheet: Nolo's Criminal Law Blog: Popular Culture Archives
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The Rap Sheet: Nolo's Criminal Law Blog. November 15, 2010. Lawyers and "The Social Network". The Social Network has been rightfully acclaimed as one of the best films of 2010. What I want to focus on is the film's positive portrayal of lawyers. In a film whose subtitle might have been "College Kids Go Wild," the film's lawyers are refreshing models of reason. Posted by Paul Bergman. Posted In: Popular Culture. December 1, 2009. Posted by Paul Bergman. Posted In: Popular Culture. October 2, 2009. Those w...
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The Rap Sheet: Nolo's Criminal Law Blog: Death Penalty Archives
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The Rap Sheet: Nolo's Criminal Law Blog. April 21, 2011. Christian Longo's Plea: "After you execute me, please harvest my organs.". Our country's high moral standards allow for executions, but not for organ donations? Give me a break! Undoubtedly practical problems exist when carrying out death row inmates' wishes to become organ donors after death. But moral and ethical problems? Much better to find a way to provide for "Oregon" transplants! Posted by Paul Bergman. Posted In: Death Penalty. Frank Spisak...
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Ninth Circuit Asks California Supreme Court to Weigh in on Prop 8 Standing Question - Queer Justice: Nolo's LGBT Law Blog
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Queer Justice: Nolo's LGBT Law Blog. Jan 05, 2011. Ninth Circuit Asks California Supreme Court to Weigh in on Prop 8 Standing Question. The question of standing. To the California Supremes- that's lawyer talk for asking another court to rule on something. Posted by Emily Doskow. Posted In: Civil Rights. Click here to contact us. Subscribe to this blog's feed. Nolo’s Small Business Legal Blog. Nolo's Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Blog. Nolo's Fundraising Tips for Busy Nonprofits. The Sharing Solution Blog.
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Senate Bill 9: Mitigating LWOP Sentences for Youthful Offenders - The Rap Sheet: Nolo's Criminal Law Blog
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The Rap Sheet: Nolo's Criminal Law Blog. Mar 16, 2011. Senate Bill 9: Mitigating LWOP Sentences for Youthful Offenders. Senate Bill 9 is a sensible legislative proposal that deserves to become California law. The proposed law allows a "second chance" for some prisoners who receive LWOP sentences (Life Without Possibility of Parole) for crimes they committed before the age of 18. Posted by Paul Bergman. Posted In: Juvenile Justice. Click here to contact us. Subscribe to this blog's feed. The Law Reform So...
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Queer Justice: Nolo's LGBT Law Blog: Children Archives
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Queer Justice: Nolo's LGBT Law Blog. March 24, 2011. Discrimination by Complication: Same-Sex Parents Must Do More. Opposite-sex couples with children don't think much about what would happen if one of them were unable to care for the kids- obviously, the other parent would step in. Likewise, married couples should make wills. But even if they don't, a surviving spouse gets most or all of the deceased spouse's property. Describes the reality for one lesbian couple raising their children in Michigan.
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USCIS Hold Ends As Quickly As It Began - Queer Justice: Nolo's LGBT Law Blog
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Queer Justice: Nolo's LGBT Law Blog. Mar 30, 2011. USCIS Hold Ends As Quickly As It Began. Just two days ago, I blogged. About an announcement from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ( USCIS. That it would put on hold decisions about cases involving same-sex binational couples- a seeming big step away from the discriminatory policies based on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that have previously dominated the agency's decision-making. Here's an informative Daily Beast story. Not necessarily&...
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House Republicans Vote to Defend DOMA - Queer Justice: Nolo's LGBT Law Blog
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Queer Justice: Nolo's LGBT Law Blog. Mar 10, 2011. House Republicans Vote to Defend DOMA. Because apparently they've got nothing better to do despite claiming a focus on jobs and economic development, the House GOP voted to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. DOMA) in court in the wake of the Justice Department's announcement in February that the DOJ would no longer do so. Posted by Emily Doskow. Posted In: Civil Rights. Click here to contact us. Subscribe to this blog's feed. The Sharing Solution Blog.
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The Rap Sheet: Nolo's Criminal Law Blog: Murder Archives
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The Rap Sheet: Nolo's Criminal Law Blog. December 1, 2010. John Wesley Ewell- Three Strikes and Out. Supporters of 3 Strikes laws will no doubt call for their use even when a third strike crime is a minor one. However, predicting future violence is tricky. Studies suggest that most offenders with 2 strikes on their record don't commit additinal viuolent crimes. And in a state whose budget is already a train wreck, where would the money to pay for all the additional inmates come from? October 5, 2010.
