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ACLU sues feds for shackling immigrant detainees
SAN FRANCISCO -- Civil rights attorneys are suing the federal government, claiming immigrant detainees’ constitutional rights were violated when they were shackled during immigration court proceedings in San Francisco. The American Civil...Tags: Defense, Civil Rights, Immigration, Lawyers, American Civil Liberties Union
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Calif. gay marriage ban faces next legal hurdle
SAN FRANCISCO -- California's same-sex marriage ban faces its next legal test Tuesday when the state's highest court attempts to shed light on whether the voter-approved measure's backers have legal authority to appeal the federal ruling that overturned...Tags: Kamala D. Harris, Judges, Lawyers, Jerry Brown, Minority Groups
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IID considers hiring new lawyer for QSA
Staff WriterThe Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors may hire another lawyer to get a new view on the nation’s largest agriculture-to-urban water transfer. A decision could come today on whether to hire Charles DuMars to assist with the...Tags: Lawyers, Public Employees, Career and Workplace, Politics, Justice System
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Water transfer agreement lawyer hiring is postponed
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterA new lawyer to handle the nation’s largest agriculture-to-urban water transfer may be hired within the next few weeks, though more information is needed. The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors postponed a decision on whether to hire...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Human Interest, Lawyers, California, Public Employees
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IID wins a decision in Morgan lawsuit
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterImperial Irrigation District won a decision in the July lawsuit filed against it by Mike Morgan and Rod Foster after a court ruled on remaining claims in the case, said Jeff Garber, IID counsel. Superior Court Judge Jeff Jones ruled on the remaining...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Judges, Justice System, Litigation, Finance
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Qualified applicants encouraged to apply to serve on Civil Grand Jury
Imperial Valley PressApplications are being accepted for those wanting to serve on the upcoming 2011-2012 Imperial County Civil Grand Jury, Jury Commissioner Kristine Kussman announced. The 19-member body would serve from July 1 through June 30, 2012, and be made up of...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Our View: Protecting speech even at its worst
When it comes to freedom of speech nothing should be sacred and nothing should be profane. That’s just the way it is if, as Americans, we are to support the concept of the First Amendment — the first and most important — absolutely....Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Samuel A. Alito, Censorship, U.S. Supreme Court
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Expert urges agriculture water use changes in Calif.
SACRAMENTO — An expert says small changes in agricultural irrigation practices could eliminate wasteful water use. Delta Watermaster Craig Wilson says in a report being presented to the State Water Resources Control Board next week that California...Tags: Water Supply, California, Los Angeles Times, Politics, Agricultural Research and Technology
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State lawmakers target automatic citizenship
WASHINGTON — A group of Republican state lawmakers said Wednesday they hope to trigger a Supreme Court review of the Constitution's 14th Amendment or force Congress to take action with legislation they've drafted targeting automatic citizenship...Tags: Civil Rights, Republican Party, Immigration, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
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Clerk Storey defends gay marriage ban
EL CENTRO -- Chuck Storey ran for county clerk-recorder in a remote, desert corner of southeast California on a pledge to run a lean operation in churning out government documents like property deeds, birth certificates and marriage licenses. "Imperial...Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lawyers, Judges, Jerry Brown, Minority Groups
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Imperial County Clerk files papers to intervene in Prop 8 case
SAN FRANCISCO -- Imperial County has renewed its effort to defend the state's gay marriage ban in a federal lawsuit.
The sponsors of Proposition 8 so far have taken the lead in defending the voter-approved law in court, after former Gov. Arnold...Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lawyers, Judges, Jerry Brown, Minority Groups
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Today in history
Today is Thursday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2011. There are 324 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 10, 1949, Arthur Miller's play “Death of a Salesman” opened at Broadway's Morosco Theater with Lee J. Cobb...Tags: Broadway Theater, Roberta Flack, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Robert Wagner, Celebrities
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