California attorneys have approved a $20 million settlement to Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was kidnapped and held for almost 20 years by a Philip Garrido, a convicted sex offender who had been paroled by he state. The compensation is waiting..
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CA Settles With Jaycee Dugard for $20M
As we have discussed, Chelsea’s Law would lock up some child molesters for life, without the possibility of parole. The new sex offender law recently cleared the California State Assembly. The Assembly passed bill AB 1844, known Chelsea’s Law, on a…
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CA State Assembly Pass New Sex Offender Law
The corruption trial of former IL Governor Rod Blagojevich is underway in a federal courtroom in Chicago, Illinois. The trial marks the beginning of what is expected to be an 18-month ordeal for Rod Blagojevich.
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Corruption Trial Underway for Former IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Are performance based pay systems a smart way to raise the caliber of teachers? Or does it simply scapegoat teachers for problems that are beyond their control
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Colorado Teacher Law Sparks Debate
Both Consumer advocates and small businesses are concerned about a significant amendment that was included in the Senate financial reform bill. The amendment, created by Senator Olympia Snowe, was intended to benefit small businesses, but if it clears the House, it may end up… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com
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Small Businesses Fear Financial Reform Amendment
Keeping sexual predators off of social networks and monitoring Internet use may be a challenge for California, as critics and parole agents take a closer look at the state’s new measure to limit sex offenders’ Internet use. The bill moving through the… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com
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CA Challenged by Monitoring Internet Use and Sex Offenders
If there is one place you would hope to keep a convicted sex offender away from, it would probably be a school with teenagers. But according to claims, a Rancho Cucamonga construction company, Ledesma & Meyer, sent a convicted sex offender to supervise a… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
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Lawsuit: Convicted Sex Offender Worked at CA School
The Obama administration has asked a federal judge to dismiss Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the new health care reform law.
John Gardner, a convicted child molester, was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of Amber Dubois and Chelsea King. Under a plea agreement with prosecutors, John Gardner was spared the death penalty, but denied the possibility of parole, the Los Angeles..
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Convicted Sex Offender John Gardner Gets Life in Prison
The National Federation of Independent Business is joining governors and attorneys general in the legal challenge to President Obama’s health care plan. The NFIB argues that it is unconstitutional to force Americans to buy health care simply because they are… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com
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Small Businesses Join Challenge to Health Care Law
