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CA Supreme Court Judge Cruz Reynoso visits Fresno State
California Supreme Court Justice and civil rights lawyer Cruz Reynoso was present at the conference in order to inspire Latinos to become politically involved. Reynoso is the first Latino to sit on the California Supreme Court and has been involved
Updated: 09/19/2011 03:11A
Abuse of Trust?
Less than a week after the University of Michigan brushed off a lawsuit by the Authors Guild over the university's move to make copyrighted “orphan” works in its digital collection freely available to students and faculty, the Michigan Library
Updated: 09/19/2011 03:11A
Lawsuits could stall high-speed rail plans
Even if state officials can scrape together the billions of dollars needed to fund California's ambitious high-speed rail plans, lawsuits from local cities and opposition groups still could delay, divert or derail the project altogether.
Updated: 09/19/2011 03:11A
Plane in Nevada crash altered to enhance speed
Pilot Jimmy Leeward had said the changes made the P-51 Mustang faster and more maneuverable, but in the months before Friday's crash even he wasn't certain exactly how it would perform. “I know it'll do the speed,” he said in a podcast uploaded to
Updated: 09/19/2011 03:11A
Dream Sabbath campaign pushes for immigration reform
Nationally, public opinion polls are mixed toward immigration. A 2010 Washington Post-ABC News poll showed that 58 percent of Americans supported an Arizona-type law that would give police additional powers to check residency papers of suspected
Updated: 09/19/2011 03:11A
Outrage over phones for convicts
At present, inmates have to queue to use shared phones. Prison staff said installing phones in cells would reduce violence, because public telephones are a notorious flash point. Prisoners would pay for calls by buying cards or credit from the prison
Updated: 09/19/2011 03:10A
Leonard Pitts: Justice doesn't equal an eye for an eye
No, this was downturned thumbs in a Roman arena, vengeance putting on airs of justice, the need to see someone die. People dress that need up in rags of righteousness and ethicality, but occasionally, the disguise slips and it shows itself for what it
Updated: 09/19/2011 03:10A
Reno plane was rebuilt for speed
"We look at all angles in every accident investigation we do." Pilot Ray Sherwood of Placerville, Calif., who raced at Reno from 1986 to 2005, said he's convinced that the crash was caused by modifications leading the trim tab to snap off.
Updated: 09/19/2011 03:10A
Pilot in W.Va. crash was doing rollover
Knudson said the investigation is likely to be difficult because of the damage to the plane from the fiery crash. Sean Mangan, 27, said his father instructed him to fly and always stressed attention to detail, preparation and safety.
Updated: 09/19/2011 03:10A
Department says it's doing it's best to reduce backlog
The Department of Justice views criminal case backlogs seriously and is doing its best to reduce them. In a statement to the Sunday Times, it reportedly said one million cases a year went through the courts and the backlog of 38 014 cases amounted to
Updated: 09/19/2011 03:10A
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