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Navajo County Students Rank 9th In Reading

Navajo County Students Rank 9th In Reading Reading test results do not appear to correlate directly to poverty levels in each county, except in the case of Apache County. The average percentage of individuals living below the poverty level in Arizona is 17.2 percent, while nationwide it is 14.9 … Read more on AzJournal.com Events...
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Language factors into race for Navajo president Deschene should understand as a lawyer, former Democratic nominee for Arizona secretary of state and onetime state representative that he shouldn't skirt the law, Deal said. "The laws have to apply to everybody," he said. "Nobody is above the law.". Read more on Merced Sun-Star Woman stripped of...
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Cheers to singer, leader; jeers to criminal element Cheers: Plenty of meaning in Anthem times 2. Last weekend was the 200th anniversary of when Francis Scott Key penned the Star Spangled Banner. He would have been proud of what LaTrice Hutchings did a few days earlier. The Stockton woman gave a … Read more on Stockton...
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Referendum on establishing Family Court 'not necessary' Responding to TheJournal.ie, the Department of Justice and Equality said that it is in the Programme for Government to establish a family law court that is “streamlined, more efficient and less costly”. The idea is to have a two-tier system staffed … Read more on thejournal.ie Attorney Stanley...
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Defense: Plant owner scapegoat in salmonella case Tom Bondurant, Parnell's lead attorney, said in his closing argument that it's true the plant shipped food contaminated with salmonella and sent customers fake lab reports declaring its products safe. But he said those schemes were carried out by two … Read more on Arizona Daily Sun Lawyer:...
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37-year lawsuit over water, tribal rights on Wind-Big Horn examined in UW event The big water rights adjudication began 37 years ago. In 1977, the Wyoming Legislature initiated the case in order to challenge the assertion made by the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes that they had rights in the Wind River. In order...
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Special Investigations Unit probe leads to first criminal charges against officers We will use SIU to investigate other matters that could potentially be criminal in city government as well," Director of Public Safety Troy Riggs said. Hundreds of complaints made against the police department don't rise to the level of a crime … Read more...
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Burch & Cracchiolo Partner Named 2015 'Lawyer of the Year' Abraham earned his J.D. from Arizona State University School of Law in 1983 where he served as the managing editor of the Arizona State Law Journal. He received his B.A. in political science from Claremont McKenna College in 1979. Prior to joining the … Read more...
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Pro-fighter War Machine held in Las Vegas on 32 criminal charges Mixed martial arts fighter War Machine, accused of assaulting his porn actress ex-girlfriend and a man at her home last month, made his initial Las Vegas court appearance on Wednesday to face 32 criminal charges, including attempted murder. The … Read more on Chicago...
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Project Self-Sufficiency to sponsor free family law seminar in Newton Project Self-Sufficiency will sponsor a free seminar about issues related to Family Law on Wednesday, Sept. 3, from 7– 9 p.m., at the agency's campus, located at 127 Mill St. in Newton. The program will address child support, grounds for divorce, court … Read more on...
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The Problem With Covenant Marriages and Fault-Based Divorce

The Problem With Covenant Marriages and Fault-Based Divorce That is so because many more divorce cases would go to trial, where they now settle out of court…. Thirdly, returning fault to divorce would inflict even more trauma and injury on the children of divorcing parents. Children suffer greatly when they … Read more on Huffington Post Women's Center pro-bono legal more »

High-stakes suit pits ranchers against water-sampling greens

High-stakes suit pits ranchers against water-sampling greens Ranchers claim that the case is about trespass and private property rights, which Jones said are being "trampled on, incrementally, little bit by little bit." But it's also a high-stakes gambit by Karen Budd-Falen, the attorney representing the … Read more on Environment & Energy Publishing BIA Head Kevin Washburn Speaks to ICTMN more »

Early tests don't find tainted water from oil boom

Early tests don't find tainted water from oil boom But the scientists caution that the results were unlikely to pick up contamination from surface spills or leaking well casings because the water they tested was from aquifers that predate oil and gas drilling. The U.S. Geological Survey study released … Read more on Montana Standard Delta tunnels the next big more »

Quiet title action supports constitutional rights

Quiet title action supports constitutional rights He completely ignores the fact that the Protect Our Water Rights (POWR) members did not file a lawsuit at all. They have simply requested a court to affirm their constitutional right to the reasonable use of the water under their property by granting a … Read more on Cal Coast News Interstate Stream Commission more »

Latinos Say Cash Missing After Arrests In Arizona

Latinos Say Cash Missing After Arrests In Arizona Several lawyers and advocates said they have heard dozens of complaints of missing money over the years from immigrants who were stopped by deputies. Mexican officials say they fielded about 10 calls last year from detainees in Arpaio's jails about … Read more on KJZZ Nurse, Aid Group Criticize Quarantine After Negative Ebola more »

Maricopa County, state launch ad campaign for no-burn days

Maricopa County, state launch ad campaign for no-burn days While the Maricopa County Air Quality Department has largely relied on members of the public to seek out that information themselves, officials are partnering with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for a second straight year to offer a … Read more on East Valley Tribune Snowflake Council Indicates Interest In Geocaching more »

City OKs water deal to benefit low-flowing Fork

City OKs water deal to benefit low-flowing Fork The deal is between the Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Co., which operates transbasin diversion tunnels underneath Independence Pass, and the city of Aspen and the Colorado River District, which works to protect water rights on the Western Slope. Read more on Aspen Journalism Letter: Keep track of county's water bank efforts more »

Attorneys focus on legal disputes before they hit court

Attorneys focus on legal disputes before they hit court These collaborative law practice groups have traditionally focused on family law and divorce but, in recognizing the benefits of the model, are beginning to branch out into cases involving estates, probates, trusts and conservatorships, Martin said … Read more on San Mateo Daily Journal Adultery as the reason for divorce There more »

Fact Check: Are state prisons cheaper than private prisons?

Fact Check: Are state prisons cheaper than private prisons? Apache County Sheriff Brannon Eager agreed, saying "it's obvious the existing sheriffs' jails could house inmates cheaper than in private prisons." Although there is no definitive study comparing prison costs, Rothans is correct to say that the state … Read more on azcentral.com Daily News high school sports: Malibu's Pietrzyk wins first more »

Pay Rent or Drink Water: The Human Rights Crisis in Detroit Escalates

Pay Rent or Drink Water: The Human Rights Crisis in Detroit Escalates Despite mass protests, the emergency management water shutoffs in Detroit have resumed, even as UN experts publish a press release calling the water disconnects "contrary to human rights" and activists decry them as "genocide." The corporate-led … Read more on Truth-Out Pandora Water Treatment Plant now functional The Pandora more »