Helicopters watch over local law enforcement - Bakersfield Californian
Sheriff’s deputy Norman J. Canby conducts a pre-flight check on the McDonnell Douglas 500E helicopter he’ll pilot on a night patrol that evening. Photo by Jeff Nachtigal / The Californian Sheriff’s Department pilot Norman J. Canby and tactical flight

Going global to fight gangs - Los Angeles Times
The two fastest-growing and most powerful gangs in the world are homegrown products of Los Angeles. The Mara Salvatrucha gang, or MS-13, and the 18th Street gang, known in Central America as Mara 18, sprang up in Pico-Union and the densely populated

India gays protest for sodomy law repeal - 365 Gay
(Mumbai, India) More than 600 people -  three times the number organizers expected - marched through Mumbai on the weekend in the city’s first gay pride parade. Add Comment “LGBT rights groups have been campaigning for repeal of the sodomy law for

Akerman’s Jill Riola Achieves Florida Bar Board Certification in - MSN MoneyCentral
ORLANDO, Fla. , Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Akerman Senterfitt Shareholder Jill Sarnoff Riola has received Board Certification in Intellectual Property Law from The Florida Bar. In 2007, the Florida Supreme Court officially recognized intellectual

California Correctional Peace Officers Association Pledges $1 Million - Forbes
Representing 30,000 correctional peace officers and parole agents, the CCPOA is sponsoring the “Corrections” exhibition, providing Museum visitors with a first-hand look at one of law enforcement’s toughest beats WASHINGTON , Aug. 18 /PRNewswire

No work in many S.F. live-work lofts; fees eyed - San Francisco Gate
Sunday, August 17, 2008 For years, no one at City Hall seemed to mind, but that may change soon. Supervisor Sophie Maxwell is talking about proposing a new law in the coming months that could impose fees on loft owners, but only on those who hope to

Moreau considering nuisance law to deal with motel concerns - Post-Star
MOREAU — Town officials in Moreau are considering a nuisance law aimed at addressing concerns about suspicious occupants at motels and hotels. The Town Board is looking over a Hudson Falls law that gives officials authority to close or fine

New Law to Group Web Portals With News Outlets - Digital Chosunilbo
The government and ruling party will define web portals as news outlets to enhance their social responsibilities and obligations. In a recent working-level meeting, the ruling Grand National Party and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Rendell calls for new law after 80 dogs shot - WPVI
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - August 17, 2008 — Gov. Ed Rendell is calling on lawmakers to make changes to the state dog law after officials say operators of two eastern Pennsylvania kennels shot 80 dogs following an order that some of the animals be examined

Ex-Marine decries prosecution in civilian court - Houston Chronicle
IRVINE, Calif. — A former Marine sergeant facing the first federal civilian prosecution of a military member accused of a war crime says there is much more at stake than his claim of innocence on charges that he killed unarmed detainees in Fallujah

A Loft-y Law - Hartford Courant
Cities are again safe for struggling artists: Safe from the IRS . The housing bill recently signed by President Bush makes it clear that low-income housing tax credits can be used for artist housing. The IRS had challenged the practice. Had the