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The Los Angeles African Women's Public Policy Institute (LAAAWPPI) is proud to introduce its 2010 Class and to kick-off it's Annual Public Policy Institute which began on Saturday, January 23, 2009 on the campus of University of Southern California (USC). The Class of 2010 is comprised of 20 dynamic women who represent a diverse cross-section of careers in the corporate, legal, nonprofit, education, public service, social service and public policy sectors to name a few. The Policy Agenda for the City of Los Angeles in the coming weeks.
Other presentations and guest speakers included, Angela Reddock, Chair of the LAAAWPPI Board of Directors, and LAAAWPPI Founding Board Members Joy Atkinson and Barbara Perkins. Additionally, the University of Southern California provided a great welcome t...
...Jody Armour, LAAAWPPI Board Member and Faculty Advisor ...
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Other joint-authors of AB 2095 include Assemblymember Ted lieu (Chair, Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus), Assembly-member Dave Jones (Chair, Assembly Committee on Judiciary), Assemblymember Joe Goto (Chair, Legislative Latino Caucus), Assemblymember John Laird (Chair, LGBT Legislative Caucus) and Assemblymember Todd Spitzer (Chair, Select Committee on Prison Construction and Operation). Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas (Chair, Legislative Black Caucus) is a principal co-author of the bill, as well.
Given our challenge from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding egregious disparity in California's sentencing laws, it is imperative to consider diverse backgrounds when determining who should judge accused citizens," said Assemblyman Mike Davis (D-Los Angeles), author of SB 2095. 'This bill i...
...Crocker Professor of Law Jody Armour who stated that "at the heart of the judici...
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... young males of other communities of color); Jody P. Armour, Race Ipsa Loquitor: Of Reasonable Racis...
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Dozens of cats find new homes
CHEYENNE (WTE) - A record number of cats got into new homes last weekend for the Cheyenne Animal Shelter's cat giveaway.
... tactic that is very effective," said Jody Armour, a criminal law professor at the University...
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LAS VEGAS - In a scene of legal deja vu, a grayer, heavier O.J. Simpson stood handcuffed in court Wednesday to face charges that could put him behind bars for life. The prosecutor who failed to get him a dozen years ago was there to watch, and news cameras tracked his every move as if they were covering a slow-speed chase.
Meanwhile, as Simpson made his $125,000 bail on charges including kidnapping and armed robbery, legal experts were questioning: Could a former football star who beat a double-murder rap really do hard time for a crime that sounds like a bad movie?
... of Southern California law professor Jody Armour. Agreed, said Dennis Turner, a professor at...
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LAS VEGAS -- In a scene of legal deja vu, a grayer, heavier O.J. Simpson stood handcuffed in court Wednesday to face charges that could put him behind bars for life. The prosecutor who failed to get him a dozen years ago was there to watch, and news cameras tracked his every move as if they were covering a slow-speed chase.
But as Simpson made his $125,000 bail on charges including kidnapping and armed robbery, legal experts were questioning: Could a former football star who beat a double-murder rap really do hard time for a crime that sounds like a bad movie?
... of Southern California law professor Jody Armour. Agreed, said Dennis Turner, a professor at...
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COURTS: Experts say prosecutors are taking a calculated risk with case's co-defendants.
By Ken Ritter
... tactic that is very effective," said Jody Armour, a criminal law professor at USC, after a t...
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LAS VEGAS After being acquitted more than a decade ago in one of the most sensational murder cases in U.S. history, O.J. Simpson could be looking at hard time if convicted in a seemingly half- baked scheme to grab some sports memorabilia he claimed belonged to him.
Whether prosecutors can make the charges stick remains to be seen. But if they can, the 60-year-old former football star will almost certainly go to prison.
...It is serious.". Jody Armour, a law professor at the University of South...
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.... Jody D. Armour's discussion of the Florida case of Jand...
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LAS VEGAS - In a scene of legal deja vu, a grayer, heavier O.J. Simpson stood handcuffed in court Wednesday to face charges that could put him behind bars for life. The prosecutor who failed to get him a dozen years ago was there to watch, and news cameras tracked his every move as if they were covering a slow-speed chase.
But as Simpson, 60, made bail on charges including kidnapping and armed robbery, legal experts were questioning: Could a former football star who beat a double-murder rap really do hard time for a crime that sounds like a bad movie?
... of Southern California law professor Jody Armour. Agreed, said Dennis Turner, a professor at...