Parenting classes required for parents of LAUSD students convicted of gang-related crimes
Under a new state law, parents and guardians of Los Angeles Unified students convicted of gang-related crimes will have to attend parenting classes and meet with families who have been victimized by gang violence, the bill's author said Friday.
 Ruling against Proposition 8 could lead to federal precedent on gay marriageA federal judge declared California's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Wednesday, saying that no legitimate state interest justified treating gay and lesbian couples differently from others and that "moral disapproval" was not enough to save the vo... |  California bill would target spouses who hire hit menThe story behind the legislation reads like a movie pitch. The wife of a Southern California police detective, distraught because she had lost custody of her children, tries to hire a hit man from the Vagos motorcycle gang to kill him. |  California aims to be the first US state to register animal abusersCalifornia lawmakers are pushing a bill that would require the registration of individuals convicted of felony animal abuse. The Golden State would be the first to establish such a record. |  Texas Gov. Perry would pardon wrongly convicted inmate who died in prisonAUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry announced Thursday he would pardon Timothy Cole, a Fort Worth man who died while serving time in prison for a rape he did not commit, as soon as he receives a recommendation from the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. |  Federal court restricts Taser use by policeA federal appeals court this week ruled that a California police officer can be held liable for injuries suffered by an unarmed man he Tasered during a traffic stop. |  Ohio: 1 lethal injection drug should end lawsuitCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The state's decision to replace a three-drug lethal injection with a powerful dose of one anesthetic is raising the possibility of what may have seemed unthinkable not so long ago: a truce in the long-running legal challenges to death penal... |  Senate proposal would give states grants to ban textingWashington -- Two influential senators introduced a bill Wednesday to prod states to crack down on distracted driving as aides predicted Congress would approve a new law by year's end. |  Parenting classes required for parents of LAUSD students convicted of gang-related crimesUnder a new state law, parents and guardians of Los Angeles Unified students convicted of gang-related crimes will have to attend parenting classes and meet with families who have been victimized by gang violence, the bill's author said Friday. |
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