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Los Angeles Times
Staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, covering the federal courts and law enforcement
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Scott Glover
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FROM Scott Glover
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Are Californians Safe from Their Doctors? The Los Angeles Times has reported that drugs prescribed by doctors played a role in almost half Southern California's deaths from prescription-drug overdoses over a five-year span. At least 30 patients in Southern California died of overdoses while the State Medical Board was conducting investigations.
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Abuse of Prescription Drugs Is Being Called a 'National Epidemic' Prescription drug abuse is nothing new, but now it's being called epidemic, "from the Hollywood hills to the hollows of West Virginia." The Drug Enforcement Agency says Vicodin and Valium cause more overdose deaths in America than cocaine and heroin combined.
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Attorney General Finds 'Gross Misconduct' in Maywood PD Two years ago, the Los Angeles Times detailed a host of police abuses in the City of Maywood. Then Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez asked for a report from Attorney General Jerry Brown, and today Brown's office demanded reform . Scott Glover co-authored the original story .
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Sentencing of Medical Marijuana Dispenser Postponed Medical marijuana was approved by the voters of California, but the Bush Administration prosecuted dealers under federal laws. The Obama Justice Department is taking a different view. What will that mean for the case of Charles Lynch , who was convicted in federal court but has not yet been sentenced?
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Prosecutors Pursue Charges against Cardinal Mahony Los Angeles' Roman Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $660 million to the victims of pedophile priests. But a federal grand jury is investigating Cardinal Roger Mahony on possible charges of fraud. That's according to today's LA Times. Scott Glover co-wrote the story .
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Round-up of Mongols Bikers on Federal Racketeering Charges The Mongols motorcycle gang was formed by Latino rejects from the Hell's Angels. Early this morning, dozens of Mongols were arrested by 1000 heavily armed federal agents and local police in California and five other states. Charges include money laundering, selling drugs and murder.
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A Judge and his Risqué Web Site Alex Kozinski is presiding judge of the 9th Federal Circuit Court of Appeals which covers the western states. Last week he was hearing a high-profile obscenity trial in Los Angeles. Just as jury selection ended, the LA Times ran an article about pictures on a website Kozinski maintained.
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What charter school growth has to do with the LA teachers strike The Los Angeles’ teachers strike has lasted a full school week . Class sizes and school staffing remain key sticking points in the impasse between United Teachers Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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What are charter schools? LAUSD teachers were picket lines for a second day Tuesday. And this morning the teachers union organized a march to the California Charter Schools Association office downtown, to draw attention to their criticisms of local charter schools. But what are charter schools anyway?