It's consistent with the long-held federal view on this medicine, and that is that marijuana is the equivalent of heroin and cocaine. California voters disagree. |
Many of California's gambling laws were written in the 19th Century, and some of them need to be modernized. |
Mr. Williams has had his appeals heard by every possible court in the state and federal system, and all of them have rejected his claims. |
My point is, these jurors reached a judgment when the facts and evidence were fresh in their mind. That's the judgment that counts. |
One of the concerns the state had about prior executions is that inmates were rendered too unconscious. |
Our belief is that, based on the expert medical testimony we have provided and has been provided in courts across the country, lethal injection is the most humane and pain-free method of carrying out a death sentence. |
So the law was sort of like shifting sands. . . . Then there were staff changes and it just kind of got lost in the shuffle. |
The people who are targeted under these statutes are sophisticated gamblers. |
The state has won preliminary rounds to clear up the sale of the bonds but appeals are pending. |
This is an unsettled area of the law. The public policy issues are religious freedom versus the right not to be discriminated against. |
This issue arose when tribes informed the division that under their interpretation of tribal sovereignty, they did not need to comply with the state's certification program. |
This law suit is separate from the criminal complaint that was filed. |
Time is of the essence. The attorney general realizes that as we head into the full election season, voter registration efforts will only increase. We want to make sure those who do not know how to comply with the law aren't in the business. |
We are responsible for enforcing the states gambling laws. When we are made aware of a violation, we have a duty to enforce the law. |
We don't have anything to hide. (We want them to) see firsthand how the system's set up. |