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Jefferson Award Winning Attorney Champions Underdogs, Changes Policy, Kpix Channel 5

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Morton Cohen, a Bay Area attorney, has been building a legacy in the courtroom and the classroom. His volunteer work has earned him this week’s Jefferson Award.

Nursing Home Advocates Challenge Treatment Law - Prof. Mort Cohen, Bob Egelko

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Advocates for nursing home patients are challenging a California law that allows doctors to decide when a patient is mentally incompetent to refuse treatment.

A lawyer for California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, which filed the suit Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court, said doctors have used the 1992 law to administer mind-altering drugs, put patients in physical restraints and, in one case, remove a feeding tube.

Herrera Names Peter Keane To San Francisco Ethics Commission, Matt Dorsey

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City Attorney Dennis Herrera today named law professor and law school dean emeritus Peter Keane to the San Francisco Ethics Commission. Keane brings a wealth of experience in law and government ethics issues to the five-member panel, which is charged with serving citizens, public officials and political candidates through education and enforcement of ethics laws and regulations.

Epa: Violation Of Airborne Lead Standards At Two California Airports Agency Continues To Delay Action On Toxic Effects Of Lead In Aviation Fuel, Earthjustice

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This press release from Earthjustice highlights the work of Prof. Behles and the Environmental Law & Justice Clinic.