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Paralyzed woman passes California bar exam

By M.S. Enkoji - Updated: 3:28 pm

Sara Granda, who navigated law school paralyzed from the neck down and drew national attention when her application to take the State Bar exam was rejected because of an online snafu, passed the exam on Saturday.

Ex-Sacramento worker's suit alleges racial bias by clothier

By M.S. Enkoji - Published: Tuesday, November 17 2009 - 12:00 am

A former Sacramento employee of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers has filed a class-action lawsuit charging that managers for the mens' store's western region discriminate against African American employees and applicants.

Sausalito man admits setting fire that destroyed 6 million bottles of fine wine

By Denny Walsh - Published: Tuesday, November 17 2009 - 12:00 am

In a case that sent shock waves through the world's wine markets, a Sausalito businessman admitted in Sacramento federal court Monday that he set a fire that burned 6 million bottles of California's finest wines.

Judge hears challenge to California furloughs

By Jon Ortiz - Updated: Tuesday, November 17 2009 - 7:58 am

Lawyers representing unions and a few government agencies pounded away at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's furlough policy for nearly five hours in Alameda Superior Court on Monday.

Mother accused in drowning had financial, personal problems

By Sam Stanton - Updated: Tuesday, November 17 2009 - 9:01 am

The woman accused of drowning her 3-year-old daughter Sunday was a nurse and loving mother, according to some who know her, but she has suffered from financial and personal problems in recent years.

Law firm's scam reopens hundreds of asylum cases

By Stephen Magagnini - Updated: Monday, November 16 2009 - 10:31 am

For years, Sacramento's Sekhon & Sekhon law firm was renowned as a beacon of hope. The firm helped more than 1,000 immigrants get political asylum based on a fear of persecution. Many of those new Americans now stand to be deported.

Nancy Garrido's lawyer dumped in abduction case

By Sam Stanton - Updated: Tuesday, November 10 2009 - 8:22 am

Nancy Garrido's court- appointed attorney has been removed from the case, pending a possible appeal later this month, court records indicate.

Wagner sworn in as top U.S. attorney for Sacramento-based district

By Denny Walsh - Published: Tuesday, November 10 2009 - 12:00 am

Benjamin Wagner, a top federal prosecutor for more than 15 years, was sworn in Monday as the 10th U.S. attorney in the Sacramento-based Eastern District of California.

Two get life without parole for murder of North Sacramento woman, 90

Bee Staff - Published: Saturday, November 7 2009 - 12:00 am

A Sacramento Superior Court judge on Friday sentenced two men to life in prison without the chance of parole after they were earlier convicted of beating to death a 90-year-old woman.

Driver in deadly Colusa bus crash gets 26 years in prison

By Peter Hecht - Updated: Thursday, November 5 2009 - 12:53 am

COLUSA – A trainee driver, who crashed a "gamblers' special" bus into a ditch in a horrific accident that killed 11 people and injured dozens more, was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years and four months in state prison.

Sacramento attorney gets 18-month prison term for fondling divorce clients

By Andy Furillo - Published: Wednesday, November 4 2009 - 12:00 am

One at a time, the three women told the court how their one-time divorce lawyer violated their trust, made them suspicious of professionals like himself, and how he took advantage of their acute psychic vulnerability.

Sacramento flood agency settles civil rights lawsuit

By Denny Walsh - Published: Monday, November 2 2009 - 12:00 am

Maggie Franklin was the only African American employee at the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency during her six years as its first and last public information officer.

Woodland tenant to face murder charge in landlord’s death

By Hudson Sangree - Published: Tuesday, October 27 2009 - 12:00 am

At 5:36 p.m. Friday, a Woodland woman dialed 911 and said her husband had seen one man dragging another by the feet into a neighboring house, leaving a swath of blood behind.

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