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Court Screwups Ruining Case Against Kobe: Eagle County Clerks Obviously Need Computer Lessons, Michael Ventre, MSNBC.com, July 29, 2004. Copyright © 2004 NBC Sports.com.

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COURTS URGED TO CONSIDER VETS' TRAUMA, William H. McMichael, Navy Times, Springfield, VA: September 12, 2009.

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Engaging Respondents in Civil Restraining Order Cases: A New Approach to Victim Safety, Enhancing Judicial Oversight in Domestic Violence Cases Series, Vera Institute of Justice, New York, NY: June 2006.

ENHANCING SAFETY AND JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: VOICES OF WOMEN IN THE QUEENS INTEGRATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURT, Francesca Levy, Tim Ross and Pamela Guthrie, Vera Institute of Justice, New York, NY: March 2008.

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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FUNDS MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO VETERANS TREATMENT COURTS, Justice for Vets, Alexandria, VA: November 11, 2011.

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ISSUES GUIDANCE LETTER TO STATE COURTS REGARDING THEIR OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE LANGUAGE ACCESS, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: August 17, 2010.

L.A. Superior Court Drops Volunteer Judge Who Threatened to Deport Woman, Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA: July 22, 2006. Copyright © 2006 Los Angeles Times.

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VETERANS GET HEARING IN COURT OF THEIR OWN, Mark Brunswick, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN: September 27, 2010.

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