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Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 7, 2013

New foundation could aid judiciary efforts to protect independence

A new educational nonprofit formed to promote public awareness about the role of the judicial branch is part of an trend of the state's judiciary defending its importance.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SACRAMENTO - Directors of The Foundation for Democracy and Justice, an educational nonprofit to promote public interest in the judicial branch, were irked by a recent Sacramento Bee article that called it a lobbying group aimed at increasing funding for the branch. The foundation, which is uninvolved in ongoing efforts to restore court funding, is however part of a trend of the judiciary growing more assertive in...

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