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They've stated their case to the Lubbock County Commissioners, now, the Criminal Defense Lawyers Association is waiting for an answer. The Association wants Commissioners to remove a victim's memorial stone on the courthouse lawn. They believe a quote on the stone could influence jurors and prevent fair trials. The quote reads: "Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are." Defense attorneys say the problem is not the memorial, but the monument. Documents originally asked for grant money for the garden and the benches, but does not say anything about the monument,...

CLAIM JUMPERS NOT PATRIOTSSTEALTH, DENIAL and the RULES DON'T APPLY? Governor Gray Davis supports the concept...The memorial was installed without proper approvals... .The Department of General Services didn't approve...Legislature's Joint Rules Committee denies they approved...Maurice Johannessen, state secretary of veterans affairs denies he approved the projectRussell Lopez of the Governor's Office said Johannessen did approve the plaqueOpenly gay Assembly Democrats Christine Kehoe of San Diego, Jackie Goldberg of Los Angeles, Mark Leno of San Francisco and John Laird of Santa Cruz behind the plaque. Assembly members, from left, Jackie Goldberg, John Laird and Christine Kehoe place a wreath Tuesday at...