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Aldermen who moonlight as attorneys advised to steer clear of cases involving cops
Ald. Howard Brookins (21st) asked the Chicago Board of Ethics to interpret the ethics ordinance championed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot to rein in indicted Ald.
Updated: 09/13/2019 05:51P
Norway court rules child-like sex dolls violate criminal law
The Supreme Court of Norway on Tuesday determined that sex dolls mimicking child-like qualities represent the sexualization of children and violate criminal ...
Updated: 09/13/2019 02:32P
Criminal Law – Parole — Menace to society
Where a circuit court judge reversed the Michigan Parole Board's decision to parole a defendant who pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct, the.
Updated: 09/12/2019 08:53A
Criminal Law – Breaking and entering — Body part
Where a jury concluded that a defendant committed breaking and entering by breaking a window and damaging the bottom of the entry door to a garage, the.
Updated: 09/12/2019 07:15A
New law keeps teens out of adult courts, prisons
ALBANY — New York's effort to shift young lawbreakers from adult courts and prisons into community programs and probation has been largely successful in the ...
Updated: 09/11/2019 09:18P
The 1994 Crime Bill and Beyond: How Federal Funding Shapes the Criminal Justice System
September 13 marks 25 years since the signing of the most far-reaching crime bill Congress ever passed. | By Lauren-Brooke Eisen.
Updated: 09/11/2019 03:48P
Being Black is Not a Crime: Yunek's Story of Police Brutality
My name is Yunek Moore. I am a Black woman, a college graduate, and a survivor of police brutality. I'm choosing to tell my story because, sadly, this wasn't the ...
Updated: 09/11/2019 12:52P
California boat fire: Criminal probe launched with focus on safety lapses, sources say
Federal authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the Southern California boat fire that killed 34 people on Labor Day, focusing on possible ...
Updated: 09/09/2019 10:07P
Overview of the court’s criminal docket for OT 19 – sizeable and significant
The Supreme Court has already granted review in 50 cases for the term that opens on Monday, October 7. More will be granted when the court returns for its ...
Updated: 09/09/2019 12:03P
Best mind in criminal law Ram Jethmalani represented all- politicians, businessmen, Bollywood biggies & dons
Ram Jethmalani, who spent over seven decades in Bar, argued scores of high-profile cases varying from criminal to constitutional matters besides economic ...
Updated: 09/08/2019 12:48P
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