Latest Criminal Law News
Honorary degree for Colbert
The group includes opera singer Jessye Norman, computer science expert Barbar Liskov and death penalty and international criminal law scholar William Schabas. Colbert is a 1986 graduate of Northwestern's School of Communication.
Updated: 05/06/2011 04:26P
Tougher punishment kicks in for car thieves
By Staff Reporter, The Province May 6, 2011 1:14 PM Two people in different parts of BC are the first car thieves to be arrested under a new section of the Criminal Code. Bill S-9 went into effect April 29 and soon after a man in Kelowna was arrested
Updated: 05/06/2011 04:23P
Chancellor Merkel hit with criminal complaint for being “glad” OBL is dead
He alleges that the chancellor's statement was nothing short of illegal, and filed a criminal complaint against Merkel midweek, the daily Hamburger Morgenpost reported Friday. “I am a law-abiding citizen and as a judge, sworn to justice and law,” the
Updated: 05/06/2011 04:05P
Unbelievable: German judge files criminal complaint against Chancellor Merkel
Now a German judge wants her to answer for that comment in a court of law. In his two-page document, Uthmann, a judge for 21 years, cites section 140 of the German Criminal Code, which forbids the “rewarding and approving” of crimes.
Updated: 05/06/2011 03:10P
Gambling and the Law: A Law Professor Looks at Poker's Black Friday
Why did the federal Department of Justice (“DoJ”) make its big show on Friday, April 15, 2011, when the grand jury had been meeting for more than a year? We might not know the reasons for the timing. But we can understand why the prosecutors structured
Updated: 05/06/2011 02:29P
If Mortgage Fraud Was Rampant, Why Aren't Criminal Charges?
“It's really critical to separate the sad but clear right of American businessmen to make really stupid business decisions from the criminal law,” said Richman. Due to the higher threshold the government must meet, criminal cases require considerably
Updated: 05/06/2011 01:55P
Obama picks Loyola law professor for federal appeals court
Higginson, who teaches constitutional law, evidence, and criminal law, began his distinguished legal career at the federal level in 1989. Since 1993, Higginson has served as an Assistant US Attorney in the Eastern District of Louisiana, where he became
Updated: 05/06/2011 01:42P
Dark-tint visors to be banned
He said: “The criminal code already outlaws being in public with your face obscured. “There's very little difference in using a mask or a balaclava and using a full-face tinted visor. “Dark tinted glass on vehicles has the same effect.
Updated: 05/06/2011 01:11P
Stephen Colbert to get honorary degree from Northwestern
The group includes opera singer Jessye Norman, computer science expert Barbar Liskov and death penalty and international criminal law scholar William Schabas. Colbert is a 1986 graduate of Northwestern's School of Communication.
Updated: 05/06/2011 11:52A
<em>Law & Order: Criminal Intent:</em> Could There Be Season Eleven?
Last November, NBC-Universal announced that Law & Order: Criminal Intent wasn't cancelled but would be returning for just an eight episode final season. While the news that the show was coming to an end was disappointing, many were very happy to hear
Updated: 05/06/2011 11:43A
Primary Categories