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Toobin: Edwards indictment 'meant to embarrass him'
“There's a saying in criminal law called a 'speaking indictment' ... an indictment that really makes the case, that really sort of outlines the evidence and really sticks it to the defendant," Toobin said. "This is clearly a speaking indictment.
Updated: 06/03/2011 12:05P
Pill mill bill is now law
“I am proud to sign this bill which cracks down on the criminal abuse of prescription drugs,” said Scott in a press release. “This legislation will save lives in our state and it marks the beginning of the end of Florida's infamous role as the nation's
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:33A
Scott signs pill mill legislation into law
“I am proud to sign this bill which cracks down on the criminal abuse of prescription drugs,” said Scott in a press release. “This legislation will save lives in our state and it marks the beginning of the end of Florida's infamous role as the nation's
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:22A
Zimbabwe: Muckraker - Let's Have Some Honesty From the CZI
The Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act is one such weapon. But there is a wider issue here. If the country is facing an election, members of parties opposed to Zanu PF must be free to criticise the president who is, after all, a key player in
Updated: 06/03/2011 10:10A
New laws in China regarding “state secrets” and related issues: uncertainties
The Criminal Law of the Peoples Republic of China9 and the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China10 (the “AUCL”) define trade secrets or commercial secrets as "technical information and operational information that are unknown to
Updated: 06/03/2011 09:32A
Nagin's free vacations subject of ethics probe
He says Nagin could also have to fork over cash for the cost of the trips, but won't likely face criminal charges. "Had the government believed he violated the federal criminal law, they would have put him in the Greg Meffert case along with Mark St.
Updated: 06/03/2011 08:16A
Russia files lawsuit against Turkey
Cihan quoted remarks from the spokesman of the Prosecutor General's Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin, who told the Russian Interfax news agency that a lawsuit was filed against the Turkish company under Article 238 Part 1 and Part 2 of the
Updated: 06/03/2011 08:07A
Muckraker: Let's have some honesty from the CZI
The Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act is one such weapon. But there is a wider issue here. If the country is facing an election, members of parties opposed to Zanu PF must be free to criticise the president who is, after all, a key player in
Updated: 06/03/2011 07:19A
Free Speech in Thailand
However, a number of separate civil society requests to amend the relevant section of the country's Criminal Code are underway, with some writers and scholars – the latter known as the Nitirassadorn group – recently proposing amendments to the
Updated: 06/03/2011 07:03A
James Van Der Beek Spends Time Networking with LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT
The episode plot revolves around a lawsuit over a stolen idea, and comes complete with two dead bodies that turn up in the website company's office. Thad Luckinbill (Nikita) will also appear in this episode, along with his real-life identical twin,
Updated: 06/03/2011 06:35A
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