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Leading Moroccan newspaper editor convicted of disrespecting judiciary, gets
The trial and verdict of Rachid Nini, the executive editor of Al-Massae newspaper, outraged Moroccan journalists because it was conducted under the criminal code rather than the media law and is being viewed as an attack on freedom of expression.
Updated: 06/09/2011 01:35P
CAT boss defends
The video was posted months after a bidder filed a complaint at the Criminal Court. In the complaint dated February 21, SACT Co named nine people for alleged violation of the Criminal Code and the law governing state agencies' employees.
Updated: 06/09/2011 01:33P
US prosecutes more persons with HIV than any other country, study finds
Hanssens says that any law focused on someone's disease or disability is completely uncalled for, there is no need for a separate criminal law for HIV and that all available research has demonstrated that there does not appear to be any connection
Updated: 06/09/2011 01:25P
Moves to end homosexual murder defence
The petition comes after Attorney General Paul Lucas wrote for brisbanetimes.com.au in April that the passing of the Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 had closed loopholes around the partial defence of provocation.
Updated: 06/09/2011 01:01P
Barbour appoints new state public defender
“Leslie Lee has extensive criminal law experience in our state and understands the importance of this office in the legal system,” Barbour said in a news release. “She is an excellent choice to lead this consolidated agency.
Updated: 06/09/2011 12:52P
Career Criminal Act Is Too Vague, Scalia Says
(CN) - In a scorching dissent from the Supreme Court on Thursday, Justice Antonin Scalia scolded his colleagues for wasting the court's time in refining the the so-called residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act. The
Updated: 06/09/2011 12:24P
SEC's Khuzami to Defense Bar: 'Sharp Practices' Diminish Credibility, Damage
The speech, which was delivered on June 1 to the Criminal Law Group of the UJA-Federation of New York, is now available on the SEC's website, and it is, indeed, quite interesting. Khuzami said he has been thinking about numerous episodes of
Updated: 06/09/2011 12:14P
Scalia dissent in Sykes v. United States
In the field of criminal law, at least, it is time to call a halt. I do not think it would be a radical step--indeed, I think it would be highly responsible--to limit ACCA to the named violent crimes. Congress can quickly add what it wishes.
Updated: 06/09/2011 12:11P
Scalia Blasts 'Tutti-Frutti' Majority, Says Career Criminal Law Is Too Fuzzy
He argued that the Armed Career Criminal Act is so indefinite that it should be declared void for vagueness. The case is the court's fourth attempt since 2007 to define "violent felonies” under the law, Scalia wrote. “We try to include an ACCA
Updated: 06/09/2011 12:04P
European Parliament passes resolution on Tymoshenko case
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution criticizing the Ukrainian authorities' use of criminal law as a tool to achieve political aims. The resolution was supported by the majority of parliamentarians at a plenary meeting of the European
Updated: 06/09/2011 12:00P
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