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China to resolve food safety issues with penalties as harsh as death and life
Personnel who are in charge of the firms will be banned from food industry for five years and those whose practices qualify a crime will be strictly dealt with in accordance with the criminal law, he said. He added that personnel whose criminal
Updated: 06/09/2011 10:49P
Supreme Court continues to define what constitutes a 'violent felony'
For the fourth time in as many years, the Supreme Court on Thursday considered exactly what kind of violent crimes call for the mandatory prison terms Congress provided in the Armed Career Criminal Act. Get used to it, Justice Antonin
Updated: 06/09/2011 08:38P
Facebook sex ratings spread on web
Mr Black said while the law lagged behind advances in communication technology, the precedent established by the Defence Force Academy Skype sex scandal meant concerned parties could have broken section 474.17 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code.
Updated: 06/09/2011 07:51P
Lawyer, volunteer honored by alma mater
The following year, Jacobs became lead staff attorney for California Educational, Financial and Legal Centers Inc., a non-profit organization practicing immigration and criminal law. In 2002 he founded and became a senior partner of Jacobs & Vega PLC,
Updated: 06/09/2011 07:05P
Using a car to flee police can count as 'violent felony,' Supreme Court rules
In the field of criminal law, at least, it is time to call a halt," Scalia wrote. He has consistently objected to criminal laws that do not clearly spell out the crime. Justices Elena Kagan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissented separately.
Updated: 06/09/2011 06:03P
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Fire Sale; Ruschmeyer's Cute Tote
From 8am to noon tomorrow, the canceled Law & Order: Criminal Intent will be cleaning house with a massive set sale. All you have to do is bring a box and fill it with whatever you want for just $5. A tipster tells us to look out for mint condition
Updated: 06/09/2011 05:43P
Immigration scams
Assistant US Attorney General Tony West, who heads the Justice Department's civil division, said the effort was primarily targeting people who identify themselves as "notarios" or "notarios publicos" Spanish terms that often refer to lawyers in Latin
Updated: 06/09/2011 05:27P
Government targets immigration legal aid scams, warns to watch for fake legal
Federal officials have a warning for immigrants considering too-good-to-true legal aid: The wrong help can hurt. Alejandro Mayorkas, director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Updated: 06/09/2011 05:22P
White-Collar Crime Punishment Softened
President Dmitry Medvedev announced at a meeting with Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov earlier this week that he had submitted the amendments to the State Duma. In the justice minister's opinion, the changes are not a liberalization but an effort
Updated: 06/09/2011 04:18P
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Lesser
Where a defendant in a felony animal abuse case sought post-conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, any adverse trial consequences of incriminating statements by witnesses to questions from the defendant's
Updated: 06/09/2011 04:09P
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