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Rohan Joshi: The guys who made Mumbai's new drinking law must have been drunk
Or Google the art of home-brewing. 1. Maharashtra now has one of the highest drinking-ages in the world. Elsewhere the average legal drinking age is between 18 and 21. 2. With this law, the Maharashtra government has done what most people thought was
Updated: 06/13/2011 06:13P
State, City Leaders Want To Fill Gun Show 'Loophole'
COLUMBUS, Ohio — State and city leaders are backing proposed legislation that they say closes a loophole in Ohio law that lets people purchase weapons at gun shows without undergoing background and criminal checks. The bill was introduced on Monday by
Updated: 06/13/2011 06:11P
Michigan DUI Defense Attorney: 'Super Drunk Driving' Law Can Help Motorists
A seven-month-old law aimed at drivers with alcohol levels more than double the limit can actually allow more people to receive rehabilitation, according to Bloomfield Hills criminal defense lawyer Paul J. Tafelski. This so-called 'super drunk driving'
Updated: 06/13/2011 05:57P
Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Five Illegal Aliens with Dangerous
Report suspicious activity by calling toll free 1-877-872-7435. All calls will be answered and will remain anonymous. US Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with management,
Updated: 06/13/2011 05:55P
High Court Weighs In On Citizenship Rules, Copyrights
Washington (CNN) -- A Mexican-born man who contested a federal law on citizenship that treats men and women differently, has lost his appeal at the Supreme Court. The justices split 4-4 on Monday to uphold the criminal conviction of Ruben Flores-Villar
Updated: 06/13/2011 05:48P
Elizabeth May says she won't speed passage of Tory mega-trial legislation
"Fundamentally changing the Criminal Code to undermine some of what I regard as fundamental principles of justice over centuries would in my view require more hearings," May said. Nicholson's urgency to get the bill through stems from a case in which
Updated: 06/13/2011 05:30P
Repeal of background-check law raises fears about security at Florida seaports
Florida's security law required criminal background checks for port entry and access to restricted areas. Ports had to meet specific security requirements and pass snap inspections by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Updated: 06/13/2011 05:27P
Law and Order Gary
A Glen Park woman arrested Saturday sobbed as the judge read her criminal charges and told her she'd need $1000 to get out of jail. “This is a serious incident,” Gary City Court Judge Pro Tem Itsia Rivera told Kenyatta Winston, 29, of 4435 Kentucky St.
Updated: 06/13/2011 05:24P
New draft law to combat fake drugs issued
The workshop was attended by officials of the Ministry of Interior represented by the Laboratory Criminal Code and agents of international pharmaceutical companies representatives from the private sector. Safety officials from the global pharmaceutical
Updated: 06/13/2011 05:12P
For Canadian women, consent is an ongoing obligation
In his article on June 6th (Behaviour of Men and Women…) Mr. Mulgrew criticized the Supreme Court's ruling in R. v. JA for upholding a sexual assault charge against a man who performed sexual acts on his unconscious partner. He asserted that because
Updated: 06/13/2011 04:57P
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