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Clarence Thomas takes hard line on defendants
By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY The conservative justice, who hasn't spoken from the bench in 5 years, takes a hard line on criminal defendants. During his confirmation hearing, Thomas explained that he would identify with defendants: "So I can walk in
Updated: 06/13/2011 10:35P
Law to open youth criminal files
By Danny Robbins AP DALLAS — Texas is close to enacting a law that would provide teachers with detailed information about the criminal histories of their students, opening juvenile files that have always been confidential and are
Updated: 06/13/2011 10:26P
Nepal's Gay Community Faces Recriminalization Under Proposed Laws
"The law and justice ministry, in consultation with judges, has completed the drafts of a new criminal code and a civil code of law, which were submitted in parliament recently after being approved by the council of ministers.
Updated: 06/13/2011 09:06P
Bar Council to give feedback in two weeks
The council and its Criminal Law Committee would study the proposals and make recommendations, he said. “We have views on plea bargaining, admission of foreign evidence and the issue of disclosure of documents. We want to get feedback from our
Updated: 06/13/2011 07:42P
The ICC must better explain its actions
This is necessary for the institution to develop confidence in its capacity to act as a guardian of international criminal law. In recent months, the ICC has intervened directly in the crisis in Libya. There is growing potential for its involvement in
Updated: 06/13/2011 07:10P
Long time UI law professor dies Monday after battle with colon cancer
Baldus over the years taught criminal law, anti-discrimination law, capital punishment and federal criminal law, and he was nationally recognized for his research on the death penalty. He wrote many papers, book chapters and studies “debunking the
Updated: 06/13/2011 06:50P
Should Teachers Have Access to Student Criminal Histories?
by SodaHead News Posted June 13, 2011 22:36:41 (11 minutes ago) Texas is close to enacting a law that would give teachers access to detailed information about the criminal histories of their students. Is this a good way to protect teachers from student
Updated: 06/13/2011 06:48P
The Legal Story Behind Why Johannes Mehserle Was Released From Jail
Also, Simon said, California has a gun enhancement law that could have added five or more years to Mehserle's sentence because he killed Grant with a gun, but the judge chose not to apply it. “His case exemplifies how arbitrary criminal law can be,”
Updated: 06/13/2011 06:47P
Texas Teachers May Get Student Criminal Histories 6/13/11
AP DALLAS (AP) - Texas is close to enacting a law that would provide teachers with more detailed information about the criminal histories of students in their classrooms. Texas already provides some background information about students but the new law
Updated: 06/13/2011 06:26P
Bill to allow juveniles convicting of 'sexting' to enter educational program
The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project reported in 2009 that 4 percent of juveniles ages 12 to 17 who own cell phones have sent nude or nearly nude images or videos of themselves, while 15 percent in that group have received such
Updated: 06/13/2011 06:20P
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