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Sacramento Criminal Lawyer Mike Wise Launches New Website Page Explaining Why
The Sacramento law firm of Wise Law Group takes on criminal cases defending medical cannabis dispensaries charged with illegally distributing marijuana. The firm's new website page explains why California law explicitly grants patients suffering from
Updated: 06/15/2011 03:25A
Kaczynski should stand trial, says politician suicide committee report
Kaczynski and Ziobro of the Law and Justice party "used criminal law in the pursuit of the exclusion of large groups of citizens, created a system of exclusion [from public life] of individuals assigned to certain groups, particularly in relation to
Updated: 06/15/2011 03:06A
Alleged child rapist fails to get off on technicality
A report on the News24 site notes that the man had argued in lower courts that he could not be prosecuted because Section 69 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act had only come into force on 16 December 2007 - more
Updated: 06/15/2011 02:46A
Sex at the Supreme Court
Women's groups to argue the Charter does not guarantee men a right to the prostitution of women. A pan-Canadian coalition of equality-seeking women's groups will appear on June 16, 2011, before the Ontario Court of appeal, in the case between Terri
Updated: 06/15/2011 02:22A
Assault charges withdrawn against Taber man
On the question of Singleton's responsibility for his actions, Carle would admit culpability on his behalf only through a narrow interpretation of the specific related provisions of the Criminal Code. "Absolutely - it's a responsibility with respect to
Updated: 06/15/2011 01:25A
Downers Grove Police chief gets top certification
The review allowed the association to evaluate Porter's capabilities in criminal law, general practices, business practices, civil law and human relations management. Upon passing the application, Porter had to complete a 4-hour written, non practiced
Updated: 06/15/2011 12:18A
New faces at the Worthington Police Department
“It covers statutes, criminal law, criminal procedure — that kind of thing.” Riley, who grew up in Round Lake, attended Minnesota West Community and Technical College's law enforcement program. He worked part-time in the Nobles County Jail for three
Updated: 06/14/2011 10:50P
Charges dropped against Taber home owner
Property owners across Canada scored a moral victory in a southern Alberta courtroom as charges were withdrawn against a man who was defending his home during an invasion. Joe Singleton, from Taber, seriously injured a fleeing home invader with the
Updated: 06/14/2011 07:49P
Lawyers fiddle while prostitution laws burn
It is true that some women sex workers and some feminists agree with the morally conservative groups supporting the government, who claim — in an echo of the ill-fated “Just say no to drugs” campaign — that whatever the consequences, the criminal law
Updated: 06/14/2011 07:42P
The war on drugs: 40 years of collateral damage
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai'i Foundation (ACLU) marks the 40th anniversary of the government's “War on Drugs” by joining the Hawaii Drug Policy Forum and others at two public events this weekend.
Updated: 06/14/2011 07:26P
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