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Perry signs student criminal disclosure law
Rick Perry has signed into law a measure that will give the state's teachers more access to criminal information about their students. The law will require written notification of student arrests as well as details about parolees from the juvenile
Updated: 06/20/2011 04:11P
JUDGE, TALENT SCOUT MORA HAS "TENDENCY" TO COMMIT CRIMES
(AGI) Milan - A judge in Milan said Lele Mora has a "remarkable tendency to violate the criminal law". In a passage of the remand order against the showbiz talent scout, the investigating judge pointed out that Mora has a criminal record of 5
Updated: 06/20/2011 03:57P
Time for last-minute checks as new bribery regime approaches
Although anti-bribery and corruption laws are nothing new, the act signals a significant reform of the criminal law which will enable the courts and prosecutors to respond more effectively to bribery offences, whether committed in the United Kingdom or
Updated: 06/20/2011 03:38P
Catching Rajaratnam was very hard work
Bharara seemed equally frustrated by his inability to clear the high bars set up by criminal law and by his critics' inability to understand why they exist. At times, he got caught in a defensive flurry: “People who did bad things, whether it's
Updated: 06/20/2011 03:21P
Arrest the Tsvangirai: Moyo
The unemployed Political Scientist, Professor Jonathan Moyo says what Mr Tsvangirai and Minister Timba have done by calling Mugabe a liar is in violation of the Criminal Code section 33, which prohibits undermining the authority of the President or
Updated: 06/20/2011 03:07P
Check Out Patti Smith's Cameo on Law & Order
Patti Smith has already proven her talents at music and writing. Last night, however, the Godmother of Punk demonstrated her acting skills on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The episode, “Icarus,” had Smith playing Columbia University mythology professor
Updated: 06/20/2011 02:09P
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" Spoofs Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark (Video)
On the June 19 episode of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” the show featured Tony Award winner Cynthia Nixon (Rabbit Hole) as Amanda Reese, a character based on initial Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark director/co-bookwriter/co-creator Julie Taymor.
Updated: 06/20/2011 01:34P
Ukraine - President: The Parliament should adopt new Criminal Procedure Code
President Viktor Yanukovych is satisfied with a new draft Criminal Procedure Code prepared by the Working Group on Criminal Justice Reform. "It is necessary to complete the work as soon as possible. I believe that the draft Code should be considered
Updated: 06/20/2011 01:04P
Ukraine - President: Any crime investigators' arbitrariness must be punished
In President Yanukovych's view, certain changes must also be made to the Criminal Code of Ukraine in order to better guarantee trial fairness. "Arbitrariness of persons having power during investigation of crimes that results in suffering of those
Updated: 06/20/2011 01:04P
Patti Smith Was On 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' Last Night, And She Looked Crazy
Patti Smith was on Law & Order: Criminal Intent last night, starring alongside Vincent D'Onofrio as his "old friend who teaches mythology at Columbia" who then sort of creepily talks mythology with him in an office. That screenshot up there is
Updated: 06/20/2011 12:57P
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