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Norway police were "fantastic" - justice minister
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's justice minister on Tuesday hailed "fantastic" police work after Anders Behring Breivik killed at least 76 people, setting aside criticisms that police had reacted too slowly to a shooting massacre. Although Breivik has spoken
Updated: 07/26/2011 05:37A
Breathalyzer tests: Facts on the devices and your rights
Approved Screening Devices (ASDs) are listed in the Criminal Code of Canada and are approved for use by police across the country. They are proven to be highly accurate and provide drivers with a significant allowance for error.
Updated: 07/26/2011 04:18A
Trial and Appellate Attorney Forms South Florida Law Firm
She earned her law degree from Loyola University, New Orleans, and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Political Science from Florida State University. Eng is author of Florida Criminal Appeals Attorney Law at http://appealattorneylaw.com and
Updated: 07/26/2011 03:22A
Around the County
They used to have to travel to downtown Everett. Now, those services are offered at the Snohomish County sheriff's east precinct at 515 Main St. in Sultan. The sheriff's office wanted to make those services more accessible to people in east county,
Updated: 07/26/2011 03:05A
Prison for unauthorized use of “Smokey Bear” image
“Most people think criminal law is for bad people,” says Timothy Lynch of Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. People don't realize “they're one misstep away from the nightmare of a federal indictment.”
Updated: 07/26/2011 01:20A
Taking the Profit from Corruption
Our penal code also criminalises both fraud and breach of trust by public officials, and our less than perfect Anti-Corruption Law also makes certain corrupt acts criminal offenses. Criminal law does not define the limits of what is already available
Updated: 07/26/2011 01:07A
SLED chief OKs grand jury investigation of Lt. Gov. Ard
Ken Ard after an ethics investigation showed he used campaign cash for personal shopping sprees. State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel signed a petition calling for the grand jury to decide whether a criminal indictment is warranted,
Updated: 07/26/2011 12:08A
Tajikistan (MNN) ? Parliament in Tajikistan adopted two new laws Thursday July
Specifically, the two measures adopted are the Parental Responsibility Law and the Criminal Code amendments. These would affect many religious organizations, including churches in Tajikistan supported by Slavic Gospel Association.
Updated: 07/26/2011 12:05A
Sloan: Congress Must Specify Criminal Law Details
The judicial opinions of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia can be divisive. His writing's substance and style often thrill the right and enrage the left. Yet his vigorous dissent from a recent sentencing decision, Sykes v.
Updated: 07/26/2011 12:04A
No Longer the Perfect Victim? Nafissatou Diallo Defends Herself
“The DA probably doesn't have any less reason to think that he committed the attack,” says Holly Maguigan, a criminal law professor at NYU Law School. “What they have now is a trial strategy problem. This incident could have happened just as they
Updated: 07/26/2011 12:03A
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