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Tedisco praises the recent signing of law to increase criminal penalties
On August 2, Tedisco wrote to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo urging him to sign the bill into State law after news reports suggested evidence of an organized criminal infrastructure in the animal fighting industry. Gov. Cuomo responded positively to
Updated: 08/06/2011 11:30A
Juveniles' constitutional rights alarmingly are being violated
Actually, we are one of only two UN-recognized nations in the world that perpetuates this disfigurement of justice. As of November 2009, 194 countries ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (defining a child "as any human being under the
Updated: 08/06/2011 06:34A
Kazakhstan: Criminal Trial of Labor Lawyer
She was also charged with organizing illegal gatherings under article 334-2 of Kazakhstan's criminal code. "Kazakh authorities shouldn't misuse the criminal law to quash labor union activity," said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at
Updated: 08/06/2011 04:50A
Belarus: Leading Rights Defender Detained
Police confiscated materials related to Belyatsky's work, as well as his and his son's computers. Police then briefly took Belyatsky to Viasna's office, then to the Department of Financial Investigations for questioning. They took his wife and son to
Updated: 08/05/2011 06:13P
Overcriminalization Victimizes Animal-Loving 11-Year-Old and Her Mother
Children can learn important lessons by caring for animals. The Josephson Institute of Ethics provides an animal-care curriculum that teaches children the virtues of empathy and respect. But there is no readily available curriculum to teach America's
Updated: 08/05/2011 05:26P
Prosecutors Behaving Badly Seldom Get Sanctioned
I readily admit that I am not a criminal law maven. During my seven-plus years in the disciplinary system, I had very few discipline cases involving state's attorneys. Thus, I was more than a bit surprised last year when I was sitting in the state
Updated: 08/05/2011 04:36P
Silva gains one from Abagli & Zaliasnik
Grunewaldt's practice focuses on IP law and economic criminal law with respect to trade marks, invention patents, copyright, advertising rights, unfair competition and related criminal litigation. Grunewaldt also served in the Public Prosecutor's
Updated: 08/05/2011 04:20P
Swan points to Tata, Datacom drafts, denies conspiracy
"Omission or changes" in government policies could not fall under the realm of criminal law and moreover, CBI could not form its opinion in "hindsight" to say that Swan Telecom was an ineligible firm which conspired to cause loss to the state,
Updated: 08/05/2011 04:06P
Primus named DA
Primus began his legal career in Salem, opening a private practice dealing with civil and criminal law, before taking a Deputy District Attorney position for Umatilla County. He is a graduate from Western Oregon University, and also earned a Doctorate
Updated: 08/05/2011 02:15P
Obama US Attorney Nominee David Barlow Is Tea Party Senator's General Counsel
But what is known about Barlow is that he has no significant criminal law experience -- he was a corporate lawyer practicing pharmaceutical defense, toxic tort and product liability law before starting to work for Lee in January -- and he's a
Updated: 08/05/2011 01:36P
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