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More U.S. doctors facing charges over drug abuse
Fatal overdoses from prescription painkillers more than tripled to 13800 in the United States in 1999 through 2006, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Consequently, more doctors are finding themselves in the sights of
Updated: 09/14/2011 10:31A
More US doctors facing charges over drug abuse
The trend is, in part, due to an expansion in white-collar criminal law and drug control laws to include unintentional violations by doctors, said Diane Hoffmann, a law professor at the University of Maryland School of Law. Many recent cases have been
Updated: 09/14/2011 10:19A
Patent Bar Exam Craziness, Do You Know How Long a Month is?
To pass the multi-state bar examination you need to learn what the criminal law was over 100 years ago, which is just crazy. How does that determine whether a law school graduate is fit to be an attorney? John White at PLI Headquarters in NY City on
Updated: 09/14/2011 09:30A
Drunk driving drops in China after law amended
BEIJING - The number of drunk driving cases in China have plummeted since May 1, when an amended law criminalizing drunk driving was enforced. During the first four months after the Criminal Law Amendment VIII was enforced, traffic police handled a
Updated: 09/14/2011 08:17A
Cases of drunk driving drop in China after law amended
14 (Xinhua) -- The number of drunk driving cases in China have plummeted since May 1, when an amended law criminalizing drunk driving was enforced. During the first four months after the Criminal Law Amendment VIII was enforced, traffic police handled
Updated: 09/14/2011 07:38A
Cases of Drunk Driving Drop in China
The number of drunk driving cases in China have plummeted since May 1, when an amended law criminalizing drunk driving was enforced. During the first four months after the Criminal Law Amendment VIII was enforced, traffic police handled a total of
Updated: 09/14/2011 07:33A
Congo-Kinshasa: Specialised Court for Serious Human Rights Abuses
DRC Minister of Justice and Human Rights Emmanuel Luzolo Bambi Lessa told IPS that "the involvement of foreign magistrates will contribute to strengthening the capacities of Congolese investigators not yet accustomed to dealing with this type of crime"
Updated: 09/14/2011 05:54A
NEPAL: Plan to withdraw criminal cases is a serious blow to the rule of law
On September 2010, the Supreme Court found that commitments to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission did not supersede the criminal justice system authority to judge this case and upheld the life sentence. Nevertheless, Dhungel remained a member of
Updated: 09/14/2011 05:42A
Airport detainee says she was a victim of racial profiling
But legality has little to do with reality, said Bob Rigg, a Drake professor of criminal law. “The reality is that there is a profile out there,” Rigg said. “The 9/11 terrorists looked a certain way and were of certain descent.
Updated: 09/14/2011 05:37A
Church of Scientology faces criminal charges for underpaying workers
The ombudsman's draft report found that practices described by the church's Australian members may be in breach of criminal laws. "The Fair Work ombudsman will refer the witnesses' allegations to the relevant authority for further investigation," the
Updated: 09/14/2011 05:08A
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