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Gambler 'gone wild' in Las Vegas
Unpaid casino markers are treated in Nevada like bad checks under a state law that allows prosecutors to file criminal charges and collect a percentage of any settlement. "The presumption of fraud does not apply," Clark County District Court Judge
Updated: 09/14/2011 11:38P
European protection order to be adopted by ministers
Justice ministers from the European Union's member states will adopt new legislation next week to create a European protection order for victims of domestic violence, bringing to an end an inter-institutional quarrel that has lasted more than a year.
Updated: 09/14/2011 11:31P
DNA law change comes into force in December
Justice Minister Simon Power today announced that the final stage of DNA expansion, under the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Act 2009, will take effect from 5 December. The expansion of DNA has been in two stages to ensure Police
Updated: 09/14/2011 11:24P
Ethan Hawke And Vincent D'Onofrio Team Up For Cop Drama On NBC
According to Deadline the show was conceived by Chris Brancato – the writer and producer is well known to D'Onofrio since they worked together on the final season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. D'Onofrio and Hawke are buddies who have worked together
Updated: 09/14/2011 11:18P
Senate seeks suspension of Juvenile Justice Law implementation
in traffic along EDSA. The minors are reportedly members of a criminal youth gang known as “Batang Hamog.” ”Under the old law, if the suspect is 15 years old, he can be arrested and suspend the sentence until he or she reaches 18 years of age.
Updated: 09/14/2011 11:09P
UK Supreme Court powers 'must be cut for Scots cases'
His report also calls for a certification system which human rights experts have warned could lead to failures to rectify serious miscarriages of justice. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said: “I believe that our High Court of Justiciary should have
Updated: 09/14/2011 10:13P
AMSC Filing Criminal And Civil Complaints Against Sinovel
By Business Wire 09/14/11 - 08:00 PM EDT American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, today announced that it is taking a series of legal actions against Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. (Sinovel).
Updated: 09/14/2011 08:06P
NEPAL: Plan to withdraw criminal cases against rule of law
Indeed, since the end of the conflict in particular, governments have repeatedly withdrawn cases pertaining to that era, including criminal cases, causing long-term damages to the country's rule of law and criminal justice system and eroding public
Updated: 09/14/2011 07:58P
'Girls Gone Wild' founder wins gambling debt case
LAS VEGAS -- A Nevada judge has thrown out a criminal indictment alleging that "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis didn't pay a $2.5 million gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino. Clark County District Court Judge Linda Marie
Updated: 09/14/2011 07:57P
Should Faking a Name on Facebook Be a Felony?
Prosecutors claimed that using the company's computers for other reasons exceeded authorized access. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently agreed. The law even goes beyond criminal law. It allows civil suits filed by private parties.
Updated: 09/14/2011 07:40P
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