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House Republicans introduce bill requiring expedited removal of illegal aliens
said it is partly a response to that policy decision, which he called a "blatant disregard for the law" because it would selectively enforce US immigration laws. "Laws are meant to be followed and not ignored for convenience or political advantage,"
Updated: 09/16/2011 12:26P
Malaysia to repeal law used to stifle dissent
Prime Minister Najib Razak plans to repeal the Internal Security Act, which allows the authorities to detain people indefinitely without charge or trial. Malaysia's decision to scrap a preventive detention law often used by the government to stifle
Updated: 09/16/2011 12:06P
A Final Round in the Margulies-Heller Exchange re Al-Bahlul
Peter's move from facts to law is encouraging, but his argument is no more convincing. We need to stick to the actual charges against al-Bahlul and the actual charge of criminal membership prosecuted at Nuremberg. Discussion of hypothetical scenarios
Updated: 09/16/2011 11:58A
Alabama Supreme Court gives legal recognition to the unborn child
It correlates that if the state protects the unborn child under criminal law, then it should also protect the unborn child under civil law. The court cites previous court decisions showing the connection between Alabama's fetal homicide law and its
Updated: 09/16/2011 11:29A
[TV] Ethan Hawke And Vincent D'Onofrio To Star In New Crime Drama
The title refers to a cop term for homicide detectives who become a danger to themselves and are put under psychiatric care after dealing with brutal crimes. This will be D'Onofrio's return to NBC after Law & Order: Criminal Intent was moved to the USA
Updated: 09/16/2011 11:29A
Could Lying on Facebook and Checking Out NSFW Stuff at Work Land You Jail Time?
Judge Wu acknowledged that the government conceded that its only basis for claiming that Drew had intentionally accessed MySpace's computers without authorization was the creation of the false “Josh Evans” alias in violation of the MySpace Terms of
Updated: 09/16/2011 11:22A
No, Faking Your Name On Facebook Will Not Be A Felony
If you have story ideas or tips, e-mail me at khill@forbes.com. I've hung out in quite a few newsrooms over the last few years. Most recently, I was an editor at Above the Law, a legal blog, relying on the legal knowledge gained from two years working
Updated: 09/16/2011 10:54A
Panel calls for review of laws on criticism of Thai monarchy
The commission accused "involved parties" of "violation of criminal law" and said using criminal prosecution to solve the country's political problems "is not suitable". It urged delays to political prosecutions by "not bringing the cases to court" and
Updated: 09/16/2011 10:29A
Dynamic duo lay down law
actually a serious question because Littlemore, like Mortimer, has based this novel on his own sharp observations of lawyers and judges over many years of practice as a silk at the bar in Sydney, largely in the two fields of criminal and media law.
Updated: 09/16/2011 10:06A
Dirty rats or smooth criminals?
The Law & Order franchises provide good examples of the cop-show criminal - the scum of the earth. The loveable criminal is a different beast. He is Robin Hood or Ned Kelly, the crook with a heart of gold who may break the law every now and then but is
Updated: 09/16/2011 10:03A
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