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Could International Criminal Court case work in Vatican's favor?
Most international-law experts agree that sex-abuse victims will fail in their effort to bring charges against the Vatican at the International Criminal Court. But John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter has an unusual perspective on the story.
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:48P
DHHR official charged with DUI
Metro 911 dispatchers said the driver, identified later as Law, was intoxicated and attempting to leave the scene, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. Charleston Police Officer BA Lightner said he saw Law's
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:39P
Marijuana DNA database can track pot's origins
There is a new tool in the ongoing war on drugs and it comes from a forensic scientist at the University of New Haven. Heather Miller Coyle, an associate professor in the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:34P
Not Above the Law: Revoking Massey Energy's Charter
To do that takes the protection of a corporate charter and a legal and regulatory system that has succumbed to concentrated money and power. On Friday, two public interest groups asked the attorney general of Delaware to revoke the charter of Massey
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:15P
Luis Moreno-Ocampo
Bagging Gaddafi quickly would make for a coup in the court of global public opinion, which Moreno-Ocampo has played to assiduously since his appointment as the court's first chief prosecutor in 2003. The trial of a high-profile tyrant would press home
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:10P
Keshya Williams: Husband required by law to support his children
Generally, legal aid and services offices do not handle serious criminal matters. If your friend is seeking help with a criminal issue, she will need to contact her local law enforcement department. In addition to getting legal help, since your friend
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:04P
Thumb law enforcement to benefit from $7 million grant
That funding comes through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Program and the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program. The Thumb Narcotics Unit (TNU) was awarded $77004 Byrne JAG funds for
Updated: 09/23/2011 04:46P
Realty sector may see tougher laws
cities considered to be highest wealth generators -- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Lucknow -- and will deal with criminal matters having any financial implication punishable as an offence under any direct tax law.
Updated: 09/23/2011 04:39P
Lawsuit of the Day: This Law Clerk Needs Thicker Skin
But should it spawn a civil lawsuit, as well as possible criminal charges? Absolutely not. And wait until you hear what the clerk is claiming in damages…. Britt T. Long filed the civil lawsuit in Fergus County District Court on Sept.
Updated: 09/23/2011 04:31P
CIC says 12 laws do not conform to Constitution
in the Elections Act, Political Parties Act, The independent offices (appointment) Act, Commission for Revenue Allocation Act, Anticorruption Act and KNCHR Act. Others include Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, National Police Service Act,
Updated: 09/23/2011 04:31P
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