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Rape is Rape Campaign Update
The FBI's Criminal Justice Information Service is considering modernizing the definition of rape, which currently does not include forced anal sex and/or oral sex, vaginal or anal fisting, rape with an object (even if serious injuries result),
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:01P
Committed to law and order
The Preventing the Trafficking, Abuse and Exploitation of Vulnerable Immigrants Act (former Bill C-56) which would authorize immigration officers to refuse work permits to vulnerable foreign nationals when it is determined that they are at risk of
Updated: 09/29/2011 02:36P
Travellers 'in breach' of the law
He told Mr Justice Ouseley: "At its heart these proceedings seek an order from the court that would enable the residents to stay at Dale Farm in breach of the criminal law." The court was in effect being asked to sanction criminal conduct by granting
Updated: 09/29/2011 01:58P
Locals' criminal protgs irk Naga Council
“It is indeed a matter of great distress for all citizens to know that kidnapping and abduction of school kids and innocent citizens could carry on audaciously inspite of public outcry and the Law at their heels,” the Naga Hoho said.
Updated: 09/29/2011 01:49P
UFC officials, fighters take MMA case to Ottawa
Currently, four provinces still ban mixed martial arts events based on the definition of prize-fighting in the criminal code. Tom Wright, director of operations for UFC Canada, said he's hoping to clarify the law. "[What] we're trying to do is make
Updated: 09/29/2011 01:44P
Ill. Goes After Blagojevich's Law License
"While the judgment of conviction has yet to be entered in respondent's criminal case because the sentencing hearing has not been conducted, due to the egregious breadth of respondent's conduct while governor of this state as concluded by two separate
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:52P
2901 convicted criminal aliens & fugitives arrested throughout U.S. (video)
As part of the Obama administration's ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) yesterday announced the results of a seven-day national "Cross
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:44P
Convicted criminal Rapper T.I. Harris released, remains under supervision
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has given TI Harris numerous opportunities to become drug-free and to operate within the law and his parole requirements. TI Harris' drug test failure last year, after being released on parole for his weapons conviction,
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:44P
Local aliens nabbed in midst of nationwide sweep
TRENTON — Four area “convicted criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators” were among 86 arrested in New Jersey and 2900 nationwide in the seven-day “Cross Check” sweep by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:30P
Criminal charges filed in tree-clearing incident
But keeping people from circumventing Critical Area laws has been a challenge for authorities. Fines, though they have been raised over time, have not been a strong deterrent. "In 2008, the law was changed to authorize criminal prosecutions," said Ren
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:14P
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