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Brown signs sex offender crime bills
Fletcher, a Republican, carried Assembly Bill 813 designed to provide immunity for certified professionals who provide management programs or do risk assessments of sex offenders if new criminal acts are committed. The legislation also would make some
Updated: 09/29/2011 05:25P
USDOJ: NinjaVideo Founder Pleads Guilty in Virginia to Criminal Copyright
The IP Task Force seeks to strengthen intellectual property rights protection through heightened criminal and civil enforcement, greater coordination among federal, state and local law enforcement partners, and increased focus on international
Updated: 09/29/2011 05:12P
Ratings: 'Modern Family' Tops 'X Factor' As Fox Wins Night; 'Suburgatory' Strong
At 9, "Criminal Minds" had a 3.6/9 and 12.6 million. "CSI" at 10 had a 3.0/8 and 11.6 million. NBC, meanwhile, is having mixed success in its attempts to establish a Wednesday night comedy block. "Up All Night" at 8 was flat with last week,
Updated: 09/29/2011 05:09P
Criminal – Felon in possession – ACCA
All of the circuits to face the issue post Heller have rejected blanket challenges to felon in possession laws. Although the Court may have qualified this approval by describing such longstanding bans as 'presumptively lawful,' Heller,
Updated: 09/29/2011 05:05P
Probe: Clerk likely broke law in election
a Republican legislator, was trying to stack the election for her former boss. The board launched a review, but Kloppenburg's campaign demanded an independent investigation. The board hired Verhoff, now a criminal defense attorney, to run the probe.
Updated: 09/29/2011 05:04P
What Ottawa's new copyright laws will mean for Canadians
The Harper government reintroduced its copyright bill in the House of Commons Thursday indicating it hopes to enshrine it into law by Christmas. Bill C-32, the Copyright Modernization Act,
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:50P
ABC collars Barry Schindel legal drama
Schindel has a long line of TV credits, particularly in the legal arena, including "Law and Order" and "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior." With ABC, he most recently was an exec producer on "Castle."
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:36P
Watchdog group calls for suspension of Blagojevich's law license
The group, whose stated mission “is to promote and protect the integrity of the legal profession,” filed court papers asking for Blagejovich to surrender his law license until all the criminal cases pending against him are settled.
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:32P
The trials of Joe Groia
He is, after all, Bay Street's most sought-after securities lawyer, the go-to guy whenever a CEO or corporate executive is accused of white-collar crime. Renowned for his scrappiness and bottomless knowledge of securities law,
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:27P
Hundreds held in police raids
recently arrested 1317 violators of the Labour Law, the Residency Law and illegal immigrants. The Muscat Governorate Police Command, acted in co-ordination with the Special Task Force Police and the Directorate General of Criminal Investigation.
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:11P
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