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ABC Buys Jailhouse Lawyer Comedy 'Turner Loose'
He can find a legal loophole for every inmate but himself, until he discovers his own way out and a chance at redemption working for the female prosecutor who locked him up. Barry Schindel (Law & Order, Castle, Criminal Minds) is set to write and
Updated: 09/29/2011 04:06P
Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C. | Martinez v. Ryan argument preview: Direct vs
If the Court applies a similar methodology in Martinez, then the same result would seem to follow: Under Arizona law, the trial court entertaining the defendant's petition for collateral post-conviction review “looks to the merits of the claims made in
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:57P
A guilty society
For centuries, a bedrock principle of criminal law has held that people must know they are doing something wrong before they can be found guilty. The concept is known as mens rea, Latin for a “guilty mind.” This legal protection is now being eroded as
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:51P
An underfunded court system weakens the economy as well as access to justice
At the state and federal level: Stop passing so many criminal laws and stop mandatory sentencing schemes and the stupid and constant "get tough on crime" and "war on drugs" laws making everything a crime. The legislative branch has only itself to blame
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:39P
Burr & Forman LLP | Burr Alert: H.B. 56, Alabama's Immigration Statute
Sections 11(f) and (g), which criminalize the act of stopping a vehicle to solicit workers for a job and the act of accepting the ride (insofar as these acts impede the flow of traffic). ? Section 13, which makes it a criminal offense to: conceal,
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:38P
Group looks to give animal law a bit more bite
Currently, animal law falls under the property regime area, with a little under criminal law. While some laws are designed to protect animals in Canada, there remains room to evolve. “Part of the problem in Canada is that, traditionally, there has been
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:32P
'The X Factor' takes another hit, but it still helped Fox win Wednesday's best
A new episode of Survivor had 10.5 million viewers, while episodes of Criminal Minds and CSI had 12.6 million and 11.6 million viewers respectively, according to The Hollywood Reporter. ABC had a good night with sitcoms, pulling in 9.3 million viewers
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:30P
'Happy Endings', 'Suburgatory' make strong starts for ABC
NBC's 8pm duo of Up All Night and Free Agents amused 5.3m (2.1) and 3.1m (1.0), then Harry's Law (9pm) and Law & Order: SVU (10pm) took 7.4m (1.2) and 7.1m (2.0). Elsewhere, Survivor: South Pacific (8pm), Criminal Minds (9pm) and CSI (10pm) pulled in
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:30P
Obama, Arizona sheriff Arpaio clash over immigration
In a roundtable on Hispanic issues Wednesday, Obama said his Justice Department challenged the Arizona immigration law backed by Arpaio because "we thought that there was a great danger that naturalized citizens -- individuals with Latino surnames
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:14P
Law enforcement officials await guidance from AG
If those immigrants have a criminal background, INS typically picks them up within two days after they've been processed through the local system. As for those undocumented immigrants who don't have a criminal background? Potter said INS usually hasn't
Updated: 09/29/2011 03:06P
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