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Political violence in Sierra Leone : President Koroma gets tough
According to reports , a statement from the President announced on Citizen's Radio stated that nobody is above the law and he assured the nation that he will notify the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ( ICC) to be watching Sierra Leone
Updated: 10/02/2011 12:25A
Health care law looms
Presidents of both parties have directed the State Department to ignore the law, saying it wrongly interferes with the president's powers. Just over a third of the 48 cases the court has so far agreed to hear are of interest to the business sector,
Updated: 10/02/2011 12:16A
Malaysia security law reforms
Najib said late Friday that he would table motions in Parliament next week to scrap two laws which restrict criminal suspects' movements and allow for them to be exiled.“Whatever we can speed up, we speed up,” Najib was quoted as saying by the national
Updated: 10/02/2011 12:14A
Justice is not blind to the colour of a man's collar
Honest citizens had to make up the difference in taxes. Honest businesses were put at a disadvantage, and we'll never know how many were driven to the wall, while criminals built dynasties that still survive. Even among those in the governing classes
Updated: 10/01/2011 11:59P
Supreme Court Turns to Criminal, Freedom Cases
Such evidence, as the New Jersey Supreme Court found in a major decision in August, is often unreliable and has been the cause of many wrongful convictions. The justices will consider whether trial courts must be particularly wary of allowing such
Updated: 10/01/2011 11:20P
Sanford Officer Accused of Taking Bribery
According to the Sanford Police Department, Officer Joseph Wiggins allegedly took cash during a traffic stop, instead of issuing a ticket. Chief Bill Lee asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to start a criminal investigation.
Updated: 10/01/2011 11:18P
The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. (AP Photo
Presidents of both parties have directed the State Department to ignore the law, saying it wrongly interferes with the president's powers. Just over a third of the 48 cases the court has so far agreed to hear are of interest to the business sector,
Updated: 10/01/2011 10:39P
Health care bill looms for Supreme Court
Presidents of both parties have directed the State Department to ignore the law, saying it wrongly interferes with the president's powers. Just over a third of the 48 cases the court has so far agreed to hear are of interest to the business sector,
Updated: 10/01/2011 10:39P
Issues promise 'fantastic Supreme Court term'
"Singling out broadcast television doesn't make much more sense anymore," said Jonathan Cohn, a former Justice Department official. Cohn's law firm, Sidley, Austin, represents Fox television stations in the case. The administration is defending the
Updated: 10/01/2011 09:31P
High court may factor in election
are cases involving gay marriage and the landmark Voting Rights Act that some Southern states argue has outlived its usefulness. Decisions about whether to even consider health care, affirmative action, and immigration are a month off or more.
Updated: 10/01/2011 09:15P
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