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Wikipedia Shut Italian Site In Protest Over Privacy Law
The legislation proposed by Silvo Berlusconi's government would also prevent newspapers from publishing transcripts of wire taps while criminal cases are in their preliminary stage. The Italian prime minister, coincidentally, was recently embarrassed
Updated: 10/06/2011 10:25A
Scalia Criticizes Narcotics Laws
WASHINGTON—Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia criticized the expansion of federal narcotics laws Wednesday, saying that the large number of drug cases has diluted the quality of the federal justice system. "It was a great mistake to
Updated: 10/06/2011 10:21A
Obama Crosses the Rubicon: The Killing of Anwar al-Awlaki
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Updated: 10/06/2011 10:15A
Yatseniuk says parliament's work could be blocked if the law on
Front for Change Party leader and MP Arseniy Yatseniuk has said that the opposition could block the Verkhovna Rada's work if no agreement is reached on the decriminalization of Article 365 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, under which former Ukrainian
Updated: 10/06/2011 10:15A
Experts denounce emergency law extension
“The problem of this law is that it creates corrupt policemen who abuse it,” he said, “For example, a policeman might not tell a person under arrest that they have the right not to answer any questions, according to the criminal procedure law.
Updated: 10/06/2011 09:39A
Thursday Blotter- October 6
Not every incident leads to a charge under the law. If charges should be filed, innocence or guilt is determined by a court of law. • Tony Aguinaga, 35, of Dallas, Friday, engaging in organized criminal activity. • Corey Craft, 34, of Mineral Wells,
Updated: 10/06/2011 09:31A
Ambrose: Breaking law easier than you realize
Email: SpeaktoJay@aol.com. Figuring on going somewhere? Stay home and remain seated, because the federal government may otherwise throw you in jail. If you think I am kidding when I explain that tens of thousands of criminal laws are out there waiting
Updated: 10/06/2011 09:01A
'Criminal Minds' Has Worn Thin
The show's glib circumventions of the criminal justice system, assumed to be ineffective on every American television procedural except Law & Order, now make for little more than mildly exciting amateur gambling. In our household, informal bets are
Updated: 10/06/2011 09:01A
Court applies criminal/intentional acts exclusion to bar coverage for
The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, applying Minnesota law, has held that a policy's criminal/intentional acts exclusion bars coverage for a money judgment based solely on the underlying plaintiff's negligence and breach of
Updated: 10/06/2011 09:01A
Jurors in murder trial share their own brushes with the law
Jurors were asked to talk about their criminal pasts. One man got a laugh from the audience when he described his brush with the law as a teenager. He and his friends got caught jumping on a stranger's trampoline in the middle of the night.
Updated: 10/06/2011 08:29A
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