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Forensic DNA Could Make Criminal Justice Less Fair
Forensic DNA databases are a potentially powerful law enforcement tool, but may disproportionately target poor and dark-skinned wrongdoers, biotechnologically magnifying flaws in criminal justice systems. “Forensic DNA databases are
Updated: 10/07/2011 12:57P
Children Suffer in Alabama Immigration Fight
Ben Cardin, D. Md., would forbid any law enforcement agency in the United States from “relying, to any degree, on race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion…except when there is trustworthy information, relevant to the locality and timeframe,
Updated: 10/07/2011 12:56P
Federal prosecutors targeting marijuana stores in California
“Under United States law, a dispensary's operations involving sales and distribution of marijuana are illegal and subject to criminal prosecution and civil enforcement actions,” according to the letters signed by US Attorney Laura Duffy in San Diego.
Updated: 10/07/2011 12:50P
US asks court to block Ala. immigration law
ATLANTA - The federal government asked an appeals court on Friday to halt an Alabama immigration law considered by many as the toughest in the United States, saying it invites discrimination against foreign-born citizens and legal immigrants.
Updated: 10/07/2011 12:33P
Babler advocates for Criminal Justice Collaborative Council
The CJCC can increase public confidence in and support for criminal justice processes, enhancing system performance and, ultimately, the integrity of the law. "With the CJCC, individual justice agencies are becoming more efficient, productive,
Updated: 10/07/2011 12:23P
Gibson Raid Leaves Other Guitar Makers at Risk
The scrutiny that comes with such manufacturing may force companies out of business, as one small slip up can bury them into bankruptcy. Juszkiewicz's assertion sums it up: "The law says that if a guitar or instrument of any kind crosses a border,
Updated: 10/07/2011 12:04P
No criminal charges field against Saunders County Attorney
He said there was nothing criminal about them. The probe began in May when Foley fielded a complaint against Tingelhoff, the top law enforcement officer in Saunders County, over issues stemming from the annual audit of the county.
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:59A
New law will see tough punishment for dangerous drivers
Read Ken Clarke's speech to the Conservative party conference in full on politics.co.uk. Stay with politics.co.uk for minute-by-minute coverage of the fourth night of potential disorder in the capital and beyond. Read Theresa May's speech to the
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:57A
Immigrant Injustice
Immigrants avoid going to court in communities from Fresno to Rochester, even to pay traffic tickets or to help a family member with translation, because Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents like to hang out by the courthouse.
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:28A
Ambrose: Federal law will get you
If you think I am kidding when I explain that tens of thousands of criminal laws are out there waiting to grab you, listen to John Baker Jr. "Congress has made every American potentially indictable for a federal crime," the law professor said to me as
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:01A
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