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Judge won't halt research into wrongful death lawsuit in Aiyana case
Detroit— A judge Tuesday declined to halt legal research on a wrongful death lawsuit against a city police officer accused of killing a 7-year-old girl during a search for a murder suspect. Wayne County Circuit Judge Daphne Means Curtis instead
Updated: 10/11/2011 01:02P
Southampton police report arrests for criminal mischief, trespass and drugs
Both Espana and Cabral were transported to Southampton Town police headquarters and held for arraignment, police said. Editor's note: A criminal charge is an accusation. By law, a person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in
Updated: 10/11/2011 12:51P
Change means uncertain times for lawyers
Otago University criminal law professor Prof Kevin Dawkins said while the introduction of the PDS would see big changes in Dunedin, it also offered opportunities. It was providing an alternative career path for defence lawyers, and in other towns young
Updated: 10/11/2011 12:40P
From Windsor to Guantanamo
Criminal law allows for treason. We allow for people to want to betray their king/country/polity. What we prosecute is any and all outgrowths of this mindset. Sedition, threats to the president, passing state secrets and planning terrorist acts.
Updated: 10/11/2011 12:40P
Blueprint for EU policy on criminal law
The role of the EU institutions and national parliaments has been strengthened, and full judicial oversight has been granted to the European Court of Justice. With crime costing society an estimated 233 billion a year, a clear strategy is vital to
Updated: 10/11/2011 12:11P
NA defers 'Prevention of Anti-Women Practices Bill'
The Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2008) was recommended for approval by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly concerned.However, the Speaker deferred the bill for next private members day as a number of
Updated: 10/11/2011 12:06P
NA body adopts “Criminal Law Bill,2011”
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 (APP): The National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Resources on Tuesday passed “The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2011” unanimously. The Committee met with Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai in the chair.
Updated: 10/11/2011 12:04P
Oil and gas theft: NA Standing Committee approves bill proposing punishment
National Assembly's Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources endorsed recommendations for Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2011. A new chapter will be added in the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 namely, Chapter XVII A of Offence Relating to Oil and
Updated: 10/11/2011 11:51A
The Case Against Law School
Having worked as a lawyer, I gravitate towards legal subjects, especially law as it intersects: personal finance, the workplace and small business. My latest book is Estate Planning Smarts -- a guide for baby boomers and their parents.
Updated: 10/11/2011 11:48A
Ron Paul: A Dangerous Precedent
Last week's assassination of two American citizens, Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan, is an outrage and a criminal act carried out by the President and his administration. If the law protecting us against government-sanctioned assassination can be voided
Updated: 10/11/2011 11:04A
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