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Judicial Nominating Commission forwards three names to governor for open Hall
He has been active in the community as a baseball coach, on the United Way board and with the Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorney Association. Wetzel has practiced law throughout the state and has seen lots of judges, both good and bad.
Updated: 10/12/2011 10:05P
NBC buys script from 'Law & Order' producer
NBC has bought a drama script from "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" consulting producer Judith McCreary via Universal Television. A character-driven show with procedural elements, the untitled drama is loosely based on the life
Updated: 10/12/2011 10:04P
Activists Ask ICC to Try Mexico's Calderon Over Drug-War Carnage
MEXICO CITY – A group of activists, scholars and intellectuals announced they will seek to have Mexican President Felipe Calderon tried before the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, saying his militarized strategy against drug
Updated: 10/12/2011 10:03P
Senators introduce gun sales bill
“The National Instant Criminal Background Check System has made many restrictions enacted in 1968 obsolete. It's time to bring the law into the 21st century. This important legislation will modernize and streamline interstate firearms transactions.
Updated: 10/12/2011 09:02P
Jude Law: New 'Sherlock Holmes 2' Posters!
a new action-packed adventure, following the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.), and his longtime trusted associate, Dr. Watson (Law), as they match wits with their arch-nemesis, the criminal genius Moriarty (Jared Harris).
Updated: 10/12/2011 09:01P
Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act Introduced
“The National Instant Criminal Background Check System has made many restrictions enacted in 1968 obsolete. It's time to bring the law into the 21st century. This important legislation will modernize and streamline interstate firearms transactions.
Updated: 10/12/2011 08:44P
Gallatin County jury finds deputy not at fault for man's shooting death
Lee Johnson, with the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation shows the rifle used by James Coogler while exchanging gunfire with local law enforcement before he was killed at a storage unit near Belgrade in February 2011 during a coroner's inquest
Updated: 10/12/2011 08:40P
Sadly, justice for Michael Morton 25 years too late
On Wednesday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed to toss out Morton's 1987 conviction and life sentence for his wife's murder. He spent nearly 25 years in prison before being freed last week. We're left with an uncomfortable truth: Both Mortons
Updated: 10/12/2011 07:52P
Law should be 'part of school curriculum'
LEGAL EDUCATION should form part of the primary and secondary school curriculum, President Mary McAleese said yesterday. Speaking at the American Bar Association international law meeting in Dublin, Mrs McAleese said empowering people and educating
Updated: 10/12/2011 07:48P
Edmonton lawyers plan protest over Legal Aid funding
He points to the principle behind a 2009 report by PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia that estimates each dollar spent on Legal Aid in the family law system provides a $2.25 value to the justice system through avoidance of costly and unnecessary
Updated: 10/12/2011 07:46P
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