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2G: CBI for Framing of Harsher Charges Against Raja
RK Chandolia and former Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura had a dominion over valuable 2G spectrum in their respective capacities as public servants and they flouted law in award of licenses, which made out a case of criminal breach of trust.
Updated: 10/14/2011 04:55P
Rescuing politics from criminal elements
Incidence of violence, misuse of state property and abuse of power, though remained at a low level in the third phase of LG elections, there, nevertheless, were numerous reports about election law violations. The muscle and money power played its usual
Updated: 10/14/2011 04:32P
Henry-Stark special education aide arrested
Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 administrators have been informed that a former Henry-Stark Counties Special Education District 801 aide and class sponsor of the district has been arrested by local law enforcement and
Updated: 10/14/2011 04:13P
Can the ICC Deter Mass Atrocities?
Newswise — LOS ANGELES, CA, October 17, 2011—When dictators are suspected of perpetrating appalling atrocities upon their people, it seems natural to want to arrest and convict them. But could that actually make bad situations worse?
Updated: 10/14/2011 03:45P
Russell-Cooke | Russell-Cooke criminal solicitor appears on BBC1 commenting on
Russell-Cooke criminal law solicitor Nicola O'Connor appeared on last weekend's television programme called Sunday Morning Live on BBC1. With recent publicity and media attention surrounding cases such as Amanda Knox, the programme asked for Nicola to
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:50P
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | ABA Criminal Litigation Committee Month in Review
Skoien: The Seventh Circuit issued a 10-1 en banc opinion upholding a federal law that prohibits the possession of a firearm by anyone convicted of a domestic-violence misdemeanor. The opinion concluded that the law passed constitutional muster,
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:49P
Kirkland & Ellis | German Law Reform Could Halt Migration
The technique used in Deutsche Nickel, Hans Brochier and Schefenacker, of migrating a German business to England to take advantage of more user-friendly insolvency laws, will become much more difficult under the German Draft Act on Modernisation of
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:46P
McGuireWoods | A Question of Ethics: John Edwards Case Tests Campaign Finance Law
Q: I heard that Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is lobbying for the dismissal of criminal charges against John Edwards for allegedly violating campaign contribution laws in handling his relationship with his
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:39P
Law to boost cops' power to ban gangs from offices
The National Police Agency unveiled proposed revisions to the Antigang Law that would allow police to prohibit an organized crime group from using its office if it is deemed likely to have been involved in an attack against a business firm.
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:32P
Court blocks Ala. from checking student status
As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By GREG BLUESTEIN The Associated Press ATLANTA — A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a key part of
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:20P
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