Latest Criminal Law News
'PNoy no final stand yet on juvenile justice law'
While some of his Cabinet members have spoken on the issue, President Benigno Aquino III has not yet made a stand on calls to amend the Juvenile Justice Law amid the recent involvement of young children in criminal activities. “The president will study
Updated: 10/15/2011 03:37A
De Lima opposes bid to lower age of criminal liability
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima does not like the idea of lowering the age of people who can be held criminally liable despite the recent involvement of younger children in street crimes. In a speech she delivered during a forum in observance of the
Updated: 10/15/2011 03:19A
Police discipline can stay secret
Natashia Tidwell, an assistant professor at New England Law in Boston who teaches criminal law, sees the issue from both sides. She started in law enforcement as a patrol officer in Cambridge, became an internal affairs investigator, moved on to become
Updated: 10/15/2011 03:05A
Sheriff, officers honored by OAG
Officers from the Knox County Sheriff's Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation received a Distinguished Law Enforcement Group Achievement Award. Two officers from the Morrow County Sheriff's Office respectively received awards for valor
Updated: 10/15/2011 02:33A
An intravenous drug user uses the safe injection site Insite in in Vancouver
The court had little trouble upholding the federal criminal justice power over provincial health power. It even upheld the law banning various drugs. But then it ruled that the minister of health, by not using his legal power to grant an exemption,
Updated: 10/15/2011 02:31A
'Pinoy no final stand yet on juvenile justice law'
While some of his Cabinet members have spoken on the issue, President Benigno Aquino III has not yet made a stand on calls to amend the Juvenile Justice Law amid the recent involvement of young children in criminal activities. “The president will study
Updated: 10/15/2011 02:22A
Pro/con: Is the NLRB justified in probing Boeing over plant location?
Everyone knows Jesse James was a criminal; he carried a gun and robbed banks. You don't need a law degree to understand that he was breaking the law. We knew it; he knew it; everybody knew it. Workplace law is different, but perfectly understandable.
Updated: 10/15/2011 01:41A
Pro: NLRB is only acting as the impartial cop on the labor beat
WASHINGTON — Everyone knows Jesse James was a criminal; he carried a gun and robbed banks. You don't need a law degree to understand that he was breaking the law. We knew it; he knew it; everybody knew it.
Updated: 10/15/2011 01:15A
Palace: No final stand yet from PNoy on juvenile justice law
While some of his Cabinet members have spoken on the issue, President Benigno Aquino III has not yet made a stand on calls to amend the Juvenile Justice Law amid the recent involvement of young children in criminal activities. “The president will study
Updated: 10/15/2011 01:15A
Leila opposes amending juvenile laws
MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Leila de Lima Saturday expressed her opposition to the plans of amending the law on juvenile justice system despite the resurgence of street crimes committed by minors.
Updated: 10/15/2011 01:02A