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Do lawmakers get preferential treatment with law enforcement?
The reputation and integrity of the law enforcement agency far exceeds the damage caused by preferential treatment to dispose of a criminal case. I know of many cases, dating back to my early days in law enforcement, of “special” persons who were
Updated: 10/16/2011 01:15P
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Entertainment News from AP AP National News Video More>> Illegal immigrants make plans for kids' care if they are arrested, deported under new Ala. law By LAURA BURKE Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - The International Criminal Court will
Updated: 10/16/2011 12:03P
World Business Quick Take
Industrial output increased 0.2 percent for a second month last month, while sales of previously owned homes declined, other reports may show. Clothing retailer Gap Inc and supermarket chain Safeway Inc said they are limited in how much they can raise
Updated: 10/16/2011 12:01P
Cloquet law firm adds associate
He also provides counsel for DWI, expungements and general criminal defense. David C. Lingren continues to provide legal representation in the areas of estates, estate planning, real estate and business planning.
Updated: 10/16/2011 12:01P
Michigan Criminal Defense Attorney Says Medical Marijuana Unclear
“If you are a registered patient or caregiver, what is clear is that you have rights under the law, and those rights must be protected.” The Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, criminal defense law firm of Paul J. Tafelski, PC, represents clients charged with
Updated: 10/16/2011 11:38A
Int'l court probes Ivory Coast post-poll violence
The International Criminal Court will investigate three to six people in Ivory Coast for their actions during the West African nation's violent six-month-long political crisis, the court's top prosecutor said. "We will focus on the most egregious and
Updated: 10/16/2011 11:28A
Israel Law Center hotline to monitor campus anti-Semitism
Humanitarian Law Project case, held that providing any support to a terrorist organization, even for supposed humanitarian purposes, was sufficient to impose criminal liability. Further, permitting organizations like the International Solidarity
Updated: 10/16/2011 11:27A
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel | Employment Law Update: October 2011
Whiting, 131 S. Ct. 1968 (2011), recently held that the Arizona law mandating E-Verify was not preempted by federal immigration law and therefore was constitutional. This holding will likely embolden more states to pass similar mandatory E-Verify laws.
Updated: 10/16/2011 10:55A
Ohio law banning K2 and bath salts drugs to begin
Possessing, selling, purchasing and even “gifting” these products may result in criminal charges, she said. Some businesses didn't wait for the new law. Wendy Meggitt, owner of Smokey's Butts and Brew in Bucyrus said she still receives calls asking for
Updated: 10/16/2011 10:41A
Bikie crime crackdown as anti-gang law put to test
He declined to name the group but acknowledged it was one of the seven outlaw clubs whose Gold Coast chapters were profiled in The Courier-Mail this month. It would be the first time the Criminal Organisation Act has been used since it was passed in
Updated: 10/16/2011 10:00A