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Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt gets bail
Coming out of jail, the officer said rule of law has prevailed. Bhatt termed Modi a "criminal" and who can get him killed. "For me, Modi is a common criminal and who happens to be the chief minister and that doesn't make any difference.
Updated: 10/17/2011 02:29A
Don't waste billions on 'tough-on-crime'
Said bill is just the beginning of an ambitious war on crime that will radically change significant aspects of the country's Criminal Code and justice system. While some aspects of the bill may have merit, on balance, it's the wrong approach,
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:55A
New attempt to ban child smacking
A previous attempt to outlaw the smacking of children in Wales ran into a dispute about whether the assembly had powers to pass such a law. First Minister Carwyn Jones has told AMs the Welsh government believes the assembly could amend the criminal law
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:47A
New attempt by AMs to ban smacking of children in Wales
A previous attempt to outlaw the smacking of children in Wales ran into a dispute about whether the assembly had powers to pass such a law. First Minister Carwyn Jones has told AMs the Welsh government believes the assembly could amend the criminal law
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:47A
Linklaters LLP | FSA shows tougher stance on insider dealing
A solicitor and his father-in-law have been found guilty of insider dealing in the first insider dealing criminal prosecution brought by the Financial Services Authority. The solicitor, who was an in-house counsel, passed inside information about a
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:29A
Kilpatrick lawyer requests review of law blocking book profits
Other states' so-called "Son of Sam" laws have been overturned for being overly restrictive. "Does the Michigan law — which covers the profits from any book or media property involving the criminal's recollections of or thoughts or feelings about the
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:09A
Boosting school safety
— A new state law that overhauls criminal history disclosure rules for all public and private school employees was long overdue. The law, which took effect late last month, has our wholehearted endorsement, and we imagine that of administrators,
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:05A
The NLRB is only acting as the impartial cop on the labor beat
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,
Updated: 10/17/2011 12:58A
Now, judges to get law at their fingertips
Addressing the conference of judicial officers of southern States of India, organised by the TN Judicial Officers' Association, Eqbal said the software would contain 71 enactments including the Civil Procedure Code and the Criminal Procedure Code.
Updated: 10/17/2011 12:34A
Legislators May Revamp Criminal Code in 2013
Indiana law creates five categories of felonies: Class A, B, C and D, with murder in a class by itself. Former federal prosecutor Deborah Daniels says that sometimes makes it hard for judges to hand down sentences that
Updated: 10/17/2011 12:09A
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