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As a police officer I see Modi as a criminal: Bhatt
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 03:40P
The cost of crime
Canada's Criminal Code is already thick with laws that have lengthy sentences, yet people commit crimes every day. What our laws do not address are the root causes of crime,
Updated: 10/17/2011 03:39P
Tense meeting prior to law enforcement tax approval for April ballot
Bob Linder/The News-Leader Things got tense this morning as commissioners and members of the local criminal justice system discussed asking for a new law enforcement sales tax. Commissioners Roseann Bentley and Harold Bengsch ultimately voted to put
Updated: 10/17/2011 02:43P
updatedSupreme Court judge nominees named by Harper
Justice Andromache Karakatsanis and Justice Michael Moldaver are the government's nominees to fill the two open spots at the country's highest court. “Both Justice Karakatsanis and Justice Moldaver's candidacies were examined through a comprehensive
Updated: 10/17/2011 02:40P
Supreme Ct to decide if criminal law against falsely claiming military medal
The court said Monday it will rule on the constitutionality of a law that makes it a federal crime for people to claim falsely, either in writing or aloud, that they have been awarded the Medal of Honor, a Silver Star, Purple Heart or any other
Updated: 10/17/2011 02:31P
Q&A: Stanford experts discuss charges of Iranian assassination plot and its
American law enforcement agencies. Prosecutors will nonetheless focus on the motivation of the accused and the possibility that individuals with such goals might succeed in forging alliances with transnational criminal organizations in the future.
Updated: 10/17/2011 02:25P
Supreme Court judge nominees named by Harper
She has a long background in politics in addition to her judicial career and is bilingual. She was a senior public servant in Ontario holding a variety of positions while Conservative premiers Mike Harris and Ernie Eves were in power,
Updated: 10/17/2011 02:17P
Tense meeting prior to law enforcment tax approval for April ballot
Things got tense this morning as commissioners and members of the local criminal justice system discussed asking for a new law enforcement sales tax. Commissioners Roseann Bentley and Harold Bengsch ultimately voted to put the 1/8-cent sales tax
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:37P
NYPD Officer Charged with Criminal Civil Rights Violation for False Arrest and
Our system of justice depends on the public's confidence that those who enforce the law also obey the law,” stated United States Attorney Lynch. “This office will vigorously prosecute those who would betray the trust placed in them to uphold the law
Updated: 10/17/2011 01:18P
Judges to offer course on courts
"We all operate under the rule of law and we can take it for granted," he said. For three days in November, the PEI Court of Appeal judges will present a course with sessions on the courts, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, public law, criminal law,
Updated: 10/17/2011 12:59P
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