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Southwestern Ill. village's police chief on unpaid leave after state pulls his
AP ALORTON, Ill. — The police chief of a southwestern Illinois village is on unpaid leave while challenging a state board's decision to bar him from being a law enforcer because of previous criminal cases against him. KMOV-TV (http://bit.ly/rqY144
Updated: 10/18/2011 10:49A
LexisNexis ® Announces Strategic Relationship With iyeTek to Launch LexisNexis
iyeTek has created products to handle information in Law Enforcement and criminal justice sector. We invent, develop and deploy the most advanced information technologies in Public Safety market -- Electronic Citation System, Electronic Crash Reporting
Updated: 10/18/2011 10:49A
Is Obama losing African American voters?
Paul Butler is associate dean and the Carville Dickinson Benson Research Professor of Law at George Washington University and the author of “Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice.” Professor Butler teaches in the areas of criminal law,
Updated: 10/18/2011 10:46A
state immigration laws have to face reality
Arizona's immigration law sparked controversy across the nation, including this protest on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. Editor's note: Tamar Jacoby is a fellow at the New American Foundation and president of
Updated: 10/18/2011 10:17A
Global Criminal Proceeds Now N240 Trillion - Adoke
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) made this revelation in Abuja at a workshop on stolen asset recovery and management of the proceeds of crime organised by the Federal Ministry of Justice
Updated: 10/18/2011 09:39A
Government Toughens Sanctions for Electoral Malpractice
According to a draft law, all electoral subjects will assume criminal responsibility for bribing, taking bribes or extortion. Amendments in this regard will be made to the criminal code. In particular, receiving or demanding money, assets or other
Updated: 10/18/2011 09:03A
Law in a nutshell
Ironically, the legal challenge posed in that case by the petitioner to the continuance of the death penalty in our statute books continues to be relevant even today. The court rejected his argument that the uncontrolled and unguided discretion given
Updated: 10/18/2011 08:59A
CMS Cameron McKenna | Ukraine: amendments to the loan market regulation
The Law also brings changes to the Criminal Code of Ukraine, dated 5 April 2001, as amended, by directly establishing criminal liability for illegal actions concerning pledged property, which will allow to initiate criminal proceedings against former
Updated: 10/18/2011 08:23A
Sex Offender Registry: An Unfair Waste of Tax Dollars?
Submitted by Rik Kluessendorf Criminal law is designed to be a crime and punishment system. If someone commits a crime, we have established punishments to accomplish clearly articulated goals — including punishment of the offender, protection of the
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:55A
The Case You Go to Law School For
Wefald, 58, runs a solo law practice specializing in criminal appeals. She operates on a shoestring budget primarily drawn from meagerly paid court appointments. I've known her since we were colleagues briefly at the Los Angeles branch of the State
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:52A
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