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Vt. gov nominates Robinson to Supreme Court
Her experience in criminal law is limited, she acknowledged, but noted that she worked when first out of law school doing white-collar criminal defense work for a firm in Washington, DC Robert Paolini, executive director of the Vermont Bar Association,
Updated: 10/18/2011 05:19P
Patrick O'Hare will be next Corpus Christi municipal judge
CORPUS CHRISTI — A part-time city judge with experience in criminal law and prosecuting municipal cases in Ingleside now will decide cases full time in Corpus Christi. Attorney Patrick J. O'Hare received unanimous approval Tuesday
Updated: 10/18/2011 05:18P
Anti-prostitution laws and police put sex workers at risk, expert tells inquiry
Kate Shannon of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is the second witness at the hearings to condemn the country's prostitution laws, suggesting decriminalizing sex work would make prostitutes safer. Shannon tracked 237 sex workers in Vancouver's
Updated: 10/18/2011 05:06P
Pickton Inquiry: Anti-Prostitution Laws And Police Put Sex Workers At Risk
Kate Shannon of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is the second witness at the hearings to condemn the country's prostitution laws, suggesting decriminalizing sex work would make prostitutes safer. Shannon tracked 237 sex workers in Vancouver's
Updated: 10/18/2011 04:32P
Counterfeit Bust: $3 Million In Goods Seized At DC Farmers Market In
Saidou Zongo, 41, was one of the 11 individuals arrested on criminal charges. He was residing in Silver Spring, Md., and has an outstanding INTERPOL notice from the Burkina Faso government for misappropriated funds. "The trade in counterfeit goods robs
Updated: 10/18/2011 04:29P
Law professor, UH students collaborate on book detailing flaws in legal system
Photo: Photo Courtesy UH / HC University of Houston Law Center Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson believes that a new book she compiled with 11 of her students can be a useful tool in reforming the American criminal justice system. State Sen.
Updated: 10/18/2011 04:09P
Objectionable provisions in Chinese law reform
REFORM of the Chinese legal system is desperately needed but the draft of large-scale amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law shows that the current exercise in law reform is potentially a two-edged sword. Commendably, the draft law
Updated: 10/18/2011 04:03P
A Path Forward to Criminal Justice Policy that Keeps us Safe and Reflects our
The idea of a national criminal justice commission has gained bipartisan support in Congress as well as support from a range of stakeholder groups representing law enforcement, state and local governments. Supporters of this amendment include prominent
Updated: 10/18/2011 03:56P
Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board supports teen curfew law
3) and in favor of it from Michael Subin, executive director of the county's Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission, the board decided in a close 6-5 vote to send letters supporting the bill to County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and County Council
Updated: 10/18/2011 03:31P
DC to Stop Arresting Drivers for Expired Tags
Brown says drivers shouldn't worry about going to jail for the "simple error" of failing to renew their registration. Councilmember Phil Mendelson says the practice is out of step with other jurisdictions and isn't necessary for good law enforcement.
Updated: 10/18/2011 03:27P
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