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Illinois' Exotic Animal Law
Violators face criminal charges. Bev Shofstall has owned Free Again Wildlife Rehab for 24 years. Taking in abandoned and injured animals. Including a cougar and a bobcat both are confiscated pets. Shofstall is allowed to own the cats because they're
Updated: 10/19/2011 07:02P
Why anti-john laws don't work
If the current laws are unconstitutional, what comes next for the regulation of prostitution in Canada? Conservative MP Joy Smith has one answer: more criminal law. Smith's campaign to criminalize the purchase of sexual services reflects a crusade by
Updated: 10/19/2011 06:56P
Lowering of criminal age nixed
Manila, Philippines – Children in conflict with the law should not be considered criminals because they are also victims of circumstances, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Justice (DoJ) said, in rejecting the
Updated: 10/19/2011 06:39P
Mexican Cartels are Recruiting American Children
Now the criminal actions of the cartels are not only victimizing the citizens of the US by spreading their penchant for murder, kidnapping, drug dealing and various other forms of mayhem north of the border — they are recruiting American children into
Updated: 10/19/2011 06:18P
Va. State Bar: attorney must add disclaimer to law firm blog
Hunter blogs on his law firm's Web site about cases he's worked on and other criminal justice issues. The bar issued a formal charge against him in March, alleging that since one purpose of a law firm's Web site is to market the firm and attract
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:59P
The proposed new federal definition of rape
I just received from the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Service a copy of the proposed revision to the federal definition of rape, the first in more than 80 years, which was drafted yesterday at a subcommittee meeting in Baltimore.
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:18P
Bloggings on Deportation And Removal
USA Today reports that 45% of the nearly 400000 people deported by the Obama administration last fiscal year had no criminal records. Looks good on paper... but let's take a closer look at the statistics.
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:11P
'No other law offers a better shield than the ISA'
"The ISA allows an overall assessment of the threat posed by a person to be presented and considered in totality, unlike a criminal case that is tried before the courts which considers only specific acts directly related to that charge," he said.
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:10P
Earthquake Patterns Can Now Predict Criminal Activity
According to statistics from the FBI, criminal mischief is on the decline for the fourth consecutive year. And law enforcement officers across the country are working hard to keep that trend going. But let's face it. Every now and then, the good guys
Updated: 10/19/2011 04:58P
Schneiderman Writes Harry Reid On Gun Conceal Act
The measure would toss, for example, a New York law that prohibits concealed weapons for individuals convicted of serious criminal offenses. I am writing to respectfully urge you and your caucuses to oppose the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act
Updated: 10/19/2011 04:39P
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