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Political intervention to stop torture charges brought against George W. Bush
Lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) responded to the Attorney General's intervention in the case and order that the proceedings be stayed: Matt Eisenbrandt, legal director of
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:22P
Part 2: Lawful gun owners awaiting reprieve
One day Bernardo was pulled over for a routine traffic stop in Ontario, and upon checking his identification, the officer learned he was a registered firearms owner. The officer asked if he had a gun in the car, and wanted to check if it was safely
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:17P
Madoff Daughter-in-Law Should Have Lost Money, Not Husband (VIDEO)
Clearly she is furious at her former father-in-law and her children, 5 and 3, are completely innocent victims of all this. Still, it is hard to ratchet up the sympathy I want to have for her. She's lovely and she clearly loved her husband.
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:08P
Human Rights groups condemn Canadian Attorney General's move to immediately
staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, added, “The government of Canada obviously did everything it could to protect George Bush from facing criminal accountability for torture, which is a stark example of politics trumping law.
Updated: 10/24/2011 08:36P
Gun law's difficult target
Civil, if not criminal, proceedings follow a shooting, Reider said. Reider strongly advocates a class that covers more than just firing mechanics. People need to know when they are justified to use deadly force, he said, which means the teachers need
Updated: 10/24/2011 08:19P
KP differs with Sindh, Balochistan on police order, LB laws
KP, Syed Amir-ud-Din Shah, on the question of restoring magistracy in the province, notes: “The proposed amendment, if made by the Provincial Legislature, would be void as the same would be inconsistent with the existing law, the Criminal Procedure
Updated: 10/24/2011 07:38P
CityTime contractor fires NY payroll project managers, hires law firm to
However, the three managers, who were named in the letter, are not among the individuals facing criminal charges. Havenstein said the company also has hired the international law firm of Gibson Dunn "to undertake a thorough review of key policies and
Updated: 10/24/2011 07:37P
Tough justice: SFA appoint war crimes prosecutor to lay down law
The SFA are clearly hoping the 38-year-old's legal prowess, which has seen him work with the Crown Office, the Glasgow Procurator Fiscal's office, the International Co-operation Unit in The Hague and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Updated: 10/24/2011 07:27P
States target prescriptions by 'pill mills'
When federal agents arrested a man with 6000 oxycodone pills in a Stamford, Conn., hotel room in April, they stumbled onto an expansive criminal ring that exposed a growing trend: drug
Updated: 10/24/2011 07:12P
SFA appoint war crimes prosecutor to lay down law
The SFA are clearly hoping the 38-year-old's legal prowess, which has seen him work with the Crown Office, the Glasgow Procurator Fiscal's office, the International Co-operation Unit in The Hague and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Updated: 10/24/2011 06:51P
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