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Moroccan appeal court upholds editor's prison sentence
The journalist, who has served half the sentence, and his legal team refused to attend the hearing, recalling that his original conviction was based charges under the criminal code, not on press law. Nini, held since 28 April, was convicted on 9 June
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:07P
How Ford's treatment of Nixon launched a new era of elite immunity -- and
To prosecute them would only engender a cycle of retribution. Political harmony thus trumps the need to enforce the rule of law. Of course, all criminal prosecutions are, by definition, exercises in looking to the past rather than the future.
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:06P
Painkiller abuse: State try to crack down on pill mills and drug tourism
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 tourism. The man, whom the Drug Enforcement Administration has not
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:06P
Baton Rouge, LA Attorney Rhett Spano Negotiates Favorable Plea Bargain in
With his client facing up to 60 years in prison, Attorney Rhett Spano successfully negotiated a short jail sentence of four years and 10 months with participation in a work release program Criminal defense attorney Rhett Spano of the Law Offices of
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:02P
Book excerpt: With Liberty and Justice for Some
To prosecute them would only engender a cycle of retribution. Political harmony thus trumps the need to enforce the rule of law. Of course, all criminal prosecutions are, by definition, exercises in looking to the past rather than the future.
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:02P
Nine key developments in enforcement of non-criminal provisions of the
At the recent annual conference of the Canadian Bar Association's Competition Law Section, representatives of the Competition Bureau presented their priorities for the coming year and discussed recent developments. Distilled below are the nine key
Updated: 10/25/2011 12:01P
Peace based on justice
As the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, P-Noy vowed to apply the “mailed fist of the State” to bring to the bar of justice all the perpetrators behind the Basilan incident, and other criminals for that matter. P-Noy warned that “all-out justice”
Updated: 10/25/2011 11:56A
Feds table bill to scrap long-gun registry
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews tabled a bill dubbed ``An Act to amend the Criminal Code and Firearms Act'' Tuesday in the House of Commons. The Conservatives tried to pass a similar bill during the
Updated: 10/25/2011 11:48A
Law enforcement Tuesday
Jerry Lee Kithcart, 56, Sprague River, attempt to elude officers in a vehicle, reckless driving, reckless endangering, resisting arrest, fourth-degree assault, second-degree criminal mischief, held in lieu of $30000 bail. East Main Street, 500 block,
Updated: 10/25/2011 11:45A
Bradford Publishing Soon to Release Four Convenient Volumes of the 2011
Bradford Publishing Co. is releasing 2011 editions of the Colorado Revised Statutes for Family Law, Real Property Law, and Vehicles and Traffic. These references compile all of the titles, statutes, annotations and court rules for each practice area
Updated: 10/25/2011 11:30A
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