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2 to plead guilty today in abortion-doctor case | Philadelphia Daily News
That's the number of defendants that will remain to be tried in the abortion-doctor horror case after two more defendants plead guilty, which is expected to happen today at the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center.
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:05A
Talking peace, prosecuting war crimes
Specifically, the law applicable to the three captured soldiers is that since they have ceased to be active fighters, they shouldn't have been killed. Otherwise, their killing would be a war crime. The basis for prosecution under the ICC would be
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:03A
New Law Increases Penalties for DWI With High BAC and Intoxication Assault
“Previously, the punishments for a convicted DUI offender depended on whether the alleged offender had prior DUI convictions or if they caused death or injury to another person as a result of the DUI,” said McConathy, a lawyer for second DUI in Dallas
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:02A
RI's Most Dangerous Colleges and Universities
Another possible explanation for the disparity: confusion over exactly what has to be reported to the US Department of Education, as required by a federal law known as the Clery Act. “I think there are still colleges who are a little confused as to how
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:02A
Jury poised to give verdict in Joanna Yeates murder trial
The jury in the Vincent Tabak trial are poised to give a verdict on whether the Dutch engineer murdered Joanna Yeates. The jury of six men and six women has been considering its verdict since yesterday lunchtime and is likely today to make a decision
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:57A
Draft 'Political Corruption' Law Invites Abuse - Proposal Violates
Such a law would set the stage for mass political exclusion based on vague allegations of association rather than criminal responsibility, Human Rights Watch said. The overly broad provisions would also invite arbitrary restrictions by future
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:48A
Law enforcement is firing guns more often
Though the FBI tracks officers killed by criminals while on the job, the agency's crime statisticians don't track the number of incidents in which officers fired their weapons, a spokesman said. Figures the California's Department of Justice may have
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:41A
ICC chief highlights 'invaluable' cooperation with UN
The court's first trial concluded in August with closing statements in the case against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, charged with the use of child soldiers in the DRC. A judgment is expected before the end of this year. Judge Song noted that a number of
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:34A
Former EG dictator's son in the dock
The son of Equatorial Guinea's longstanding dictator was sued for $71m for embezzlement by the US Department of Justice this week. His alleged acquisitions include a Gulfstream jet, a Malibu mansion and nearly $2m worth of Michael Jackson memorabilia.
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:30A
How Shell Promotes Criminal Gangs in Niger Delta
“no prudent company would seek to protect itself from legal liability by a don't ask, don't tell approach to certain risks… such a strategy will not be rewarded by the law, and instead minimising a company's chances of legal accountability,
Updated: 10/27/2011 02:28A
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