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Written by Denise Civiletti
This one stems from an Oct. 6 incident involving the executive director of Parents for Megan's Law and the Crime Victims Center, according to a spokesman for Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota. Victims' rights advocate Laura Ahearn obtained
Updated: 10/29/2011 07:31P
Crime victims advocate brings harassment charge against supervisor candidate
This one stems from an Oct. 6 incident involving the executive director of Parents for Megan's Law and the Crime Victims Center, according to a spokesman for Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota. Victims' rights advocate Laura Ahearn obtained
Updated: 10/29/2011 07:24P
Shaky arguments block federal commission on crime
Republican and Democratic leaders would pick the 14 members of the National Criminal Justice Commission, including experts on law enforcement, prison administration, mental health and drug abuse. The commission, supported by the Fraternal Order of
Updated: 10/29/2011 06:28P
Tymoshenko Sentencing a Tragic Use of Selective Justice
JURIST Guest Columnist Myroslaw Smorodosky of the Board of Governors of the Ukrainian American Bar Association says the sentencing of Yulia Tymoshenko was politically motivated and a tragic miscarriage of justice that will impact the credibility of
Updated: 10/29/2011 06:15P
Gaddafi's Death a Missed Opportunity for the Rule of Law
JURIST Contributing Editor Gabor Rona, International Legal Director of Human Rights First, argues that the death of Muammar Gaddafi may constitute a war crime under international standards and represents multiple missed opportunities for true justice
Updated: 10/29/2011 06:15P
Targeting Mrs. B
The federal government claims that its omnibus crime law, and particularly the mandatory sentences imposed on drug crimes, will target serious organized criminals. This is hogwash; the law will create all manner of injustices. Here's one example.
Updated: 10/29/2011 06:12P
China passes new anti-terrorism guidelines
The measure should help law enforcement officials prosecute terrorists differently from other criminals and to promote international cooperation on terrorism, said Mr Li Shouwei, a criminal law expert for the legislature.
Updated: 10/29/2011 05:12P
Meet Oregon's new Commission on Public Safety
By Les Zaitz, The Oregonian View full sizeThe Associated PressMembers of the Commission on Public Safety, including the chairman, Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul DeMuniz (center), and former Gov. Ted Kulongoski, met last month at the Capitol in
Updated: 10/29/2011 05:03P
American Indian Criminal Justice Expert Steve Russell to Present Convocation
Steve Russell, an associate professor of criminal justice at Indiana University and an expert on American Indian identity, will deliver Carleton College's convocation address on Friday, Nov. 4. Russell's presentation, entitled “Race and Citizenship
Updated: 10/29/2011 05:01P
Patient Advocates Sue Obama Administration Over Medical Marijuana Crackdown
ASA argues in its lawsuit that the Obama Justice Department (DOJ) has "instituted a policy to dismantle the medical marijuana laws of the State of California and to coerce its municipalities to pass bans on medical marijuana dispensaries.
Updated: 10/29/2011 03:59P
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