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Warning over legal aid cuts for disabled people
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has argued that the legal aid bill has spiralled in recent years and, with resources being squeezed across Whitehall, only cases where life or liberty are at stake should be routinely funded out of the public purse.
Updated: 10/30/2011 08:13P
Concealed carry: a Q. and A.
such as concerts or games where organizers don't allow it, at colleges or universities where prohibited, in businesses or on private property where the owner prohibits or limits concealed weapons. On federal land and property, federal law applies.
Updated: 10/30/2011 07:37P
KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgNearly 200 new Okla. laws to take effect this week
The enhanced penalties for drunken driving and a separate law that imposes tough punishments on reckless drivers both are the result of legislation pushed by constituents who lost loved ones in traffic accidents. Other new laws include changes to the
Updated: 10/30/2011 06:42P
From tougher penalties to civil justice changes, nearly 200 new Oklahoma laws
The enhanced penalties for drunken driving and a separate law that imposes tough punishments on reckless drivers both are the result of legislation pushed by constituents who lost loved ones in traffic accidents. Other new laws include changes to the
Updated: 10/30/2011 06:37P
Issuance of unverified SIMs obstacle to criminal probes
The Advisory Board members stressed the need to approach the Federal Government for amendment in the laws pertaining to the evidence and the witness protection law which in majority of cases tends to protect the criminals at present. app.
Updated: 10/30/2011 06:35P
Pot Smokers Sue Obama Over California Medical Marijuana Crackdown
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the country's largest medical marijuana advocacy organization, filed suit in federal court on Thursday challenging the Obama Administration's attempt to subvert local and state medical marijuana
Updated: 10/30/2011 06:34P
Supreme Court to take another look at prosecutorial misconduct
It is about whether withholding evidence should mean a new trial for Juan Smith, who prosecutors said was involved in a gangland-style shooting that left five dead. Prosecutors have an obligation under a nearly 50-year-old Supreme Court precedent in
Updated: 10/30/2011 06:19P
Calvert, St. Mary's and Charles County
Hoyer said, “The problem is the previous administration dug us in a hole and lost eight million jobs.” Two million of those jobs have been regained in the last 20 months, he said. “We have made progress but not enough,” he noted. Hoyer added later on,
Updated: 10/30/2011 06:07P
Nearly 200 new Oklahoma laws to take effect this week
Nearly 200 new Oklahoma laws are scheduled to take effect, ranging from sweeping changes to the way civil lawsuits are handled, to new restrictions on abortion, and to criminal justice reforms aimed at reducing the state's overcrowded prison system.
Updated: 10/30/2011 05:42P
What you need to know about Wisconsin's new concealed carry law
A: Property owners should decide what's best for their business, said Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, a co-author of the bill. Business owners make decisions daily about what risks are appropriate, he said. “If they think that's (concealed carry) a risk
Updated: 10/30/2011 05:32P
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