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Justice sues over S. Carolina's law on immigration
The Justice Department sued Monday to block South Carolina's new immigration crackdown law, making it the third state to face such a challenge from the Obama administration, which argues only the federal government can decide
Updated: 10/31/2011 09:07P
Police 'can be jailed' for gratuities
Police officers who accept gifts are breaking the law and can be prosecuted for corruption, according to a legal expert. Yenti Garnasih, a criminal law and money laundering expert from Trisakti University, told The Jakarta Post on Monday that any civil
Updated: 10/31/2011 09:00P
Professors, police work to improve enforcement
The Michigan State Police was one of four agencies to receive a $400000 grant from the Department of Justice to develop new, effective law enforcement strategies that can be implemented on a tight budget. The department partnered with criminal justice
Updated: 10/31/2011 08:36P
DOJ official knew of ATF "gunwalking" in April 2010
WASHINGTON - There is new information about how much the Department of Justice new about the controversial ATF tactic of letting guns "walk" into the hands of criminals. Gunwalking is a controversial investigative tactic in which police allow suspects
Updated: 10/31/2011 08:29P
Justice Department sues over S. Carolina's immigration law
State enforcement of immigration laws has become an incendiary political issue. A number of states have acted to create their own criminal penalties for those in the country illegally, arguing they are compelled to fill the gap the federal government
Updated: 10/31/2011 08:07P
official knew of ATF "gunwalking" in April 2010
WASHINGTON - There is new information about how much the Department of Justice new about the controversial ATF tactic of letting guns "walk" into the hands of criminals. Gunwalking is a controversial investigative tactic in which police allow suspects
Updated: 10/31/2011 08:01P
Free legal clinic, vision screenings on Saturday
By Naples Daily News staff report Are you having immigration problems, facing bankruptcy or foreclosure or need help with a criminal matter? If so, you can get help Saturday in Immokalee at a free legal clinic offered by the Collier County Bar
Updated: 10/31/2011 07:41P
Justice Department aide knew of earlier botched gun sting
Lanny Breuer, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's criminal division, was briefed in April 2010 about an operation called "Wide Receiver," in which as many as 500 guns were allowed to illegally cross the border to Mexican cartels
Updated: 10/31/2011 07:35P
Justices hear arguments on plea-deal advice
"It was the defendant's choice, not the lawyers' choice" to plead guilty, Chief Justice John G. Roberts told one advocate. And the defendant has to live with his decision, he suggested. One case from Missouri involved a lawyer who failed to tell his
Updated: 10/31/2011 07:09P
DOJ head knew of ATF "gunwalking" in April 2010
WASHINGTON - There is new information about how much the Department of Justice new about the controversial ATF tactic of letting guns "walk" into the hands of criminals. Gunwalking is a controversial investigative tactic in which police allow suspects
Updated: 10/31/2011 07:01P
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