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Judge won't be charged for beating
A Texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago won't face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said Thursday (Friday NZT). Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams
Updated: 11/04/2011 02:30A
Statute of limitations has run out on Texas judge's belt-whipping
MCALLEN, Texas — A Texas family- law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him beating her seven years ago won't face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said Thursday. Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams likely
Updated: 11/04/2011 02:08A
8th ASEAN law ministers meeting kicks off in Cambodia
Cambodia's Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana said the two- day meeting would examine and decide the topics including ASEAN Government Law Directory, Development of the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, ASEAN Law Forum,
Updated: 11/04/2011 01:57A
Green, D makes statement on Justice and Home Affairs Post-Council Statement
The Minister for Immigration (Damian Green): The Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on the 27 and 28 October in Luxembourg. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Justice, the Scottish Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland and I attended on
Updated: 11/04/2011 01:40A
New faces at legal firm
WIGAN'S Stephenson's Solicitors LLP have boosted their Clinical Negligence, Crime, Appeals and Regulatory departments with four newly-qualified solicitors. Alison Marriot from Lowton has joined the Criminal Appeals team while Katie Nolan,
Updated: 11/04/2011 01:33A
A classic fiasco of federalism
The answer lies in the attitude of the federal government, which has traditionally exercised its authority over criminal law with restraint. The feds worked with the provinces. They consulted. They did not pass laws dramatically out of line with what
Updated: 11/04/2011 01:22A
Judge won't be charged over video beating
McALLEN, Texas (AP) – A Texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago won't face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said Thursday. AP This image from the Aransas County,
Updated: 11/04/2011 12:51A
The burden of proof
That lawyers make a living out of something as basic as justice makes them a favourite butt of jokes (“why won'ta shark attack a lawyer? Professional courtesy”), and the best always seem to echo a truth. Given the legal penchant for 'maxims',
Updated: 11/04/2011 12:33A
Judge escapes charges for 'beating'
A US family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago will not face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, Texas police said. Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams would probably have
Updated: 11/04/2011 12:30A
What did Bobby Nystrom want to be when he grew up? Long Island's best-known
As a professional hockey player, Nystrom worked summer jobs in other professions such as real estate, banking and marketing, before deciding to transition to insurance. "I knew I was going to have to work," he said. "We didn't make as much money in
Updated: 11/04/2011 12:25A