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Is all that NYPD surveillance legal?
We look at the laws that govern the city's right to film peaceful protests By Tana Ganeva, Alternet On October 15, the day OWS solidarity protests broke out as far away as Australia and Japan, and thousands of people poured into Times Square,
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:21A
What is white collar crime?
Whereas many crimes, ranging from traffic violations to robbery to murder, are crimes that occur in general society, white collar crimes occur within a business. White collar crimes are often attributable to the legitimate access and authority a person
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:19A
IN RE JOYNER
Relator complains that respondent, the Honorable Ruben Guerrero, presiding judge of the 174th District Court of Harris County, has not provided him a copy of the reporter's record from his trial in the underlying case. On September 13, 2011,
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:19A
PEOPLE v. SPENCER
Next, County Court properly denied defendant's request to instruct the jury that penal statutes are to be strictly construed, as construction of a statute is a question of law to be resolved by the court and not by the jury (see Bush v Delaware,
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:17A
PEOPLE v. NESBITT
After initially being found unfit to stand trial, defendant was found to be competent. However, defendant displayed extremely hostile and intransigent behavior throughout the proceedings. Defense counsel, outside the presence of the jury, stated to the
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:17A
House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing
In January 2011 the president of the Xinjiang High People's Court revealed that there were 376 ESS trials in Xinjiang in 2010. Included in this number are appeals, but even so we can safely conclude that roughly half of all ESS trials in China took
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:16A
UK Government Could Use Malware To Fight Crime
Last month, the German state of Bavaria was called to account after it admitted to using spyware to investigate serious criminal offences, which it claimed was within the law. Germany's Chaos Computer Club said "The malware can not only siphon away
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:09A
Lawmakers pass bill protecting homeowners who shoot intruders
A state group representing more than 600 criminal defense lawyers, prosecutors, judges and academics also opposes the castle doctrine bill. "AB 69 changes Wisconsin law by providing a defense for irrational people armed with deadly force.
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:02A
Justin Bieber: His accuser could face jail, fine for unlawful sexual intercourse
Other states use terms like criminal sexual contact, sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault to describe this activity in their criminal penal codes. Or, like California's Penal Code Section 261.5, it is referred to as unlawful sexual intercourse.
Updated: 11/04/2011 06:53A
Police Receive Grant Money for Bulletproof Vests
The state Division of Criminal Justice is providing nearly $3.6 million to more than 500 law enforcement agencies across New Jersey through the state's Body Armor Replacement Fund. “They're used every day,” Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward said of the
Updated: 11/04/2011 06:48A
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