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Life Sentence for Possession of Child Pornography Spurs Debate Over Severity
“To me, a failure to distinguish between people who look at these dirty pictures and people who commit contact offenses lacks the nuance and proportionality I think our law demands,” said Douglas Berman, a law professor at Ohio State University,
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:20P
US attorney: No federal crime in Texas beating
As Aransas County's top judge, he has dealt with at least 349 family law cases in the past year alone, nearly 50 of which involved state caseworkers seeking determine whether parents were fit to raise their children. If the judicial commission and
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:19P
US attorney: No federal crime in Texas beating video
As Aransas County's top judge, he has dealt with at least 349 family law cases in the past year alone, nearly 50 of which involved state caseworkers seeking determine whether parents were fit to raise their children. If the judicial commission and
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:18P
Ottawa seems determined to gut federal Youth Criminal Justice Act
Merlin Nunn, retired justice, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Commissioner, 2005 Nunn Commission of Inquiry. Did you know that when the Youth Criminal Justice Act was passed in 2002, Canada had the highest rate of youth imprisonment in the Western world,
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:18P
Criminalization of HIV Exposure
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2011). HIV surveillance–United States, 1981-2008. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 60 (21), 689-93 PMID: 21637182 Csete, J., & Elliott, R. (2011). Criminalization of HIV transmission and
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:12P
Ottawa seems determined to gut youth act
Did you know that when the Youth Criminal Justice Act was passed in 2002, Canada had the highest rate of youth imprisonment in the Western world, higher even than the United States? Did you know the YCJA was designed specifically to remedy this problem
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:10P
Lawyers urge court to stay Texas inmate's execution
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for a Texas death row inmate urged an appeals court Friday to stay his execution, just days before he is due to be put to death, to allow for DNA testing that could prove his innocence. Hank Skinner, who has been on death row for
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:05P
05/11/2011Lawyers urge court to stay Texas inmate's execution
Lawyers for a Texas death row inmate urged an appeals court Friday to stay his execution, just days before he is due to be put to death, to allow for DNA testing that could prove his innocence. Hank Skinner, who has been on death row for 16 years,
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:04P
Senate passes criminal law amendment bill unanimously
ISLAMABAD, (SANA): The senate has unanimously passed two bills including the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2011' and the National Database and Registration Authority Amendment) Bill, 2010 on Friday. According to the criminal law bill the accused of
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:04P
Welcome from Housing Justice for council's homeless proposal change of heart
Housing Justice has welcomed the news that Westminster Council is dropping its proposal to introduce a new bylaw making it a criminal offence to feed homeless people on the street. A spokesman commented: "As Housing Justice convenes and organises the
Updated: 11/04/2011 07:02P
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