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It's happening: Democratic lawmakers say Fast and Furious proof of need for
This not only raises serious questions about your ability to serve as the head of the Justice Department, but also begs the question of why an anti-gun Administration would knowingly force licensed firearms dealers to sell guns to violent criminals.
Updated: 11/05/2011 05:32P
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Gabriel Sayegh, the New York director of the Drug Policy Alliance, a group critical of the national war on drugs, said the department benefits from the arrests. "Every year, they're bringing 50000 people into their system," he said.
Updated: 11/05/2011 05:08P
Parents in Coral Springs may be fined up to $500 for letting kids drink at home
Although a state criminal law is already on the books, city officials say there's a problem with enforcement. "The fear for me is the cops get there and everybody leaves and God forbid somebody gets in an accident," said city commissioner Tom Powers,
Updated: 11/05/2011 04:57P
Assistant US Attorney General Wants Gun Owner Registration
--(Ammoland.com)- After weeks of stonewalling by the Department of Justice, a clearer picture of what its top officials knew about BATFE's Operation Fast and Furious, and when they knew it, is slowly beginning to emerge. On Tuesday, Lanny Breuer,
Updated: 11/05/2011 04:50P
Weeklies Reader: Bigfork attorney pens book to help crime writers
Leslie Budewitz, who has penned several fictional works since beginning her career as an author about 10 years ago, recently published her first nonfiction book: "Books, Crooks and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom
Updated: 11/05/2011 04:38P
Britain faces new isolation threat from eurozone 'caucus'
A House of Lords report has raised "serious questions" about a plan by the European Commission to take control of policy on criminal law by 2020. Brussels would set levels of punishment to be imposed for different types of offences,
Updated: 11/05/2011 04:28P
DNA Exonerations Continue, but Not for One Man
In an interview this week, Mr. Ellis said he does not understand how the court could continue to deny Mr. Skinner's request, which he said his recent legislation would allow. But last week, without explanation, the trial court in Gray County did just
Updated: 11/05/2011 04:04P
Civil rights-era prosecutions running out of time
The Department of Justice, under its 5-year-old "Cold Case Initiative" and the 2007 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, has combed through that dark period of American history, seeking any cases that could still be prosecuted.
Updated: 11/05/2011 03:07P
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Last year, there were 50377 arrests citywide, up from 46492 in 2009, according to statistics from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services. That represents about 616 arrests per 100000 city residents. Police officials say the studies done by the
Updated: 11/05/2011 03:02P
NYC makes 50K low-level pot busts a year
Last year, there were 50377 arrests citywide, up from 46492 in 2009, according to statistics from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services. That represents about 616 arrests per 100000 city residents. Police officials say the studies done by the
Updated: 11/05/2011 02:58P
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