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Law would protect military memorials
Blaney made the comments in response to legislation, proposed by a Conservative backbencher, that would amend the Criminal Code to make "mischief relating to war memorials" an offence punishable by a mandatory $1000 fine for a first offence and jail
Updated: 11/09/2011 04:19A
Franco Debono moves private motion on justice, police reform
A private member's motion urging parliament to discuss and resolve a number of long-standing problems in the fields of justice and home affairs was submitted by Nationalist MP Franco Debono yesterday, just hours before a vote of
Updated: 11/09/2011 04:03A
War Crimes in Sri Lanka : Case against Maj. Gen. Shavendra Silva
“The United Nations has a war criminal within its ranks. This is a moral and legal offense,” said Ali Beydoun, director at American University Washington College of Law's UNROW Human Rights Impact Litigation Clinic and a Senior Partner at SPEAK Human
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:55A
Criminals, Militants Align In Pakistan Kidnappings
American aid expert Warren Weinstein was seized from his home in Lahore in mid-August. Two weeks later, publishing scion Shahbaz Taseer was snatched from his Mercedes at gunpoint, also in an upscale neighborhood of the Punjab capital.
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:48A
City's repeat offenders urged to change ways
Law enforcement officials, including federal and state prosecutors, the FBI and the city attorney, gathered Tuesday to offer a choice to the city's 10 most prominent criminals: make a change with the help of community members or receive
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:43A
Gil Kerlikowske
Following Federal raids on medical marijuana shops in California, Representative Bob Filner called on President Obama to reclassify medical marijuana as a legitimate controlled substance for medicinal purposes.
Updated: 11/09/2011 02:47A
Manitoba bands toss legal gauntlet with sale of cheap smokes
The province has met with Brown to discuss compliance with the Manitoba Tobacco Tax Act. "We expect Mr. Brown to follow the law and regulations in this private venture, just like everyone else, including applying for a tobacco licence,
Updated: 11/09/2011 02:28A
UPDATED: Skinner receives execution stay, court will consider further DNA testing
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted inmate Hank Skinner a stay of execution Monday, saying it needed time to review whether a new state law allows previously untested items from the crime scene to be analyzed for DNA. "This is the best possible
Updated: 11/09/2011 02:19A
Commission investigating judge Adams
According to information from the SCJC website, judicial misconduct is defined as an action by a judge that brings discredit upon the judiciary or the administration of justice. It could be a violation of the Texas Constitution, the Texas Penal Code,
Updated: 11/09/2011 02:08A
State's immigration law is legal
In a Department of Justice news release, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said her agency “continues to enforce federal immigration law in South Carolina in smart, effective ways that focus our resources on criminal aliens, recent border
Updated: 11/09/2011 02:04A
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