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Judge warns of 'Big Brother society' as Supreme Court decides if police can
Justice Stephen Breyer said there could be around-the-clock surveillance reminiscent of the totalitarian world of the George Orwell novel 1984. His comments come as the Obama administration appeals a ruling that threw out a drug conspiracy conviction
Updated: 11/09/2011 11:26A
Shaun Kaufman Law Offers Weekly Legal Articles by Denver Attorney Shaun Kaufman
These articles, authored by Colorado criminal defense attorney Shaun Kaufman, are intended both to entertain and educate readers on various aspects of the law, consumer rights, individual liberties, as well as occasional question-and-answer features
Updated: 11/09/2011 11:23A
ICC prosecutor says Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will face justice soon
Beirut - International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Wednesday that the arrest of Saif al-Islam, son of slain Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi, is only a matter of time. 'I am confident we will get Saif al-Islam' to face charges,
Updated: 11/09/2011 11:05A
Justice Department settles with Terrebonne
The Justice Department is authorized to seek remedies for alleged patterns of practice and conduct that violate the federal rights of youths in the juvenile justice system based on the Violent Crime Control and Law enforcement Act of 1994.
Updated: 11/09/2011 10:34A
Mandatory minimum to help courts
What he was trying to say is that due to precedents set by higher courts he must stay within the sentencing parameters laid out by superior courts regardless what the Criminal Code says. What he is also saying is that there is no mechanism to force
Updated: 11/09/2011 10:19A
Substituting "Moral Equivalence" for Actual Knowledge in Criminal Tax Cases
Justice Kennedy explained that even if a willfully blind defendant can be characterized as “equally blameworthy” as one who acted with actual knowledge, the consequence for such wrongdoing should be determined by Congress when it drafts criminal laws,
Updated: 11/09/2011 10:13A
Squatting In Residential Premises To Become A Criminal Offence
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Updated: 11/09/2011 10:08A
Appeals court backs Obama health care law: What comes next?
The ruling in Washington grew out of a lawsuit brought by evangelist Pat Robertson's legal group, the American Center for Law and Justice. The group claimed that the insurance mandate is unconstitutional because it forces Americans to buy a product.
Updated: 11/09/2011 10:01A
Dogon Village Books Celebrates Drug Sentencing Reform with Release of eBook
Praised by civil rights legend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery for, "shedding light on deep-rooted problems plaguing the Black community," "SnitchCraft" juxtaposes the themes of family, spirituality, and social justice against the backdrop of a popular Southern
Updated: 11/09/2011 09:54A
Jim Hood reelected
Radley Balko tweets: "Mass corruption of state's justice system never an issue. Race was about $400 dinner at a steakhouse." And Balko is surely talking only about the criminal justice system there, not Hood's cozy relationship with trial lawyers where
Updated: 11/09/2011 09:48A
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