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US Ed Dept. investigating whether Penn State failed to properly report sex
He is not a part of the criminal investigation. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement that schools and school officials have a legal and moral responsibility to protect children and young people from violence and abuse.
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:12A
Experts: New district attorney's staff key
Olszewski, who served as district attorney from 1992 to 2000, noted Salavantis isn't the first district attorney to have little prosecutorial experience. Former district attorney and now Superior Court Judge Correale Stevens also had little criminal
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:05A
Kenya: Corruption in Courts By Judges Is Top Priority
Chief justice Willy Mutunga and his deputy Nancy Baraza have embarked on an ambitious judicial reform process. They, together with the Judicial Service Commission are providing overall policy direction and oversight and have put in place a clear
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:03A
Double jeopardy complaint shows impatience with justice
But the underlying complaint caught my interest, partly because it seems to run counter to the latest shift of sympathies about the American justice system. Beginning in the 1960s, there were cries that the law was soft on criminal suspects.
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:02A
SRI LANKA: 'In reality there may be torture but our law against torture is fine'
Considering that Mr. Mohan Peiris once held the post of Attorney General this answer demonstrates that he may not have had the basic knowledge of criminal law and procedure to qualify for such a position. Mr. Peiris also went on to say that the reason
Updated: 11/10/2011 12:51A
New Baldwin Village surveillance cameras aim to combat crime
The technology has taken its place in this village and we are going to utilize that information to make sure this community stays safer. “We are going to continue to investigate those significant gangs that are in Los Angeles so that we can continue to
Updated: 11/10/2011 12:51A
Penn State coach Joe Paterno still could face legal trouble
Other legal experts have addressed the possible criminal aspects of Paterno and other Penn State officials being aware a crime might have been committed and not notifying police. Michael McCann, a sports law professor at Vermont, wrote on SI.com that
Updated: 11/10/2011 12:49A
Issues in Baba Suwe's Travails
Pa Oladele Odulate, a respected medical practitioner of 56 years' standing and a regular reader of this column, had written me about two weeks into the saga that if it was true Baba Suwe ingested the drugs attributed to him and had not excreted them,
Updated: 11/10/2011 12:27A
Overall law & order in Karachi under control, Malik
He said directives had been issued to the police and other law enforcing agencies to curb all criminal activities.Referring to collection of hides of sacrificial animals, Mr Malik said the government had already issued directives in this regard and a
Updated: 11/10/2011 12:25A
Missouri Supreme Court Examines Investigator Laws
Missouri law requires private investigators to be licensed and allows violators to face criminal penalties. The court heard arguments Wednesday on a challenge by a Columbia private investigator who contends the requirement is too broad.
Updated: 11/09/2011 11:58P
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