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Penn State scandal: We must all be accountable
By Patriot-News Op-Ed BY JENNIFER STORM Many of us who work in the criminal justice system have witnessed a systematic failure when it comes to reporting child sexual abuse. The Jerry Sandusky case is the latest example of that failure.
Updated: 11/13/2011 11:37A
Penn State scandal could lead to tougher Md. law
"The problem with the law is that it doesn't have any teeth to it," says Maryland State Sen. Nancy Jacobs, R-Harford, noting there is no criminal penalty for failure to report. "The thing I am looking at is doing criminal penalties, especially when it
Updated: 11/13/2011 11:35A
Pennsylvania Gov.: Change law after Penn State scandal
It was years before law enforcement first learned about the allegation. Penn State Athletic Director Timothy Curley and Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Gary Schultz have been charged for failing to report the abuse to authorities and
Updated: 11/13/2011 11:25A
Dying woman challenges Canada's euthanasia laws
On Monday, lawyers for Gloria Taylor, 63, will be in BC Supreme Court to argue against laws that make it a criminal offence to help seriously ill people end their lives. In August, the Farewell Foundation lost its court battle to have the laws changed
Updated: 11/13/2011 11:03A
Province to introduce major overhaul of family laws
VICTORIA — The BC government is expected to introduce sweeping legislation this week that will overhaul provincial laws for divorce, separation, and child custody.
Updated: 11/13/2011 10:59A
Dying woman challenges Canada's assisted-suicide law
On Monday, lawyers for Gloria Taylor, 63, will be in BC Supreme Court to argue against laws that make it a criminal offence to help seriously ill people end their lives. In August, the Farewell Foundation lost its court battle to have the laws changed
Updated: 11/13/2011 10:10A
Around The World, Justice Is Served To Criminals
For years, he kept just barely ahead of a comprehensive worldwide law-enforcement effort to take him down. His conviction indicates the global rule of law is growing. While Bout faced justice, the extremely lengthy, complex war crimes trial at The
Updated: 11/13/2011 10:05A
Denton joins Harrison, White, Smith & Coggins, PC
Stephen L. Denton has joined the Spartanburg-based law firm of Harrison, White, Smith & Coggins, PC the firm has announced. Denton had been a partner at The Law Offices of Thompson & Denton handling criminal law since graduating from the Charleston
Updated: 11/13/2011 09:33A
Sweeping BC bill to revamp family law
The BC government is expected to introduce sweeping legislation this week that will overhaul provincial laws for divorce, separation and child custody. As promised in the throne
Updated: 11/13/2011 09:27A
Two 'Rule of Law' Republicans Dissent on Torture and Assassinations
It is the rule of law. If you engage in war against the United States, you are an enemy combatant. You have none of the civil liberties of the United States. You cannot go to court... Waging war on the United States is outside criminal law.
Updated: 11/13/2011 09:01A
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