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Cherie Blair's sister Lauren Booth faces criminal probe
Tony Blair's sister-in-law, who has spoken about her shame and embarrassment of becoming insolvent, could face a criminal investigation into her failure to stand down as a company director. Lauren Booth, who is a presenter with the controversial
Updated: 11/13/2011 08:44P
Occupy “movement” criminals depicted as “fringe”. Really?
This evening, USA Today published a story describing the law-breaking participants in the “Occupy movement” as a “violent fringe”. But how can a movement whose entire existence is predicated upon breaking the law be anything but criminal and destined
Updated: 11/13/2011 08:32P
Prison plan is dangerous
The state system of categorizing crimes does not capture the dangerous nature of most crimes. For example, under the penal code, certain cases of child abuse are not considered "serious" or "violent" crimes. Additionally, the law only looks at the
Updated: 11/13/2011 07:35P
Regina prosecutor Al Johnston retires after storied career
He was prosecuting (Colin) Thatcher in 1984 when I was studying first-year criminal law in law school and we used to on a daily basis or a weekly basis in criminal law look at the progression and the evidence in the Thatcher case, and so I was at a
Updated: 11/13/2011 07:34P
Sheriff seeking another term
He has 28 years experience in law enforcement with the Snyder Police Department, Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Hale County Sheriff's Office. He has a bachelor's degree in justice administration from Wayland Baptist University,
Updated: 11/13/2011 05:52P
Casey Anthony prosecutor's book is out this week
Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton watches as Ninth circuit chief judge Belvin Perry cites a potential juror for contempt, at the Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center, Wednesday afternoon, May 11, 2011. By Adam Longo, Reporter The first book from
Updated: 11/13/2011 05:47P
Shredding of Planned Parenthood records shadows criminal case
Kline concluded the clinic had created new copies of the 2003 abortion reports to cover up a failure to maintain them as required by law. He filed his criminal case in Johnson County in October 2007, expecting eventually to compare the set of reports
Updated: 11/13/2011 05:29P
Analysis: Records shredding shadows criminal case
Kline concluded the clinic had created new copies of the 2003 abortion reports to cover up a failure to maintain them as required by law. He filed his criminal case in Johnson County in October 2007, expecting eventually to compare the set of reports
Updated: 11/13/2011 05:17P
Retention of war crimes tribunal's chief judge challenged
In support of his application, accused Sayedee, deputy chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, said Justice Huq is 'disqualified' to hold the trial as he was involved as a lawyer in publishing a report in 1994 on the findings of the People's Inquiry Commission on
Updated: 11/13/2011 04:15P
Red Herrings Along The Lokpal Trail
Authority without accountability is the prerogative of a chief martial law administrator. Under the country's Criminal Code that regulates the criminal justice system, the oldest law in the statute book and duly ratified by Parliament, investigation is
Updated: 11/13/2011 03:27P
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