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Tucson shootings come up at Senate gun law hearing
Charles Schumer, D-NY, would withhold some Justice Department funding from states that do not report at least 75 percent of relevant records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Such records include felony criminal convictions and
Updated: 11/15/2011 05:59P
Jacobs: "There Should be a Criminal Penalty for Not Reporting Child Abuse"
In Maryland now people are required to report child abuse to police or social services with few exceptions, yet surprisingly there is no criminal penalty if they don't. Although the law does say teachers can be dismissed or suspended from their job for
Updated: 11/15/2011 05:51P
Proposed law would make it illegal to protest at funerals
Breaking the new law would be a first-degree misdemeanor. It was inspired by the protests of Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, which celebrates soldiers' deaths as punishment for homosexuality in society. All members of the House Criminal Justice
Updated: 11/15/2011 05:47P
DOJ seeks to expand Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Orin Kerr, a law professor at George Washington University, disagreed and called for a narrower scope for the CFAA. He asserted that he is a criminal because he says on his Facebook profile that he lives in Washington, DC when in fact he lives in
Updated: 11/15/2011 05:42P
Lawyer Michael Kwasnik and his father charged with defrauding clients
TRENTON—A Cherry Hill lawyer and his father, a Marlton resident, are being charged with stealing from their clients, announced Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor. According to Taylor, Michael W. Kwasnik, 42,
Updated: 11/15/2011 05:37P
McQueary email: I stopped Sandusky, went to police
In the email dated Nov. 8 from McQueary's Penn State account and made available to The Associated Press by his friend on Tuesday, the assistant coach writes that he stopped the sexual assault and discussed it with police afterward.
Updated: 11/15/2011 05:36P
Sandusky's risky legal playbook seen as 'mind-boggling'
NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Criminal defendants have the right to remain silent. But former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky just became a test case for what happens when they don't. Sandusky embarked on a dangerous path when he publicly
Updated: 11/15/2011 05:34P
Authorities step up action in Penn State abuse case
Separately, the Department of Justice said it would assist the state's criminal case and a separate Education Department probe into possible violations of the Clery Act, the federal law that requires colleges to report campus-related crimes.
Updated: 11/15/2011 05:31P
Sandusky's risky legal playbook seen as "mind-boggling"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Criminal defendants have the right to remain silent. But former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky just became a test case for what happens when they don't.
Updated: 11/15/2011 05:26P
Answers on Felons and Gun Rights
In other words, these people may actually be allowed to have guns under New York State law, but they may, technically, be in violation of the federal law still. Q. It's possible for a convicted criminal to own a firearm but this same person doesn't
Updated: 11/15/2011 05:26P
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