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FBI EXEC DISCUSSES CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM BEFORE THE SENATE
When a NICS check is conducted, an individual's name and descriptive information is searched against information maintained in three national databases managed by the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division: the Interstate
Updated: 11/16/2011 08:07A
Name-change ban plan for criminals
Federal and state attorneys-general will gather in Launceston tomorrow for a standing council of law and justice meeting, where they will discuss the NSW-led proposal aimed at ensuring no jurisdiction is a "weak link". Initiatives will include all
Updated: 11/16/2011 08:06A
TOS Trivialities Could Become Law if DoJ Gets Its Way
However, part of its request involves the criminalization of violating a site's terms of service, rules that few Internet users read and many often flaunt. If granted, the request could criminalize actions as simple as creating a profile on a site
Updated: 11/16/2011 08:02A
Lord Chief Justice tells ECHR 'don't push your luck' in new 'rights' showdown
Mr Al-Khawaja's is now a test case over whether criminals can be convicted on the basis of so-called 'hearsay' evidence from witnesses who do not appear in court. British law says they can, and the principle has been backed by the Supreme Court.
Updated: 11/16/2011 07:55A
Plea bargains with VIP criminals are “a novel concept of dubious origin
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher, while speaking at the opening ceremony of the fifth annual general conference of the Section of Legal Practice (SLP) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja, condemned the concept of
Updated: 11/16/2011 07:38A
Avatarred and feathered: Beware online lies
“In the Justice Department's view, the CFAA criminalizes conduct as innocuous as using a fake name on Facebook or lying about your weight in an online dating profile. That situation is intolerable,” Orin Kerr, George Washington University law professor
Updated: 11/16/2011 07:29A
Bribery reforms: Australia proposes ban on facilitation payments
In Australia the act of bribing a foreign public official is proscribed under Division 70 of the Criminal Code. The legislation ensures that a person can be prosecuted under Australian law for "offering or providing a bribe to foreign public officials
Updated: 11/16/2011 07:09A
VMCZ statement on the arrest of Standard journalists.
The police are charging the two under Section 113 of the Criminal Code for theft of documents and Section 96 of the code for criminal defamation. VMCZ calls for the immediate release of the two journalists and implores the police to desist from
Updated: 11/16/2011 06:54A
Gun laws the real problem, not 'walk-to-Mexico' program
While the US government considers its next step, the death toll in the Mexican war on drugs reached 50000 this year. The US should stop issuing moral reprimands, open its eyes and start acting on American illegal traffickers. Instead, ATF actions have
Updated: 11/16/2011 06:17A
Punishments for youth crime aren't serious enough in Canada
The Youth Criminal Justice Act, a Canadian statute that came into effect on Apr. 1, 2003, was established primarily to combat this problem by taking a passive approach. The aim was to understand what provokes a delinquent's actions.
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:48A
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