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Penn State trustees hire law firm for Sandusky sex-abuse case
(AP) -- Penn State's trustees have hired a large Pittsburgh-based law firm to represent them in relation to the child sex-abuse scandal for which three current and former university employees face criminal charges. Reed Smith spokeswoman Jamie Moss
Updated: 11/17/2011 03:34P
Penn State trustees hire law firm for Sandusky case
(AP) -- Penn State's trustees have hired a large Pittsburgh-based law firm to represent them in relation to the child sex-abuse scandal for which three current and former university employees face criminal charges. Reed Smith spokeswoman Jamie Moss
Updated: 11/17/2011 03:32P
Carloway review says end corroboration in crime cases
Lord Carloway said the criminal law should be "re-cast" for modern society. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. It ruled that police could not question a suspect without offering him or her access to a solicitor first.
Updated: 11/17/2011 03:32P
Feds collect $34M-plus in civil, criminal actions
Additionally, the office collected $3.5 million in criminal and civil forfeitures. About $959665 in forfeited assets were distributed to state and local law enforcement agencies. Nationwide, the US attorneys' offices collected $6.5 billion in criminal
Updated: 11/17/2011 03:30P
Justice Department to Investigate Shootings by Miami Officers
By BET-Staff The Justice Department announced Thursday that it has opened a civil investigation into allegations of excessive use of deadly force by members of the city of Miami Police Department in relation to the shooting deaths of seven
Updated: 11/17/2011 03:21P
Penn State trustees hire law firm in abuse scandal
George Miller of California said scandals at Penn State and the Citadel in South Carolina demonstrated a need for the House Education and the Workforce Committee to study potential changes to federal laws that protect children and students.
Updated: 11/17/2011 03:19P
Penn State trustees hire law firm for abuse scandal help; mayor responds to
George Miller of California said scandals at Penn State and the Citadel in South Carolina demonstrated a need for the House Education and the Workforce Committee to study potential changes to federal laws that protect children and students.
Updated: 11/17/2011 03:18P
Foreclosure Fraud: First Criminal Charges Filed In Nevada Over Robo-Signing
Nevada's is the first criminal indictment since last year's discovery of the nationwide "robo-signing" scandal, in which mortgage servicing companies and banks were processing foreclosures en masse at lightning speed by signing documents they neglected
Updated: 11/17/2011 03:07P
The Penn State Football Scandal
Could the university be held liable? Could other university officials, including legendary coach Joe Paterno face criminal charges? What laws need to be changed to prevent this from happening again? In this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer co-hosts and
Updated: 11/17/2011 03:03P
US starts review to speed deportation of criminals
The measures will let backlogged immigration judges focus on deporting foreigners who have committed serious crimes, are recent border crossers or major immigration law violators. Immigration is a hot political issue in the buildup to the 2012
Updated: 11/17/2011 02:59P
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