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Opinion: Canadian lawyers lobby MPs to listen to reason about regressive new
“This bill will change our country's entire approach to crime at every stage of the justice system,” said CBA president and Nova Scotia lawyer Trinda L. Ernst. “It represents a huge step backwards; rather than prioritizing public safety, it emphasizes
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:19A
PSU board of trustees signs on law firm
Pennsylvania lawmakers are planning a special commission to examine the legal issues raised by the scandal, which has prompted questions both ethical and criminal about why allegations of abuse went unreported for so long. The scandal has resulted in
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:12A
Penn State trustees hire Pittsburgh law firm in abuse scandal
STATE COLLEGE - 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
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:05A
Penn State trustees hire law firm in relation to child sexual abuse scandal
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 said
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:48A
NA adopts law curbing oil & gas theft
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Thurs-day passed "The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2011" already approved by the Senate on September 4, 2011 to curb the theft of oil and gas with maximum punishment of 14-year imprisonment and Rs 10 million fine to
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:40A
Obama's Uncle In Criminal Court Thursday; Faces Deportation – OpEd
As reported in September by the Law Enforcement Examiner, Barack Obama's “Uncle Omar” was arrested and charged with drunk-driving in Massachusetts. Upon his arrest, police discovered he was also an illegal alien evading deportation, a source told the
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:30A
Mental health courts: A good idea then and even better now
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Eve- lyn Lundberg Stratton and Attorney General Mike DeWine are once again collaborating in the important work of breaking a pattern that too often ends with mentally ill people facing criminal charges and ending up in jail
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:20A
Crime bill concerns
The crime bill will put the justice system in a position where it has to decide between doing what is good for people and obeying the law. Let us ensure that the Canadian law is actually just, so that it is not just to break it.
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:13A
Sen. Jacobs on WAMD 970 AM Morning Show to Talk Criminal Penalties for Failure
Jacobs told Morning Show hosts Maynard Edwards and Cindy Mumby that she is studying similar laws in other states, and focusing on criminal penalties for people who act as part of a plan or scheme to cover up abuse. The Harford County Republican said
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:11A
New Law Could Bring Out-of-County Inmates Here
The Justice Reinvestment Act, passed by the General Assembly and signed into law last June, goes into effect Dec. 1. It could bring about the biggest change in courts, prisons, jails and the authority of judges in 20 years.
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:06A
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