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Legislators and others voice support for Racial Justice Act
Rick Glazier, Democrat from Cumberland County, said the intent of the law is clear. "The goal of this law was simply to finally answer the questions of race in these criminal cases and provide confidence to everyone in the state that our system truly
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:01P
Nevada AG drops criminal indictments on robosigners
The indictments handed down, and the ones to come, show that corrupting our property laws and the basis of our economy is a crime. This is incredibly important, since there just hasn't been the sort of criminal investigation into robosigning and the
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:54A
Nevada AG files criminal indictments on robosigners
And with California AG Kamala Harris putting immense pressure on Fannie/Freddie on foreclosures, it suggests the tide is turning on this issue somewhat. Our essential economic problem is that our economy allocates resources through a mediating system
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:54A
Publicist and his wife ordered to pay compensation to minister for defamation
The Sukhbaatar District Court convicted them under Article 111/2 of the Mongolian Criminal Code. Globe International had sent a letter to the minister on 6 February, expressing concern over the criminal defamation charges. Baatarkhuyag was ordered to
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:52A
Academies 'must login to e-safety issues'
Criminal law is another legal area that increasingly relates to e-safety and concerns the liability of the academy for the criminal acts of employees and pupils, says Dr Bandey. "Whilst this is an important, complex and emergent area of the law an
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:47A
Failing the DNA test
Massachusetts is one of only two states in the country without a law granting prison inmates the right to test DNA evidence that might prove their innocence. A lingering, long-contested bill may finally change that. By Michael Blanding and Lindsay
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:44A
Oklahoma prosecutors say millions collected in cases
$11 million was collected from criminal cases and another $23 million from civil cases. Beyond that, Coats said his office collected more than $3 million in forfeitures, much of which was distributed to state and local law enforcement agencies.
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:38A
Behind the numbers of the two new Supreme Court of Canada appointees
In October 2011, two Ontario Court of Appeal judges, Justice Michael Moldaver and Justice Andromache Karakatsanis, were appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. This immediately resulted in a flurry of speculation as to how their perceived
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:29A
Penn State Case: Feds Consider Launching Criminal Inquiry
A senior law enforcement source tells NBC News that federal prosecutors and FBI agents in Pennsylvania are now "looking hard" at whether to open up their own investigation because of allegations that former football assistant
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:28A
Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio
Actor Vincent D'Onofrio is known for his work in movies like Full Metal Jacket and Men in Black as well as 10 seasons of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Now D'Onofrio is adding "director" to his resume with the horror movie Don't Go in the Woods,
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:20A
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