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Judge to rule whether Canada's anti-polygamy law is consistent with its
Lawyer Kieran Bridge, who represents the group Stop Polygamy in Canada, said if the criminal law is upheld the next step is prosecutions. "I think removing the uncertainty about the validity or invalidity of the law will go a long way towards removing
Updated: 11/23/2011 01:10A
Yemeni TV: President Saleh has arrived in Saudi Arabia to sign a power
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Updated: 11/23/2011 01:08A
Family, attorney credit Durbin with Jennings' commutation
Durbin tried to make the case that sentencing guidelines during the crack epidemic of the 1980s "undermine trust in our criminal justice system and have a deeply corrosive effect on the relationship between law enforcement and minority communities.
Updated: 11/23/2011 01:05A
Candidates debate liberty vs. security
When Paul noted that criminal law worked in the prosecution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, Gingrich jumped into say that proved his point. "Timothy McVeigh succeeded" in setting off his truck bomb and killing Americans, Gingrich said.
Updated: 11/23/2011 12:19A
Deters: No criminal wrongdoing in Damarcus' death
"It is clear that the JFS workers and court personnel involved followed the law and no criminal charges are appropriate," Deters said. "There was nothing in the detailed notes and progress reports that could have predicted such violent behavior by the
Updated: 11/23/2011 12:10A
Legislature should strengthen reporting law
But the law eliminates punishment for failing to report. It was a class 3 misdemeanor, which is the lowest criminal offense on the books. Instead, the new law states that a principal who doesn't report a crime could be fired or demoted.
Updated: 11/23/2011 12:08A
Violence against Afghan women persists despite law, UN says
The report said many cases of violence against women were prosecuted using the penal code or sharia law, often after the case was withdrawn from the formal system. These courts gave higher rates of acquittal, reduction of charges, lighter sentences,
Updated: 11/23/2011 12:06A
Norman is not in the clear
Nevertheless, US Attorney Robert O'Neill was right to announce he had closed the investigation into Norman, a former Hillsborough County commissioner, since investigators found no "violation of a federal criminal law." But if no laws were broken,
Updated: 11/23/2011 12:00A
Real world criminal justice experience
The objective of Area Vocational Center's criminal justice program is to bring reality based, hands on training into to the classroom. Since its inception, the program has done just that by providing students with both classroom instruction and real
Updated: 11/22/2011 11:55P
Squire Sanders | Review of Australian laws on bribery of a Commonwealth and
The Australian Attorney General's Department is looking to change some of the key points to Australia's laws on bribery of a Commonwealth and foreign public official (found in Division 141 and 70 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)).
Updated: 11/22/2011 11:48P
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