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State school boards association will lobby to amend background check law
BURLINGTON CITY — The Board of Education's effort to get the new criminal background check law amended has made progress. On Saturday, the New Jersey School Boards Association's delegate assembly accepted, by a 72 percent majority, the school board's
Updated: 11/23/2011 12:02P
ICC prosecutor sees site of alleged Libya killings
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor was in Tripoli for talks Tuesday with Libyan authorities about their plans to put on trial Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid Al Fergany) The
Updated: 11/23/2011 12:02P
Thai man gets 20 years for anti-royal texting
A Thai criminal court sentenced a 61-year-old man to 20 years in prison Wednesday for sending text messages deemed offensive to the country's queen. The court found Amphon Tangnoppaku guilty on four counts under lese majeste and computer crime laws,
Updated: 11/23/2011 12:01P
'Defend the Children of the Poor and Punish the Wrongdoer': Why the
The role of the advocate is an ancient one. The right of a person to be represented before the civil power has been and is fundamental to all legal systems, one maintained even where the process is little more than a smoke-screen designed to give state
Updated: 11/23/2011 12:00P
Peter Worthington: The right to be obnoxious
Alberta MP Brian Storseth has a private member's bill to scrap Section 13 and leave the Criminal Code as the means to counter hate propaganda. At the time, Justice Minister Ron Basford said Section 13 applied mostly to Toronto where extreme groups used
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:48A
Man gets 20 years for 'offensive' texting to Thai queen
The court found Amphon Tangnoppaku guilty on four counts under lese majeste and computer crime laws, sentencing him to five years imprisonment for each charge, to be served consecutively. Lese majeste is the crime of insulting a monarch, and Thailand's
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:41A
Head of British tennis lobbies for tax law change
AP LONDON (AP) — The head of British tennis says he is hopeful that a change in tax laws will stop international sports stars from turning their backs on competing in Britain. Second-ranked Rafael Nadal has chosen not to compete at the pre-Wimbledon
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:38A
TRANSCRIPT: CNN National Security Debate
GINGRICH: Well, I think that Attorney General Meese has raised a key point, and the key distinction for the American people to recognize is the difference between national security requirements and criminal law requirements. I think it's desperately
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:36A
Lambda Alpha Epsilon teaming with law enforcement to spread holiday cheer to
Lambda Alpha Epsilon (A Criminal Justice Association on Campus) is teaming up with the Collier County Sheriff's Office for the "Celebrate with a Star" program that will benefit children assigned to the 20th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem program in
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:22A
Int'l Court: Libya to Try Gaddafi's Son
23, 2011 Dario Lopez-Mills / AP (TRIPOLI, Libya) — The International Criminal Court won't challenge Libya's right to try Moammar Gaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent in his own country and with Libyan judges, the prosecutor said Wednesday.
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:15A
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