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FBI arrests 7 Amish men on hate-crime charges
Court papers, distributed by the Justice Department after the raid, paint a picture of those arrested as a schismatic group with some of the attributes of a cult, at battle with the traditionalist and pacifist religion. At the center of the splinter
Updated: 11/23/2011 03:37P
Legal Analysis of SOPA / PROTECT-IP: No, It's Not Censorship
As the dissemination of music across the Internet has become more prevalent, there's been more of a focus on the precise nature of those transmissions, and what rights they might implicate." Section 201 of SOPA deals with punishment for willful
Updated: 11/23/2011 03:26P
Law ups penalty for teachers who view porn
The law applies only to felons who have not been pardoned. "Schools and other educational agencies should be able to evaluate a potential employee on their criminal history," Walker said. Walker also signed a bill that requires all school workers from
Updated: 11/23/2011 03:16P
Boone County Explorers show off law enforcement skills
Four members of the post teamed up this month to take home five awards at the Bartlesville, Okla., Xtreme Law Enforcement Explorer Competition. The team won first-place trophies in traffic collision investigation, crisis negotiation, DUI/standard field
Updated: 11/23/2011 03:10P
Canadian court upholds polygamy ban
VANCOUVER, Canada — A court upheld Canada's law against polygamous marriage in a sweeping ruling Wednesday that weighed religious and civil freedoms, human rights, and criminal legislation. But the ruling -- which affects Muslims as well as a breakaway
Updated: 11/23/2011 03:10P
Trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will test Libya justice
The International Criminal court has accepted that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will be tried on Libyan soil and not at The Hague. As it stands, the ICC's involvement in the procedure of Saif al-Islam's trial appears as though
Updated: 11/23/2011 02:59P
BC judge upholds polygamy ban
days of legal arguments on the constitutionality of this section of the code. BC Attorney General Shirley Bond called it a “landmark” ruling, but opponents said it went against freedom of religion and freedom of association guaranteed in the charter.
Updated: 11/23/2011 02:51P
Supreme Court says law shouldn't criminalize minors
days of legal arguments on the constitutionality of this section of the code. BC Attorney General Shirley Bond called it a “landmark” ruling, but opponents said it went against freedom of religion and freedom of association guaranteed in the charter.
Updated: 11/23/2011 02:51P
BC Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman rules that the ban against
The Judge says the law violates the religious freedom of fundamentalist Mormons, but the harm against women and children outweighs that concern. In legal language, this is called “passing the Oakes test.” However, Justice Bauman rules that 12- to
Updated: 11/23/2011 02:49P
Paying for justice
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi should be tried by the ICC: 'Gaddafi should have a trial according to the law, something he never did with his opponents,' Merkel said when asked by the weekly Bild am
Updated: 11/23/2011 02:44P
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