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President accords assent to Criminal Law (Amend) Bill 2011.
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of Prime Minister, today accorded his assent to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2011. Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said that the Bill that sought to provide punishment for
Updated: 11/28/2011 01:37P
LA Times: “Criminal defendants find an unlikely friend in Justice Scalia”
Writing in the Los Angeles Times, David Savage argues that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia “has led an unusual pro-defendant faction at the high court in reversing convictions for murder, drug dealing, wife beating and drunken driving.
Updated: 11/28/2011 01:32P
LCG resumes fighting its junk vehicle ordinance
An LCG ordinance that declares “junked vehicles” as public nuisances and subject to removal, fines and potential criminal charges is heading back to court for a civil lawsuit that challenges whether the law is constitutional. According to a Nov.
Updated: 11/28/2011 01:28P
Penn State May Have Broken Federal Law By Trying To Cover Up What It Knew
Act requires universities to disclose criminal acts and, under certain circumstances, to issue a warning for particular threats. Starting today, the US Department of Education is thus looking into whether Penn State's actions violated federal law.
Updated: 11/28/2011 01:10P
Cyber Monday Crackdown: Feds Seize Domains Selling Counterfeit Stuff
“The FBI aggressively pursues intellectual property enforcement through traditional investigative methods, intelligence initiatives and coordinated efforts with private industry and domestic and foreign law enforcement partners.
Updated: 11/28/2011 01:00P
How Law Enforcement Uses Facebook
Here are some examples of how social media helps law enforcement agencies work smarter. Police are taking advantage of the high amount of traffic on Facebook tohelp search for wanted criminals. A police department with a fan page can post a status such
Updated: 11/28/2011 01:00P
Syria guilty of crimes against humanity - UN report
Activist groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, said in a letter to United Nations member states last week that if the inquiry found that crimes under international law had been committed, they should urge the Security Council
Updated: 11/28/2011 12:48P
Federal Courts Order Seizure Of 150 Website Domains Involved In Selling
WASHINGTON – Seizure orders have been executed against 150 domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and copyrighted works as part of Operation In Our Sites, the Department of Justice,
Updated: 11/28/2011 12:45P
UN: Syria committed crimes against humanity
Activist groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, said in a letter to United Nations member states last week that if the inquiry found that crimes under international law had been committed, they should urge the Security Council
Updated: 11/28/2011 12:37P
The Get Educated college cost rankings are based on a comprehensive higher
The University of Phoenix, America's largest for-profit online college system, failed to make the Get Educated Best Buy list. Phoenix ranked as one of the most expensive online degrees for jobs in criminal justice. A master's of administration in
Updated: 11/28/2011 12:36P
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