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US cracks down on sellers of fake goods
"Not only is this is a direct threat to American innovation ... but it's also a public safety issue," Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton said Monday as he announced that the government had shut down 150 websites accused of selling
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:29A
No charges to be laid in Manitoba hockey hazing
When the RCMP's investigation was first announced, University of Manitoba criminal law professor David Deutscher predicted criminal charges might be tough to lay and even tougher to prove in court. Even though the hazing was widely be seen as morally
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:17A
Border lands need not become criminal havens
By definition, criminals who smuggle drugs or people across the US-Mexico border do not. The border region is dotted with federally protected land, from Big Bend National Park to the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:02A
New Orleans Criminal Defense Attorney Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. Announces
New Orleans criminal defense attorney Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. announced a new addition to her credentials this week: the completion of three forensics DNA classes sponsored by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). The three courses—Principles
Updated: 11/29/2011 12:58A
Former President George W. Bush & Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair
In early 2011 the Boston Tea Party National Committee passed a resolution supporting War Crimes trials “for every person that has violated the 'law of war'.” The BTP added that any potential War Crimes trials should be privately funded,
Updated: 11/29/2011 12:47A
Police get favorable words
Morris Jenkins, head of UT's criminal justice department, gave TPD a B-plus. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT Enlarge | Photo Reprints A two-person panel from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies heard 10 people speak in favor of the
Updated: 11/29/2011 12:43A
Jacksonville Criminal Defense Attorney Bill Roelke Discusses Criminal
Jacksonville criminal defense lawyer Bill Roelke examines the ban on these substances and his expectation that prosecution under the new law will soon increase. Unfortunately, because the law was only recently changed, many store owners are not
Updated: 11/29/2011 12:36A
Our view: Erie should read "Don't Shoot" book
It's based on research by David Kennedy, a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and director of the college's Center for Crime Prevention and Control. Kennedy recommends that law-enforcement officers and other community leaders conduct
Updated: 11/29/2011 12:07A
Businessman in challenge over underage sex law
And it forced the government of the day to introduce the 2006 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) to plug the gap in Ireland's statutory rape laws. This allows defendants to argue they do not know alleged victims' real ages. Now another man, who is facing
Updated: 11/29/2011 12:05A
Criminal justice logjam mocks war on crime
The sight of former crime suspects walking free, without being prosecuted, must cause citizens to wonder about the possible existence of a criminal justice bottleneck, operating to frustrate public expectations of the law taking its course.
Updated: 11/28/2011 11:56P
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