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Summary Judgments for Nov. 29
For now, according the South Korean Justice Ministry, no foreign law firms have hung their shingles there. And Evan Jowers, of Kinney Recruiting, says US firms could have an advantage because most Korean-speaking international lawyers were trained in
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:06A
Feds seize 150 domains for selling counterfeit goods
“The sale of counterfeit goods cheats consumers and robs legitimate businesses—both large and small—of the fruits of their hard-earned work,” said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department's Criminal Division.
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:58A
Thailand warns Facebook sharing may slur monarchy
Entertainment News from AP AP National News Video More>> AP News Minute: Aruba suspect released and more AP News Minute: US students arrested in Egypt BANGKOK (AP) - The Thai government says Facebook users who share material that insults the Thai
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:56A
Feds: Law hinders enforcement
Vance said she and the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, Tom Perez, have met with local authorities to discuss what she called a “significant problem” of both enforcing the state law and tracking down criminal immigrants with
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:56A
Three Strikes Project drafts ballot initiative
According to Michael Romano, the director of the Three Strikes Project, the law has sentenced people to life imprisonment for relatively small crimes, such as drug possession or petty theft. “That is not a way to run a state or a criminal justice
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:49A
US 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: 11/29/2011 05:36A
Activists: Repeal lese majeste laws
They argue that Article 112 of the Criminal Code and the 2007 Computer Crimes Act have become tools to create fear rather than bring justice in society. "Those who use these mechanisms in order to suppress people with different political stances must
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:22A
Charges won't be laid in 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 05:09A
Critics say animal cruelty law inadvertently keeps cases secret
The Reno Gazette-Journal reported Sunday that the new law makes animal abuse cases confidential and gives criminal penalties to officials who release reports or talk about cases. State Sen. Mark Manendo, D-Las Vegas, an animal lover and prime sponsor
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:03A
DOJ: New immigration law complicating enforcement efforts
Vance said she and the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, Tom Perez, have met with local authorities to discuss what she called a "significant problem" of both enforcing the state law and tracking down criminal immigrants with only
Updated: 11/29/2011 05:02A
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