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Xerox Corporation : New System from ACS, A Xerox Company, to Provide
ACS, A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX), will build a criminal justice information sharing system for the state of Connecticut designed to improve public safety and drive down costs. Police, judges and others will be able to electronically access and exchange
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:14A
Norwegian Mass Murderer Anders Breivik Declared Insane
Gazzaniga is the founding director of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Law and Neuroscience Project. He argues that even if brain science highlights the limitations of free will, it's still important to still hold one another to
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:07A
FIFA chief, Mark Pieth, plans radical reform
Mark Pieth, a professor in criminal law at the University of Basle, has been appointed to chair FIFA's independent governance committee. He will not however investigate allegations of previous wrongdoing by FIFA members but was instead presenting
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:05A
S Africa needs prison torture laws
"Having a crime of torture would assist authorities to recognise acts of torture and to initiate proper investigation of torture with the diligence, impartiality and competence that is required by international law," said Amanda Dissel, local delegate
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:05A
A new low for lawyer advertising
Starting Monday morning at 9 AM, the SLG Criminal Law Group will offer a $99 DUI defense sale to (alleged) drunk drivers in the Los Angeles area. Give them credit for one thing — brutal honesty in admitting that they are, “looking to capitalize on the
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:54A
Holding Court with Judge Lisa Porter
She serves as the incoming chair for the Executive Council of the Criminal Law Section of the Florida Bar, and conducts a mentoring program for young lawyers. She is also a member of the B'nai B'rith Justice Unit. But Judge Porter is more than all law
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:52A
Gbagbo to be charged with four counts of crimes against humanity at ICC
The ICC has carried out its own investigation parallel to Ivorian justice, looking into crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from December last year until April this year by both Gbagbo's forces and supporters of new Ivorian President
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:47A
Legal Aid Lawyers Plan Rally
Laywer Graham Kay says criminal-law lawyers may start withdrawing services as duty counsel early next year as part of the protest. He says for 20 years, legal aid has faced serious cutbacks, to the point where those needing help just aren't getting it.
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:38A
Polygamy in Canada: a case of double standards
Judges in Canada do not normally find their judgments reported around the world, but chief justice Bauman of the British Columbia supreme court has managed it with section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada, which deals with the legality of a Canadian
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:26A
Nearly 40 criminal cases thrown out because Vineland cop lied under oath
“The public's trust that those involved in law enforcement will tell the uncontroverted truth at all times, no matter the consequences, is a cornerstone of the American criminal justice system that must at all costs be safeguarded.
Updated: 11/30/2011 09:22A
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