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Gun restrictions hurt law-abiding citizens
Once again the law-abiding citizen is affected, but not the criminal. Ah, Washington, will you ever just knock it off? Probably not. Most politicians will vote for anything that gets them votes and so the beat goes on. Even minus the crime,
Updated: 11/30/2011 01:48P
1 Chancery Lane | Regulatory Briefing - December 2011
1 Chancery Lane: recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners The anonymity of blackmail victims in Discipli- nary Proceedings Dr Tony Walker v GMC [2010] EWHC 3849 On 13 December 2010 the GMC convened a Fitness to Practise Panel (“the Panel”)
Updated: 11/30/2011 01:45P
BC Drunk Driving Law Could Be Overturned By Supreme Court
The judge will rule whether the province overstepped its authority by enacting the law, which would render it constitutionally void. The judge could find that BC's new law is in conflict with existing federal criminal law relating to drunk driving and
Updated: 11/30/2011 01:41P
AG Schneiderman Announces Results of Statewide Undercover Gun Show Investigation
"Operation Background Bust not only exposed major flaws in the gun show laws but also proved how 'off the books' operations jeopardize public safety by making it easy for guns to fall into the wrong hands. In addition to filing criminal charges against
Updated: 11/30/2011 01:36P
35 new laws taking effect Thursday in NC
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Updated: 11/30/2011 01:34P
Luzhkov's Brother-in-Law Remains in Prison
Viktor Baturin, the brother of Luzhkov's billionaire wife Yelena Baturina, was not to be freed because of his criminal record and the severity of the accusations against him, said Judge Alexei Pravoruchko of the Tverskoi District Court,
Updated: 11/30/2011 01:19P
18th Anniversary of Brady Law; Created Gun Background Checks
On February 28, 1994, the law started blocking handgun purchases by felons and other legally prohibited buyers, such as fugitives from justice. For the first five years of the law, authorities had up to 5 business days to complete background checks
Updated: 11/30/2011 01:05P
SQ Chy wants a year to prove his innocence
“The tribunal can bring me here by force to take part in the proceedings, but, I will not come here willingly if my conditions are not met,” Salauddin told the three-member judges' panel headed by Justice Nizamul Huq. Salauddin argued that it is not
Updated: 11/30/2011 01:03P
Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Faces International Criminal Court
The transfer of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo to the International Criminal Court has been cheered by his foes and by activists like Geraldine Mattioli, international justice specialist at Human Rights Watch. "This transfer really shows that
Updated: 11/30/2011 01:01P
Female lawyer wins award for child defense
Haffner said she works in the juvenile court with the responsibility of giving free legal representation to cases that concern juvenile justice. She has passed the Bar exam and is completing a one-year pupilage, working at PNLA under a senior barrister
Updated: 11/30/2011 12:48P
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