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A Legal Scholar Overreaches From The Bench
“If the allegations of the Complaint are true, this is a very good deal for Citigroup; and, even if they are untrue, it is a mild and modest cost of doing business,” Rakoff wrote. Regardless of entity size, I would find – and I think many people would
Updated: 12/01/2011 09:08A
By: Austria - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The extradition of Gbagbo strengthens the authority of the International Criminal Court. This is an independent court of justice and the guarantee for the highest rule-of-law standards and a fair trial”, Spindelegger said, underpinning the importance
Updated: 12/01/2011 09:08A
Blumenthal supports Violence Against Women Act
“We must protect the thousands of women who fall victim every year to violent crimes facilitated by cyberstalking and impersonation- with consequences that are horrific and reprehensible. The Internet Abuse Act will empower law enforcement and protect
Updated: 12/01/2011 08:55A
ICC to recommend African for top prosecutor post
"The ICC prosecutor is one of the most important jobs in this new century in ending impunity for the worst crimes under international law," said William Pace of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, which brings together hundreds of civil
Updated: 12/01/2011 08:49A
Special stop and search powers break Constitution, claims group
The law, a Criminal Code amendment known as Section 315F, was introduced in 2005 and amended last year. It gives the police additional powers to stop and search people or property in areas which have been identified as prone to serious violence,
Updated: 12/01/2011 08:28A
On DNA: "Unindicted Co-Ejaculator" Isn't Just a Great Band Name
The story — of sexual assaults and murders, coerced confessions, exonerating DNA evidence and the prosecutors that won't allow that evidence to cloud their one-track minds — is one that almost makes you want to become a criminal defense attorney.
Updated: 12/01/2011 08:27A
How private prisons game the system
Given the private prison industry's heavy reliance on immigration detention, it comes as no surprise that Arizona's draconian immigration law SB 1070 was shaped with the assistance of private prison leaders and lobbyists. The law authorizes Arizona
Updated: 12/01/2011 08:26A
Ex-Maine state trooper loses right to be an officer over alleged assault on
An appeals panel of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy concluded this week that Mark Sawyer likely assaulted his wife at their Oakland home in March 2009. A charge of domestic assault was dismissed by the district attorney after his wife recanted.
Updated: 12/01/2011 08:04A
The Spanish criminal courts will continue considering that webs posting links
1 in Baracaldo is based on the strengthen interpretation of our criminal courts to avoid criminal conviction of the defendants that on their websites provide links to files protected by copyright law. The defendants ran a website with links providing
Updated: 12/01/2011 07:53A
Alleged Perth Amboy gang leader, member indicted in 2009 kidnapping case
The indictment stems from a joint investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice and the Perth Amboy Police Department, conducted with the assistance of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, Carteret Police Department and US Marshals Service.
Updated: 12/01/2011 07:35A
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