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Are Prosecutors Above the Law?
A judge should not have to give a prosecutor an order to follow the law. Perhaps it will be argued that charging these prosecutors with criminal contempt of court could have a chilling effect on future federal prosecutors. A reasonable person might
Updated: 12/02/2011 06:28P
Lawyers with laptops log on in cost-saving measure
Starmer met the home secretary, the justice secretary, the solicitor general and five chief constables last autumn to review how greater efficiency could contribute to the government's spending review. Several areas remain problematic for digital
Updated: 12/02/2011 06:18P
The biology of evil: Could psychopaths be victims of bad wiring?
Impulsive, manipulative and lacking remorse, criminal psychopaths typically face longer and harsher sentences in the justice system. But a growing body of research shows that their aberrant behaviour may
Updated: 12/02/2011 06:17P
Women's Rights Advocates Denounce Arrest for Self-Abortion
Abortion rights advocates are criticizing the New York City Police Department for charging a Washington Heights woman with self-abortion in the first degree. Yaribely Almonte, 20, allegedly admitted that she drank a tea to induce
Updated: 12/02/2011 06:05P
Justice Dept. details how it got Fast and Furious statements wrong
The emails sent to Capitol Hill on Friday showed that Burke supplied additional incorrect information to a Justice Department criminal division attorney. For example, Burke said that the guns found at the Terry murder scene were purchased at a Phoenix
Updated: 12/02/2011 05:21P
CBS Atlanta 46Justice Dept. details how it got statements wrong
Some of what turned out to be incorrect information was emailed to Lanny Breuer, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's criminal division. Breuer sent an email saying "let's help as much as we can" in responding to
Updated: 12/02/2011 05:18P
We need a national Justice Index
The United States ranked 20th among 23 high-income countries in both access to civil justice and effective criminal justice in the latest international Rule of Law Index, released in June by the World Justice Project. Overall, the experts and others
Updated: 12/02/2011 05:14P
State Crime Report Shows Increase In Nonviolent Crime in Cranford
The annual Uniform Crime Report is released annually by the NJ State Police, based on information submitted monthly by local law enforcement agencies. According to the report, the Total Crime Index for Cranford jumped from 224 in 2009, to 258 in 210.
Updated: 12/02/2011 05:06P
Justice Dept. details how it got statements wrong
AP WASHINGTONThe Justice Department has provided Congress with 1364 pages of documents detailing how the department gave inaccurate information to a US senator in the controversy surrounding Operation Fast and Furious, the flawed law enforcement
Updated: 12/02/2011 04:59P
UK Itching For A Fight with Iran – OpEd
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights Professor Richard Falk observed that if a country like Britain, with its proud constitutional tradition, applies international criminal law only to those its leaders don't like at the time – for example,
Updated: 12/02/2011 04:56P
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