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Simons: Leslie Green, a leading authority in international law, dead at 91
William Fenrick recently retired as a professor of international law at Dalhousie University. Before that, he spent 20 years as a military lawyer, and another 10 as senior legal adviser to the International Criminal Tribunal prosecuting war crimes
Updated: 12/02/2011 10:44P
Crime: Private hospital owner kidnapped
Qazi Fayyazur Rehman lodged a complaint with the police after his brother-in-law, Dr Talal Ahmed, owner of Yahya Welfare Medical Complex, left the hospital at around 9pm, but did not reach home. When the family tried to contact him, his cell phone was
Updated: 12/02/2011 10:18P
Law enforcement wants priority in FAMU hazing death investigation
Florida's top law enforcement agency wants Florida A&M University and the Board of Governors to hold off on any disciplinary action following the death of a school band member so they don't interfere with its criminal investigation into reports that
Updated: 12/02/2011 09:25P
Gaps in Tennessee drug laws helped judge escape scrutiny
Michael Patrick/News Sentinel Former Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner listens in March as official misconduct charges are read against him in Knox County Criminal Court. What is your reaction now that new trials have
Updated: 12/02/2011 09:20P
Provinces' drunk-driving crackdown sparking debate
In lieu of a change to the Criminal Code, provinces have embraced a shared mentality: If courts won't penalize drivers for drinking and driving just under the legal limit, provinces will do so through administrative means. The crackdown is sparking
Updated: 12/02/2011 09:00P
Local colleges send clear message following sex-abuse case
A series of laws are in place to prevent serious crimes such as child molestation, and also to ensure the prompt reporting of such crimes to police. “Our policy is to follow Ohio law,” said Doug Mosley, associate athletic director for media at UC.
Updated: 12/02/2011 08:59P
Drunk-driving crackdown spreads across Canada, sparking debate everywhere
In lieu of a change to the Criminal Code, provinces have embraced a shared mentality: If courts won't penalize drivers for drinking and driving just under the legal limit, provinces will do so through administrative means. The crackdown is sparking
Updated: 12/02/2011 08:56P
Butler announces run for DA
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Nathan Butler, a criminal defense and family law attorney, has worked both as defender and prosecutor. It's that experience — asking a jury to sentence a defendant and being able to ask for leniency — that he
Updated: 12/02/2011 08:44P
Law enforcement timetable questioned in Homestead High School assault claims
By WTMJ News Team The criminal complaint claims that school officials and Mequon Police were informed about the case on November 10th. TODAY'S TMJ4 went straight to the Ozaukee County District Attorney's office to find out more about this case,
Updated: 12/02/2011 08:34P
Justice Admits 'Inaccuracies' in Gun Letter
Many of the firearms have turned up at crime scenes in Mexico and the US, including at the scene of an Arizona shootout that killed a US border agent. On Friday, the Justice Department turned over to Congress about 1400 pages of documents in the matter
Updated: 12/02/2011 08:09P
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