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Keyser Law Firm Opens New, Second Location in Minnesota
Chris Keyser of Keyser Law Firm, a premiere criminal attorney in Minnesota is excited to open a new, second location in Stillwater, MN. Earlier this year, Keyser Law Firm expanded their criminal defense practice to include immigration law; now,
Updated: 12/07/2011 03:48A
41-year-old arrested over phone hacking
"At 7am officers arrested the man at an address in London on suspicion of conspiring to intercept voicemail messages, contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 and on suspicion of perverting the course of justice contrary to common law.
Updated: 12/07/2011 03:40A
Man arrested in phone-hacking probe
He said: "At 7am officers arrested the man at an address in London on suspicion of conspiring to intercept voicemail messages, contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 and on suspicion of perverting the course of justice contrary to
Updated: 12/07/2011 03:36A
Man, 41, arersted in phone hacking investigation
"At 7am officers arrested the man at an address in London on suspicion of conspiring to intercept voicemail messages, contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 and on suspicion of perverting the course of justice contrary to common law.
Updated: 12/07/2011 03:28A
Draconian Thai taboo on royal slurs under attack
David Streckfuss, a scholar who monitors lese-majeste laws, said 478 known cases had been submitted to the Thai Criminal Court since the coup, and the 397 cases between 2006 and 2009 compared with an average four or five a year in the preceding 15
Updated: 12/07/2011 03:23A
Mobsters are going green for the 21st century
One example cited in the report is Joseph Lemmo Jr., whom the commission called a “poster boy” for gaps in the state's solid waste licensing law. Despite multiple criminal convictions and ties to the Genovese crime family, Lemmo made more than $1
Updated: 12/07/2011 03:08A
Crime up, prosecutions down
So why the drop in civil and criminal cases? Federal and state law enforcement budgets have come under pressure, and anti-terrorism efforts have diverted resources from the prosecution of white-collar crime. Prosecutors say a US Supreme Court ruling
Updated: 12/07/2011 03:05A
AFSPA must be scrapped
The General Exceptions given in Chapter IV of the Indian Penal Code provide that if a soldier obeys an order of a superior officer to use force against a mob he commits no offence. Under Sections 100 and 103 IPC, action taken in right of private
Updated: 12/07/2011 03:01A
Forfeiture law challenged
"This was a clearly considered breach of the criminal law ... The gravity of the breach is significant," Fitz-Gerald added. But Tilling said Whitmore carefully considered the facts and the law in reaching his conclusion. "If this isn't the low end of
Updated: 12/07/2011 02:31A
Man challenges truck seizure over $60 drug deal
Should a Regina man be forced to forfeit a $7500 truck if it was used in a $60 drug deal? The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal is wrestling with that issue as it mulls over the first legal challenge
Updated: 12/07/2011 02:24A
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