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Could Playing Video Games Could Be a War Crime?
Could you be hauled before the International Criminal Court for playing shooter games like Battlefield 3 or Call of Duty? Absolutely not, says a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross. “War crimes are serious violations of the laws
Updated: 12/07/2011 06:53P
Ex-Syracuse coach not charged despite evidence
Onondaga County (NY) District Attorney William J. Fitzpatrick speaks at a news conference at the Onondaga Criminal Courts Building regarding the child sex abuse investigation of former Syracuse men's basketball assistant coach Bernie Fine December 7,
Updated: 12/07/2011 06:44P
Lack of federal prosecutions in financial crisis raises eyebrows
However, one question raised by the 60 Minutes segment is why the Justice Department isn't building criminal cases against companies for violating Sarbanes-Oxley -- a landmark corporate reform law enacted after Enron. From the transcript: The Sarbanes
Updated: 12/07/2011 06:17P
Equality Michigan hate crimes talk tackles difficult subject
The act expands the 1969 United States federal hate-crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. "This is a criminal statute and we enforce it criminally," said
Updated: 12/07/2011 05:51P
below, release from Justice Department on Blagojevich sentencing....
Thomas P. Brady, Inspector-in-Charge of the US Postal Inspection Service in Chicago, said: "The United States Postal Inspection Service is proud to be one of the federal law enforcement agencies to help ferret out this type of political corruption in
Updated: 12/07/2011 05:49P
Media porn watchdog calls for criminal investigation of company promoting .xxx
The US Attorney General, Eric Holder, should review the activities of ICM Registry in relation to these federal criminal laws immediately,” said Trueman. Truemna said that internet pornography has become a pandemic, creating addictions that lead to
Updated: 12/07/2011 05:33P
Minister signals summary justice role for magistrates
Nick Herbert, the police and criminal justice minister, will today signal a dramatic new role for magistrates to ensure out of court penalties are used appropriately. The punishments have come under intense criticism that they are being overused and
Updated: 12/07/2011 05:30P
Legal aid earnings rise
Most of the work was to do with criminal law, but also included some family and property cases. Most of the firm's fees were for trials and complicated charges rather than minor charges, he said. The drop in people applying for legal aid was because
Updated: 12/07/2011 05:30P
Immigration and the criminal justice system - Part 2 of 4
The lesson to be learned here is that just because a person does not have a visa to be in the United States does not mean that the Constitution or civil rights as applied to the criminal justice system do not apply. Undocumented people still have the
Updated: 12/07/2011 04:50P
American Law News - REED SMITH ADDS PETER M. ELLIS AS PARTNER IN CHICAGO
Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1600 lawyers in 23 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations
Updated: 12/07/2011 04:50P
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