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New immigration law enforcement measures implemented in all 159 Georgia counties
The program allows arrestee fingerprint information to be checked against FBI criminal history records and biometrics-based immigration records kept by Homeland Security. Previously, fingerprints were just checked against the Department of Justice
Updated: 12/08/2011 03:05P
Supreme Court refuses discovery of items required for potential criminal
However, after the verdict in the criminal trial or after it has been decided not to prosecute, there is no need for privilege. She stated that it is not unusual that a civil trial awaits the conclusion of a criminal trial.
Updated: 12/08/2011 02:51P
Mandatory minimum sentences impede justice
But the details of Mr. Gregg's life — and the life sentence he is now serving — highlight a major problem in our criminal justice system: mandatory minimum sentencing, an offshoot of our misguided "war on drugs." Federal mandatory minimums, created by
Updated: 12/08/2011 02:41P
USUN - Statement by Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis, US Ambassador and
Turning to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the United States welcomes the June 24, 2011 judgment in the case against the former Minister of Women's Development and five others. The conviction of the former Minister of Women's
Updated: 12/08/2011 02:30P
Thai-born US citizen jailed for lse majest posts
After insisting on his innocence several times, he eventually pled guilty, leading the court to halve his sentence from an initial five-year verdict. His alleged crime was translating sections of a banned biography of the Thai monarch by Paul Handley,
Updated: 12/08/2011 02:28P
GPD arrests 25 suspected gang members in sweep
in less than two months, the Gilroy Police Department and state law enforcement officials have partnered in a citywide sweep, this time to arrest as many as 25 known gang members for "violent and reckless criminal activity," according to the GPD.
Updated: 12/08/2011 02:28P
Legislation Protecting Children From On-Line Sexual Exploitation Comes Into Force
In September 2008, the Federal/Provincial/Territorial ministers responsible for Justice agreed that Canada's response to child pornography could be enhanced by federal legislation establishing mandatory reporting of on-line child pornography by
Updated: 12/08/2011 01:52P
Criminal Law: Vehicle Search – Exclusionary Rule – Appellate Precedent
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Updated: 12/08/2011 01:48P
Police vs OWS
“There is a world of difference,” said Samuel Walker, an emeritus professor of criminal justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha, who has worked with the ACLU for many years. “It's like night and day. In terms of police policy, command-and-control
Updated: 12/08/2011 01:46P
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Rights – Waiver – Potential Conflict Of Interest
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Updated: 12/08/2011 01:44P
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