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Men who are 'too controlling' could face criminal charges as law on domestic
Any changes will be mainly be aimed at men who abuse women and girls. Ministers already have an 'action plan' aimed at tackling violence towards females which includes 88 separate initiatives. Last year, according to the Home Office, there were more
Updated: 12/11/2011 06:50A
Commentary: Why I want to be attorney general
Writing tough criminal laws has not been my only priority in the House of Delegates. After the Supreme Court stripped property rights away in the Kelo decision, I worked with then-Senator Ken Cuccinelli to pass a law to protect private property from
Updated: 12/11/2011 06:08A
Push for prison downsizing focuses on low-level offenders
Earlier this year, a comprehensive reform bill of state sentencing and criminal laws died after heavy criticism from the county prosecutors' Council, which came out especially hard against the bill's attempts to lower the weight threshold for a drug
Updated: 12/11/2011 06:05A
The Impotence of International Law
This serves as a further reminder that international law, in its current state, is impotent to truly bring justice. Wanted on the charges of crimes against humanity and possible genocide in Darfur, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an
Updated: 12/11/2011 06:04A
State legislators layer the criminal code with felony crimes
Over the past 20 years, the Indiana General Assembly has amended the state criminal code 107 times to add new crimes or lengthen the prison sentences of existing crimes. The biggest category of felony crimes now in Indiana are Class D felonies,
Updated: 12/11/2011 06:00A
Legal wrangling, probe follow firing
The situation is complex because the combination of the grievance and the ongoing criminal investigation involves, or could affect, at least tangentially, multiple court cases and investigations, a fair portion of the local legal experts and even a few
Updated: 12/11/2011 05:30A
A WORRISOME PRISON FUTURE
That brief respite ended last year, however, when the prison population began growing dramatically, according to a new report by the state's Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning. If nothing changes in prosecutions, sentences or paroles,
Updated: 12/11/2011 05:06A
GOP seeks to refine immigration law
Exempting marriage licenses from the definition of business license transactions. The changes would make the law easier to defend in court, assist law enforcement in implementing it and remove burdens on law-abiding citizens.
Updated: 12/11/2011 04:32A
Muslim Charity Principles Denied Justice
Based on Sixth Amendment issues, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) submitted an amicus brief for HLF defendants. "If the Confrontation Clause means anything, it is that a criminal defendant must be allowed to know his
Updated: 12/11/2011 03:55A
bjp objects to exclusion of pm
Initiating the political debate on Lokpal at Jantar mantar , BJP leader Arun Jaitley asked when the Prime Minister does not enjoy immunity from prosecution under the criminal law and Prevention of Corruption Act, why is he being kept out of the ambit
Updated: 12/11/2011 03:29A
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