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Az. immigration law goes before Supreme Court today
In October, the federal appeals court in Atlanta blocked parts of the Alabama law that forced public schools to check the immigration status of students and allowed police to file criminal charges against people who are unable to prove their
Updated: 12/12/2011 06:29A
Justice Committee hears from the the Prison Reform Trust and the Law Society
As you know, we are looking at the Ministry of Justice as an organisation with which you both deal extensively. In these sessions we are not looking so much at the policy but the capacity of the Department to do the jobs it has been given.
Updated: 12/12/2011 06:28A
Cyber Crime Stretches Minn. Police Resources
The investigation quickly ballooned to involve a five-state crime ring that had victimized hundreds of people. Forest Lake police became immersed in more than 400 hours of detective work, and now several local, state and federal law enforcement
Updated: 12/12/2011 06:24A
Indiana's criminal expungement statute
Earlier this year, Indiana passed a new criminal expungement law sometimes referred to as the "Second Chance Law." While the Second Chance Law received significant publicity in criminal justice circles, several aspects of the law received relatively
Updated: 12/12/2011 06:00A
Court Reform to Knesset
In developing criteria for determining punishment, the committee held 23 in-depth hearings since 2006, taking input from experts in various aspects of criminal law. Committee Chairman David Rotem called the proposal revolutionary, adding that it will
Updated: 12/12/2011 05:41A
Kaufert says self-defense law for homeowners is justified
In late October, the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, which represents more than 600 criminal defense lawyers, prosecutors, judges and academicians, urged the Assembly to reject the bill. The group argued in a letter to lawmakers
Updated: 12/12/2011 05:29A
Dean Kaufert, a Neenah Republican, says self-defense law for homeowners is
In late October, the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, which represents more than 600 criminal defense lawyers, prosecutors, judges and academicians, urged the Assembly to reject the bill. The group argued in a letter to lawmakers
Updated: 12/12/2011 05:24A
Rep. Kaufert: Self-defense law for homeowners justified
In late October, the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, representing more than 600 criminal defense lawyers, prosecutors, judges and academicians, urged the Assembly to reject the bill. The group argued in a letter to lawmakers that
Updated: 12/12/2011 05:21A
Lords EU Sub-Committee F hears from Vice-President Viviane Reding on the EU
The Lords EU Sub-Committee F met today as part of its inquiry into the EU Drugs Strategy, hearing from Vice-President Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. The Chairman: So now we are all here.
Updated: 12/12/2011 05:11A
Springfield Mafia landscape barren after murder and criminal prosecutions
This year's trial in US District Court in Manhattan that targeted conspirators in the 2003 Springfield murder plots of slain Genovese capo Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno and lower level henchmen yielded the region's first life sentences for up-and-coming mob
Updated: 12/12/2011 05:03A
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