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Top US court to review Arizona immigration law
Critics have charged that the law would encourage racial profiling, while supporters say tougher rules are needed to curb illegal immigration. The Obama administration has also challenged strict new anti-immigration laws in Alabama, South Carolina and
Updated: 12/12/2011 01:35P
LAWYER PLEADS GUILTY IN CHILD PORN CASE
Evans has handled business-related civil litigation, professional negligence, product liability, and personal injury actions for more than 40 years. The Law Society of Upper Canada has disbarred Toronto lawyer Paul Slocombe. According to the LSUC,
Updated: 12/12/2011 01:30P
Clarke delays competitive tendering plan for UK legal aid
We plan to begin these discussions in early 2013, once the key components of our legal aid reform package, the regulatory changes allowing alternative business structures (ABSs), and the introduction of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates have
Updated: 12/12/2011 01:29P
IANS | New Delhi
It has asked for prosecution under the Indian Penal Code for alleged forgery and criminal conspiracy. The three companies named in the documents are Essar Teleholdings, Loop Telecom and Loop Mobile India, while the five individuals are Essar Group's
Updated: 12/12/2011 01:25P
D.C. Circ. blocks W&C FOIA demand for SEC notes in Forbes case
On Friday, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the law firm isn't entitled to the SEC notes, even though the Justice Department turned over some of them in the criminal case.
Updated: 12/12/2011 01:14P
Criminal database underway
The government is working on a highly-sophisticated criminal database, the first of its kind, in a bid to facilitate law enforces promptly detecting criminal elements within a short time by cross-checking the huge bank of biometrics and other records.
Updated: 12/12/2011 01:14P
DC Circ. blocks W&C FOIA demand for SEC notes in Forbes case
On Friday, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the law firm isn't entitled to the SEC notes, even though the Justice Department turned over some of them in the criminal case.
Updated: 12/12/2011 01:13P
SCOTUS To Consider Arizona Immigration Law
In October, the federal appeals court in Atlanta blocked parts of an 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 01:10P
Compensation to crime victims still a far cry
“Section 357A of the Code of Criminal Procedure is a self-contained code which can be activated both by State action and the judicial intervention as stipulated in law,” said Hazarika adding that in the absence of the stipulated scheme having been
Updated: 12/12/2011 01:06P
Minnesota OKs care jobs For Former Criminals
More than 5000 waivers went to people who wanted to work in nursing homes or home care agencies. Those applicants were convicted of misdemeanors to felonies, including assault, fraud, false imprisonment, forgery, robbery, theft and making terroristic
Updated: 12/12/2011 01:05P
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