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Letter: Guns aren't to blame for crimes
What part of this equation don't people understand? What about all the crimes committed by people using knives? What about all the deaths at the hands of criminals where guns were not involved? Was anyone ever killed before the invention of the gun?
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:30A
ICC judges dismiss legality of African Union decision on Bashir, refer
To interpret article 98(1) in such a way so as to justify not surrendering Omar Al Bashir on immunity grounds would disable the Court and international criminal justice in ways completely contrary to the purpose of the Statute Malawi has ratified”.
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:22A
High court to review Arizona's immigration law
The court's election-year docket now contains three politically charged disputes, including President Obama's health care overhaul and Texas redistricting. The debate over immigration already is shaping presidential politics, and now the court is
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:18A
EDITORIAL: Immigration showdown
Unlawful presence, by itself, is grounds for deportation by the US government, not the criminal penalties provided under Arizona's law. In an interesting twist, Justice Elena Kagan has indicated that she will not participate on the case because of her
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:18A
CBI chargesheet delinks Ruias from A Raja and 2G scam
But the CBI still maintains that their “crime” is not any lesser under section 120B read with section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, because the Ruias could face up to seven years of jail if proved guilty. It also means that the Ruias could face arrest
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:18A
High court will decide fate of Arizona's anti-immigration law
The third challenged provision makes it a crime for illegal immigrants to work or try to find work. Federal law subjects businesses that hire illegal workers to criminal punishment but imposes only civil penalties on the workers themselves.
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:14A
Rights group says Uzbekistan denying basic legal rights, torture widespread
The report said the government has failed to put those reforms into action and has used them to claim that it was gradually liberalizing its criminal justice system. "In several important respects, the situation has deteriorated," the rights group said
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:13A
High court to review Ariz. law on immigration
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 were unable to prove their
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:11A
Supreme Court to look at Arizona's immigration laws
The court now has three politically charged cases on its election-year calendar. The other two are President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and new electoral maps for Texas' legislature and congressional delegation. Justice Elena Kagan will not
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:10A
Brain science still too fuzzy for court
Experts say neuroscience cannot explain criminal behavior, even as the field is cited more often in trials. By Maria Cheng The Associated Press LONDON — Criminal behavior can't be blamed on how someone's brain is wired, at least not yet, says a report
Updated: 12/13/2011 03:01A
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