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Obama's Justice Department joins Britain's 'Climategate' leaker manhunt
To review: The UK police and the US DOJ, Criminal Division, are pursuing a leaker of public records subject to one or more FOIA, records that were unlawfully withheld under those laws, which leaks indicate apparent civil violations (tortious
Updated: 12/15/2011 08:01A
Criminal justice system still failing the innocent
Fifteen years on since the Criminal Cases Review Commission was established following a recommendation of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice in the wake of notorious cases such as the Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four, a growing mountain of
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:54A
Thai court gives 15-year jail sentence to activist accused of insulting the
The sentence given Amphon Tangnoppakul was believed to be the heaviest ever received in a lese majeste case because of additional penalties issued under a related law, the 2007 Computer Crimes Act. He denied sending the messages and said he didn't even
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:53A
internet bursts the bubble protecting juries
Justice McClellan puts up various reasons why the traditional criminal jury should be done away with, and there are few surprises: expert evidence is too complex for a judge, let alone a jury; so too evidence about accounting and market transactions;
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:48A
Cutting Crime: A New Solution for Environmental Protection
Instead, under current regulatory and criminal law, executives with the pipeline system's owners, Magellan Midstream Partners of Tulsa, Okla., will get off scot-free. Furthermore, lawmakers and regulators will refuse to implement proper measures in the
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:42A
Writer of Ohio death penalty law says it's not working
Justice Paul Pfeifer said the law was meant for the worst offenders but has been used more haphazardly through time. "The statute does not work the way we expected," Pfeifer told the House Criminal Justice Committee.
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:38A
Partners in crime
The Scottish Law Commission has published its Report on reform of the criminal law on partnership. (You can find the Commission's full report here). The starting point for reform was the case of Balmer v HM Advocate which held that it was not possible
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:28A
EX PARTE SPARKS
This is a post conviction application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to the provisions of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 11.071. In December 2008, a jury convicted applicant of the offense of capital murder.
Updated: 12/15/2011 06:46A
The loyalty of Chief Justice Corona
Noynoy Aquino expressed his frustration at Corona's loyalty to his “sovereign” in a speech at a Criminal Justice Summit held in Manila on December 5 where he listed 19 cases involving Arroyo where Corona supported her position in all the cases.
Updated: 12/15/2011 06:41A
Writer of death penalty law: It's not working
Justice Paul Pfeifer said the law was meant for the worst offenders but has been used more haphazardly through time. "The statute does not work the way we expected," Pfeifer told the House Criminal Justice Committee.
Updated: 12/15/2011 06:34A
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