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Thai activist gets 15 years for insulting king
This was Daranee's second trial. She received an 18-year term in her first trial, but was granted a new trial after courts ruled that her petition against having the first trial closed was not heard in a timely way. The Associated Press, 2011 Thai
Updated: 12/15/2011 11:06A
Nevada law slows foreclosure activity
The new law was an attempt “to close any loopholes that a criminal element likes to find,” Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said. But it also has forced banks and other companies in the foreclosure business to back off,
Updated: 12/15/2011 11:00A
Corona's original sin
Miriam Defensor-Santiago has crowed that her appointment to the International Criminal Court, which tries cases of war atrocities and crimes against humanity, is a “victory for the Philippines in the international legal community.
Updated: 12/15/2011 10:43A
Free speech boost will rally neo-Nazi cyberhate, say human rights activists
"We believe the Criminal Code is the best vehicle to prosecute these crimes." A spokeswoman for Nicholson declined comment while the case is before the courts. Other proponents of free speech want the law axed too. "The best defence against so-called
Updated: 12/15/2011 10:40A
Written by Christian Lowe
ALGIERS (Reuters) - A lawyer for Muammar Gaddafi's daughter said on Wednesday he had written to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ask if an investigation had been launched into the killing of her father and brother.
Updated: 12/15/2011 10:36A
Justice will be among the losers in the London Olympics
But some jobs cannot be done in the front room, for example the work done in the criminal justice system. It now transpires that the criminal courts in the capital will be closed or have a notably reduced capacity for hearing cases during that period.
Updated: 12/15/2011 10:30A
Des Champs announces for District Attorney's office
It is apparent that an intricate working knowledge of criminal law is vital to the proper function of our District Attorney's Office. Equally true is the fact that our District Attorney should have the experience to apply the law fairly and the wisdom
Updated: 12/15/2011 10:27A
New York Debuts Domestic Violence Database
A new state database will, for the first time, allow police statewide to share information about domestic violence incidents, the Division of Criminal Justice Services announced Wednesday. Law enforcement will now be able to search for incident
Updated: 12/15/2011 10:26A
Building NWO: UN Again Involved in Int'l Criminal Court Rulings
Real Time Financial News Dominant Social Theme: Time for "one justice" to be enforced around the world. The ICC and the UN together are capable of righting the wrongs that afflict humanity. Free-market Analysis: The United Nations is evidently on its
Updated: 12/15/2011 10:16A
Info to be released on toughest sheriff
The self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America has been a national political fixture who has built his reputation on jailing inmates in tents and dressing them in pink underwear, selling himself to voters as unceasingly tough on crime and pushing the
Updated: 12/15/2011 09:58A
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