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Feds Blast Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Alleged Civil Rights Abuses
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has been investigating Arpaio's office since June 2008. There is also an ongoing criminal investigation into officials at the Sheriff's Office. Perez noted in the investigative findings letter hat there is
Updated: 12/15/2011 02:43P
A return to village life: 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 02:40P
Peace on Earth—even on Capitol Hill
Meese also stressed the importance of bringing the power of criminal law back into the hands of Congress and disallowing administrative agencies from promulgating regulations that have the same effect as a criminal statute. Congress should no longer
Updated: 12/15/2011 02:34P
New employment laws for 2012: Oregon, Washington, and C
A new law adds victims of “criminal harassment” to the list of individuals entitled to protection. Victims of criminal harassment are individuals who were intentionally subjected to offensive physical contact or were publicly and severely insulted with
Updated: 12/15/2011 02:26P
Thailand: Activist gets 15 years for insulting monarchy
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. AP King Bhumibol Adulyadej ( Reuters )
Updated: 12/15/2011 02:23P
THOMSON REUTERS CORP : Sweet & Maxwell Launches eBooks for Thomson Reuters
Covering many of the most widely used references on both civil and criminal law, the Sweet & Maxwell eBooks on ProView mark a significant step forward in the delivery of legal information to the profession. Thomson Reuters ProView is the first platform
Updated: 12/15/2011 02:22P
Court releases Chilkari massacre accused
They had been charged for offences under 148 (rioting with deadly weapons), 120B (conspiracy), 302 (murder) and some other Sections of the Indian Penal Code; Section 27 of the Arms Act; the Criminal Law Amendment Act and the Unlawful Activities
Updated: 12/15/2011 02:19P
California Creates Justice Unit for E-Crimes
The California Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that it has created a new unit of attorneys and investigators that will work on crimes that involve the use of technology. The department's eCrime Unit will work across jurisdictional lines
Updated: 12/15/2011 02:19P
Royalists step into lese majeste row
The controversy over Article 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the lese majeste law, is heating up with royalist group Siam Samakkhi (United Siam) deploring the UN, the US and the European Union for "attempting to interfere" in the country's
Updated: 12/15/2011 02:16P
'Da Torpedo' gets 15-year jail term
The Criminal Court sentenced political activist Daranee "Da Torpedo" Charncherngsilapakul to 15 years in jail yesterday for committing lese majeste during political rallies in 2008. The court found Daranee guilty of three counts of lese majeste for
Updated: 12/15/2011 02:16P
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