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BC has polygamy appeal options, say government lawyers
Vancouver lawyer George Macintosh, who was appointed by the government to argue that Canada's Criminal Code provisions outlawing polygamy are unconstitutional, has indicated he won't appeal. BC Attorney General Shirley Bond issued a statement saying
Updated: 12/22/2011 09:23P
Parts of SC immigration law blocked by federal judge
1 after a federal judge today blocked portions of the state's immigration laws. US District Judge Richard Gergel also suspended a section that would make it a criminal offense to be an illegal immigrant in South Carolina. Under federal law, it is a
Updated: 12/22/2011 03:24P
Crime Commission in IT upgrade
The national crime-fighting agency is considering a new IT system to replace the ageing Australian Criminal Intelligence Database (ACID) and improvements for the Australian Law Enforcement Intelligence Network (ALEIN). ALEIN is a secure extranet used
Updated: 12/22/2011 03:21P
Tougher Argentine terror laws concern opponents
But terror laws have not been applied to either case. Prosecutors have invoked the existing criminal code instead. Sen. Miguel Angel Pichetto, who leads the ruling party's bloc, acknowledged that the crackdown is being done under pressure from the
Updated: 12/22/2011 12:42P
Tougher Argentine terror laws concern opponents
But terror laws have not been applied to either case. Prosecutors have invoked the existing criminal code instead. Sen. Miguel Angel Pichetto, who leads the ruling party's bloc, acknowledged that the crackdown is being done under pressure from the
Updated: 12/22/2011 12:35P
Tougher Argentine terror laws concern opponents
But terror laws have not been applied to either case. Prosecutors have invoked the existing criminal code instead. Sen. Miguel Angel Pichetto, who leads the ruling party's bloc, acknowledged that the crackdown is being done under pressure from the
Updated: 12/22/2011 12:35P
N.L. residential school students get go-ahead for lawsuit
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, Postmedia News December 22, 2011 12:28 PM A Newfoundland court has given the go-ahead to class-action lawsuits against the federal government that could involve as many as 6000 former residential school students.
Updated: 12/22/2011 12:32P
Wild Mustang Roundup Put on Hold
However, a lawsuit filed against the government agency by animal activists has led the BLM to put their plans on hold. The BLM is accused of violating the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. Current plans still include the roundup of the
Updated: 12/22/2011 12:31P
Critics concerned Argentina will use anti-terror package to attack government
But terror laws have not been applied to either case. Prosecutors have invoked the existing criminal code instead. Sen. Miguel Angel Pichetto, who leads the ruling party's bloc, acknowledged that the crackdown is being done under pressure from the
Updated: 12/22/2011 12:27P
NGOs count 24 political prisoners in Venezuela
Theresly Malav, a Venezuelan criminal defense lawyer and president of NGO Justicia y Proceso Venezuela (Venezuelan Justice and Process) and Jackeline Sandoval, the director of the Foundation for Due Process (Fundepro), on Wednesday briefed on the
Updated: 12/22/2011 11:40A
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