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Cambodia: Revise or Abandon Draft NGO Law
Civil Code sections 46-118 provide details on registration and dissolution of non-profit legal entities, the right to appeal government decisions, and far less burdensome registration requirements. The Penal Code and Anti-Corruption Law address fraud;
Updated: 12/23/2011 11:14A
BC has polygamy appeal options: 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: 12/23/2011 10:55A
Maine trooper faces OUI charge, goes on leave
By David Hench / Portland Press Herald, Maine A state police sergeant who was a mentor for recruits at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy because of his investigative experience and his unblemished record over 17 years as a trooper is on paid leave,
Updated: 12/23/2011 08:41A
PEOPLE v. PINKNEY
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree when "[s]uch person commits the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree as defined in [Penal Law § 265.01 (1)], and has been previously convicted of any
Updated: 12/23/2011 08:00A
Trooper charged with off-duty drunk driving
The Maine Criminal Justice Academy's board of trustees reviews allegations of misconduct against police and corrections officers, and can revoke or suspend an officer's law enforcement certification. State law allows the board to suspend or revoke an
Updated: 12/23/2011 12:07A
Trooper charged with drunken driving
The Maine Criminal Justice Academy's board of trustees reviews allegations of misconduct against police and corrections officers, and it can revoke or suspend an officer's law enforcement certification. State law allows the board to suspend or revoke
Updated: 12/23/2011 12:06A
TROOPER ON PAID LEAVE
The Maine Criminal Justice Academy's board of trustees reviews allegations of misconduct against police and corrections officers, and it can revoke or suspend an officer's law enforcement certification. State law allows the board to suspend or revoke
Updated: 12/23/2011 12:04A
TROOPER ON PAID LEAVE
The Maine Criminal Justice Academy's board of trustees reviews allegations of misconduct against police and corrections officers, and it can revoke or suspend an officer's law enforcement certification. State law allows the board to suspend or revoke
Updated: 12/23/2011 12:04A
Immigration consequences and Criminal Justice System - Part 3 of 4
Immigration courts are not the same as the Superior Courts where criminal cases are prosecuted. Criminal courts are known as Article Three Courts, courts of law where criminal offenses are prosecuted. Immigration courts are Article One Courts,
Updated: 12/22/2011 10:11P
The watchdogs that didn't bark
Former federal prosecutor Daniel Richman, a professor of criminal law at Columbia University Law School, says a central question is who prosecutors would target in criminal investigations. Richman said it would be easy but not worthwhile to charge
Updated: 12/22/2011 09:56P
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