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Legal Concealed Gun Carriers are Quite Law-Abiding
It seems clear these people are far more law-abiding than the general population, a finding consistent with data from other states. Such data are not surprising, since law-abidingness, as measured by a clean criminal record, is one requirement for a
Updated: 12/27/2011 08:14P
New laws for Illinois in 2012
Gang prevention: House Bill 3033 establishes a statewide criminal street gang pr?evention and intervention grant program, which will be operated by the Illinois Department of Justice using federal dollars. Family of a veteran: House Bill 2875 states
Updated: 12/27/2011 06:25P
Company Policy, Indiana Law Clash In Kroger Shooting
INDIANAPOLIS -- A top criminal expert in the Indiana Legislature said Tuesday that the law supports the Kroger employee who police said fatally shot a would-be robber, even if company officials decide the worker violated store policy.
Updated: 12/27/2011 06:02P
Crime and Courts: Lawyers unveil year's top 10 attacks on consumer rights
Then of course there are the laws shielding nursing homes from liability for abuse and negligence, and a measure keeping reports of abuse and neglect secret in court, both civil and criminal. I don't believe I've seen the Association for Justice
Updated: 12/27/2011 05:15P
Judge Lundy of the Verde Valley Justice Court issued the following felony
Paul Jeremy Cole, 21, Cornville, Criminal Impersonation, False Information to Law Enforcement, Forgery, Take Identity of Another, Bond $3500. Richard Paul Billingsley, 55, Mesa, Unlawful Use of Means of Transportation, Bond $4500.
Updated: 12/27/2011 04:51P
5 issues before the General Assembly besides budget
The Criminal Justice Reform Special Council Report has been published, and it appears sentencing reforms and other needed updates could happen this session. These changes are not necessarily due to a broad-minded view of the misdeeds of others,
Updated: 12/27/2011 04:46P
DA releases 32 sentences handed down in September
Carrie Caye Eaves, 28, of Bloomburg, driving while intoxicated-subsequent (community supervision revoked); sentenced to four years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. - Tammy Lee Hinton, 49, of Queen City, assault causing bodily injury/family
Updated: 12/27/2011 03:31P
VT Defense Lawyers Challenging DNA Collection Law
Some Vermont defense attorneys are challenging the expansion of state law that allows DNA samples to be taken from more criminal suspects. In the last decade, Vermont's DNA collection law, which was initially set up for people convicted of violent
Updated: 12/27/2011 03:27P
Thousands of children have spent Christmas without their fathers. That's
I consider it to be criminal if a child is prevented from having a 'meaningful relationship' with any of their parents. A fact that our legal establishment needs to rectify for the betterment of society in general, and the fatherless children in
Updated: 12/27/2011 02:10P
Thousands of children have spent Christmas without their fathers. That's
The issue now is to focus on the fact that the law must be addressed and amended when it comes to children having the legal right to a 'meaningful relationship' with both parents. Of course there are some parents who are dangerous for their children,
Updated: 12/27/2011 02:08P
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