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Spain king's son-in-law subpoenaed in graft probe
AP National News Video More>> By DANIEL WOOLLS AP MADRID (AP) - A judge subpoenaed the son-in-law of Spain's King Juan Carlos on Thursday to testify as a suspect in a corruption case, deepening a public relations nightmare for the royal family at a
Updated: 12/29/2011 06:57A
Spain king's son-in-law subpoenaed in graft probe
But it went a big step further Thursday when Judge Jose Castro on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca named Urdangarin as a formal suspect in a criminal probe. The Balearic Islands Superior Court of Justice said in a statement that Urdangarin has been
Updated: 12/29/2011 06:52A
Abortion, immigration among new law changes for 2012
Many laws reflect the nation's concerns over immigration, the cost of government and the best way to protect and benefit young people, including regulations on sports concussions. Alabama, with the country's toughest immigration law, is enacting a key
Updated: 12/29/2011 06:50A
Spain king's son-in-law subpoenaed in graft probe
But it went a big step further Thursday when Judge Jose Castro on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca named Urdangarin as a formal suspect in a criminal probe. The Balearic Islands Superior Court of Justice said in a statement that Urdangarin has been
Updated: 12/29/2011 06:48A
Spain king's son-in-law subpoenaed in graft probe
But it went a big step further Thursday when Judge Jose Castro on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca named Urdangarin as a formal suspect in a criminal probe. The Balearic Islands Superior Court of Justice said in a statement that Urdangarin has been
Updated: 12/29/2011 06:37A
New laws in Ohio, across nation tackle variety of issues
Alabama, with the country's toughest immigration law, is enacting a key provision requiring all employers who do business with any government entity to use a federal system known as E-Verify to check that all new employees are in the country legally.
Updated: 12/29/2011 06:32A
Nigeria: Wanted - Another Kind of International Court
Yet the brains behind these lesser crimes have either faced, or are being made to face, justice while their bigger colleagues in criminality either lived, or are still living, to enjoy the benefits of their crimes against humanity.
Updated: 12/29/2011 06:27A
Alabama among states with new laws set to take effect in 2012
Alabama, with the country's toughest immigration law, is enacting a key provision requiring all employers who do business with any government entity to use a federal system known as E-Verify to check that all new employees are in the country legally.
Updated: 12/29/2011 05:08A
Abortion, immigration changes among new 2012 laws
A federal judge last week blocked parts of the law that would have required police to check the immigration status of criminal suspects or people stopped for traffic violations they think might be in the country illegally, and that would have made it a
Updated: 12/29/2011 05:02A
Can Juries Ignore 'Immoral' Laws by Nullifying Them?
Law professors Michelle Alexander (writing in her book The New Jim Crow) and William J. Stuntz (in his book The Collapse of American Criminal Justice) have both argued that the Scales of Justice have tipped too far in favor of the prosecution.
Updated: 12/29/2011 04:56A
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