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Seyfarth Shaw | Seventh Circuit Determines That Retaliation Can Form The Basis
On December 15, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a blow to corporate defendants by determining that retaliation against an employee for reporting alleged criminal activity to law enforcement can constitute a
Updated: 12/29/2011 10:25A
Judge: Mopeds not covered under state DUI laws
And he raised the same issue in his criminal case in county court. Since then, two Lincoln judges have come to the same conclusion. Mopeds are not motor vehicles, according to the state's DUI statutes. County Judge James Foster sustained a defense
Updated: 12/29/2011 09:26A
The AM Roundup: BP Charges, Gitmo Mail, More
Federal offenses series: The challenges Congress faces in reining in the sprawling federal criminal code mirror those in Illinois, where legislators have chopped the state's code by a third, updated old laws and added protections for defendants.
Updated: 12/29/2011 09:03A
December 29th Early Morning Law Enforcement & Fire/Medical wrap up
Police in Lawrence conducted three vehicle stops, one of which resulted in a suspected DUI arrest. Officers responded on two burglary alarms and two disturbances. No serious injuries or the use of weapons were reported. The activity blogged here is
Updated: 12/29/2011 08:37A
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 08:13A
New laws ban happy hour, regulate fire-breathing
A sampling of some other new laws taking effect Jan. 1: --- New restrictions govern who can testify as an expert witness in civil and criminal trials in a measure aiming to limit what critics call "junk science" theories of how or why a crime occurred.
Updated: 12/29/2011 08:11A
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 07:38A
Law changes on abortion, immigration start Sunday
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 07:33A
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 07:03A
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 06:57A
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