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Criminal Procedural Law amendment likely
BEIJING - China's top legislature will vote on the draft decisions on amending the Criminal Procedural Law and the Law on Occupational Illness Prevention and Control at the end of its bimonthly session on Saturday. The decision was made at a meeting of
Updated: 12/29/2011 06:04P
ICE establishes hotline for detained individuals, issues new detainer form
The new measures include a new detainer form and the launch of a toll-free hotline — (855) 448-6903 — that detained individuals can call if they believe they may be US citizens or victims of a crime. The hotline will be staffed 24 hours a day,
Updated: 12/29/2011 05:27P
NEW LAW: New Year brings same-sex civil unions in Delaware
the advocacy group Equality Delaware's fight for the civil union legislation, and her partner of 14 years, Drewry Fennell, head of the state Criminal Justice Council and former director of the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Updated: 12/29/2011 03:43P
Abortion, immigration laws are changing 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 03:20P
Thousands charged with strangulation under state law
The Division of Criminal Justice Services says 8160 were misdemeanor counts, the rest felonies where the victim lost consciousness or suffered serious injury. The offenses added to New York's Penal Law in November 2010 are defined as obstructing
Updated: 12/29/2011 03:11P
Thousands Charged With Strangulation Under NY Law
The Division of Criminal Justice Services says 8160 were misdemeanor counts, the rest felonies where the victim lost consciousness or suffered serious injury. The offenses added to New York's Penal Law in November 2010 are defined as obstructing
Updated: 12/29/2011 02:31P
Thousands charged with strangulation under NY law
The Division of Criminal Justice Services says 8160 were misdemeanor counts, the rest felonies where the victim lost consciousness or suffered serious injury. The offenses added to New York's Penal Law in November 2010 are defined as obstructing
Updated: 12/29/2011 02:18P
Mass. budget motel fights forfeiture by feds
It's also family-owned and mortgage-free, says Scott Bullock, senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, a Washington, DC, libertarian public interest law firm representing Caswell. While criminal forfeiture laws require someone to be convicted of a
Updated: 12/29/2011 01:47P
Deutsche Telekom settles US bribery probes
Magyar agreed to pay a $59.6 million criminal penalty and enter a two-year deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department. It also agreed to pay more than $31.2 million of disgorgement and interest to settle with the SEC.
Updated: 12/29/2011 01:36P
US gov't files charges against Deutsche Telekom
The agreements include $64 million in criminal penalties, a $31 million civil penalty imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department's decision to forgo prosecution of the companies if they abide by US law for the next two
Updated: 12/29/2011 01:27P
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