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Campaign disclosure law among new laws taking effect
It also requires that names of political action committees include their sponsors, and strengthens the criminal and civil penalties for violating those provisions. It is one of a handful of new laws that take effect on Sunday.
Updated: 01/01/2012 03:18A
Editorial: Romney's acts show records law weakness
By Anonymous We've seen countless elected officials violate public records laws to hide acts ranging from criminal to embarrassing but Mitt Romney's actions as governor show that in Massachusetts you don't have to do anything illegal to subvert the
Updated: 01/01/2012 01:09A
Editorial: Romney's acts show records law weakness
By Anonymous We've seen countless elected officials violate public records laws to hide acts ranging from criminal to embarrassing but Mitt Romney's actions as governor show that in Massachusetts you don't have to do anything illegal to subvert the
Updated: 01/01/2012 12:57A
Whither dignity and the rule of law?
All DGPs should meet her as part of a mandatory refresher course on criminal justice.). In the middle of the spectrum, we have officers who say an offer of marriage by a rapist must be viewed as a mitigating circumstance in conviction.
Updated: 01/01/2012 12:31A
'Crime must not be dominating factor in our daily lives'
to law and order". "In the coming year, the MSJ must identify with an objective and dynamic role in the fight against criminal elements of society and partner with the government to find alternatives which create sustainable employment," he noted.
Updated: 12/31/2011 10:50P
More than 10000 charged in first year of state strangulation law
Of the 10057 total, 8160 were misdemeanor charges of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation. The rest were felony charges -- 1785 for second-degree strangulation and 112 for first-degree strangulation. The law took effect Nov.
Updated: 12/31/2011 10:06P
Thailand's truth panel backs call to change lese majeste law
Certain elements were invoking Article 112 of the Criminal Code in the name of the royalist cause for self-serving reasons to damage their political opponents, he said. At the same time, the other side has argued that Article 112 stifles their freedom
Updated: 12/31/2011 12:43A
Target outrage of Croley case toward passage of Nitro's Law
As the recent rapid release of a convicted animal abuser on a blatant parole violation illustrates, the revolving doors of Youngstown and Mahoning County's dysfunctional criminal justice system appear to swing open just as widely for those guilty of
Updated: 12/31/2011 12:40A
SC lawmaker wants longer prison sentences
"The common theme is we've got criminals on the street that are violent, and they've got rap sheets a mile long." Martin's bill would add common law robbery, discharging a weapon into a dwelling and aggravated criminal domestic violence to the state's
Updated: 12/31/2011 12:34A
Deputy's death drives proposal for new law
Widener said state legal counsel and researchers are currently looking into how to create such a database, possibly by including the information in the state's criminal database for law enforcement only called the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System.
Updated: 12/30/2011 11:20P
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