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Want some new laws? California has got 'em
A change in an existing law now grants victims of sexual assault the right to request and receive a medical examination and to forego participating in criminal justice proceedings. Also in effect Jan. 1 are laws that: prohibit children under the age of
Updated: 01/06/2012 06:19P
SEC tweaks enforcement rules
The catch is that the change to this controversial policy applies only to cases in which defendants have been convicted of the same conduct in criminal proceedings, or in which they've admitted to the conduct as part of an agreement with law
Updated: 01/06/2012 06:11P
The SEC Dodges on 'Admit Nor Deny'
The burden of proof and evidentiary rules are far stricter in criminal cases. If you have already been found guilty in criminal court, it's pretty much irrelevant whether you admit or deny it. You did the bad thing in the eyes of the law.
Updated: 01/06/2012 06:06P
Five categories that cry out for reform
To judge the cost-effectiveness of tax breaks, the Legislature should amend the law and require a cost-benefit analysis with the report. ? Implement criminal justice reform recommendations. The Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform outlined
Updated: 01/06/2012 05:56P
SEC settlement-language change is (at best) mere cosmetics
In other words, defendants whose guilt has already been established under the higher standard of criminal law can no longer deny civil charges. Which leads, of course, to the question of why it took the SEC 40 years to change such a ridiculous policy.
Updated: 01/06/2012 05:48P
Lipschutz: SEC Takes a Small Step Toward Settlement Sense
It is important to note the much contested Citigroup case does not involve, as the SEC's Khuzami states, “a criminal conviction or admissions of criminal law violations.” The Citigroup affair does involve civil allegations by the SEC of fraud involving
Updated: 01/06/2012 05:48P
SA passes Public Property 2nd Amend Bill
He said the Constitution of Pakistan stipulated that Majlis-e-Shoora (parliament) and provincial assembly shall have the power to make laws with respect to criminal law, procedure and evidence.
Updated: 01/06/2012 05:37P
Obama Administration Expands Definition Of Rape
“To give an accurate number on that would be kind of a guess, so we don't want to hazard a guess on that at this point,” said David Cuthbertson, FBI Assistant Director of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division. The fact that the scope of
Updated: 01/06/2012 05:35P
Opposition rejects Sanaullah's crime statistics
LAHORE: The opposition in Punjab Assembly (PA) presented its own facts and figures pertaining to the high crime rate in the province, claiming that Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah had presented fake numbers of crime incidents of the year 2011.
Updated: 01/06/2012 05:34P
NCSW submits four draft bills on women's and minority rights
Earlier, the NCSW arranged a focus group discussion on the personal laws concerning marriage and divorce for Hindu and Christian minorities. Following the discussion, the NCSW's Law Committee prepared a draft bill for the Hindu community.
Updated: 01/06/2012 05:31P
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