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Burnaby school board candidate cleared in hate speech allegations
Clearly, some students are being used for political purposes and being indoctrinated with a false understanding of issues involving the law and free speech," World said. "There was nothing that was inflammatory in my remarks." The Criminal Code
Updated: 01/11/2012 02:05P
Royal kin call for lese majeste law overhaul
The Criminal Code's Article 112, better known as the lese majeste law, stipulates that those who defame, insult or threaten Their Majesties, the heir-apparent or the regent shall be subject to between three and 15 years in jail.
Updated: 01/11/2012 01:54P
Chelsea King's Dad To Meet With Governor's Office To Encourage Support of SAFE
These agents are among 91 sworn peace officers from the state Division of Law Enforcement who are due to lose their jobs in February. Also among the 91 are agents who worked on the now disbanded Major Crimes Team—a collection of highly specialized
Updated: 01/11/2012 01:53P
Town hall crowd split over Measure 11
ALBANY - People attending an Albany forum on criminal justice Tuesday night were about evenly divided on the merits of Measure 11. The citizens' initiative, passed in 1994, requires minimum prison sentences from 5 years and 10 months to 25 years for a
Updated: 01/11/2012 01:52P
Legal Events Calendar
19-21, Bay Ridge Lawyers Association Annual Winter Seminar A civil and criminal law smorgasbord, with speakers including: Brooklyn Supreme Court justices Patricia Di Mango and Lawrence Knipel, and attorneys Andrea Bonina, Diana Szochet and Jaime
Updated: 01/11/2012 01:16P
Unaccountable: Private Military Contractor Abuses
The 2000 Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) authorizes domestic prosecutions of DOD contractors under US criminal law. It applies to overseas crimes considered a felony in America. Again, using it is rare. In fact, only one successful
Updated: 01/11/2012 12:39P
Defining Rape
"Forcible rape" is not defined in the federal criminal code, nor was it defined in the legislation. A likely result would be that no pregnancies would be covered by this rape exemption. Under public pressure, the bills were amended, and they passed the
Updated: 01/11/2012 12:37P
Legal Aid lawyers still on job in North Vancouver court
"Family law has been absolutely gutted," he said. "Child welfare work has been gutted." Even those facing serious criminal charges likely won't get help unless they are likely facing a jail sentence. Without legal assistance, people sometimes choose to
Updated: 01/11/2012 11:12A
Legal Aid lawyers still in NV court
"Family law has been absolutely gutted," he said. "Child welfare work has been gutted." Even those facing serious criminal charges likely won't get help unless they are likely facing a jail sentence. Without legal assistance, people sometimes choose to
Updated: 01/11/2012 10:49A
The debate that isn't
In December, Kitchener Centre Tory MP Stephen Woodworth issued a release calling for a national discussion on Section 223 of the Criminal Code, which states a child in the womb is not human until it fully emerges from its mother.
Updated: 01/11/2012 09:48A
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