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DOJ: No charges in death of Seattle woodcarver
No criminal charges will be filed against a former Seattle police officer who shot and killed a Native American woodcarver while on duty in 2010, the US Justice Department said Friday. The Associated Press Good, the woodcarver was one of just many scum
Updated: 01/13/2012 09:15P
As crime rates drop across the state, county sees uptick
According to the New York State Crime Report recently released by the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), Oswego County crime rates increased by 17.9 percent from 2009 to 2010. This is the fifth highest rate of New York counties,
Updated: 01/13/2012 08:59P
Attorney to run against McCrea
Jones, now 58, has spent 30 years practicing law, 25 of those in criminal law. "I think over the years I've learned to be an assertive lawyer," he said. "One of the problems you can run into as a defense attorney, and can also run into as a prosecutor,
Updated: 01/13/2012 08:50P
Ballard Spahr | 'Ban the Box' Law Takes Effect Today
The Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards bill, signed by Mayor Michael Nutter in April 2011, goes into effect today. This new law makes it unlawful for organizations with 10 or more employees in the City of Philadelphia to do the following: The
Updated: 01/13/2012 08:26P
Arizona medical Marijuana law will provide overdue relief to sick patients
"This is a great and long-overdue day for sick Arizonans who now have legal avenues available to them through which to obtain their vital medicine," said Ezekiel Edwards, director of the ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project. "Sick patients in Arizona
Updated: 01/13/2012 07:55P
Feds: Former Seattle cop who killed woodcarver won't be charged
The Justice Department announced Friday it is closing the criminal civil rights inveistgation of former Seattle police officer Ian Birk for the fatal shooting of the late Native American woodcarver John T. Williams and will not be filing any charges
Updated: 01/13/2012 07:45P
Feds: Ex-Seattle cop who killed Native American woodcarver won't be charged
The Justice Department announced Friday it is closing the criminal civil rights inveistgation of former Seattle police officer Ian Birk for the fatal shooting of the late Native American woodcarver John T. Williams and will not be filing any charges
Updated: 01/13/2012 07:45P
Chinese criminals can run, but they can't hide
Huang Feng, a leading professor of international criminal law at Beijing Normal University, told China Daily that sharing the criminal's ill-gotten assets with other countries will encourage international cooperation. Huang said some Chinese ministries
Updated: 01/13/2012 07:44P
Cook County Ordinance Drives Debate over National Immigration Law Enforcement
"This ordinance undermines public safety in Cook County and hinders (the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's) ability to enforce the nation's immigration laws," wrote the agency's director, John Morton, in a letter to County Board President Toni
Updated: 01/13/2012 07:03P
DOJ Collected $1 Billion-Plus in 2011 Antitrust Fines
The US Department of Justice continued to bare its teeth to criminal antitrust offenders last year, collecting more than $1 billion in fines and other monetary assessments. According to a new report issued by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher,
Updated: 01/13/2012 06:21P
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