Latest Criminal Law News
New prosecutor probing teen bride allegations in Bountiful
Peter Wilson has been appointed to examine possible charges related to the movement of teen brides across the US border to marry much older men, the province's criminal justice branch announced Wednesday. The branch noted Wilson was not asked to
Updated: 01/18/2012 06:24P
Illinois attorney general files lawsuit against Westwood College, claims
We have hundreds of successful graduates working in the private and public criminal justice field throughout the state of Illinois." Westwood officials said criminal justice jobs include parole officers, social workers, law enforcement officers and
Updated: 01/18/2012 06:16P
Napolitano's state, local cop meeting on extremism vague, say critics
National Sheriffs' Association, National Native American Law Enforcement Association, Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council, Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators,
Updated: 01/18/2012 06:08P
On Apartheid, One State And Arab Spring: Interview With Richard Falk
Israel is obligated to withdraw and dismantle settlements if international law is implemented. Is war on Gaza considered a war crime? What Palestinians can do legally about it? The attacks of 2008-09 involved the commission of Israeli war crimes,
Updated: 01/18/2012 06:07P
Illinois Attorney General Sues Westwood College
"Westwood officials lied to potential students about almost every aspect of its criminal justice program," Madigan said at a news conference in Chicago. Madigan said law enforcement agencies like the Chicago Police and the Illinois State Police don't
Updated: 01/18/2012 05:55P
Proposition of immunity to head of state in municipal law and int'l law
In the case of Robert Mugabe, reported at (2004) 53 ICLQ 789 and in the case of the UK and Spanish courts declared the law by stating that as both of them were serving as Heads of State they cannot be prosecuted. In the famous Gaddafi case before the
Updated: 01/18/2012 05:54P
Delegates Reject Measures to Relax No-Parole Law
The House Courts of Justice criminal subcommittee heard from a Virginia Beach woman whose 17-year-old son was sentenced to life without parole for killing a drug dealer. She said juveniles should be given a chance to change and become productive
Updated: 01/18/2012 05:35P
Delegates Reject Measures to Relax No-Parole Law
The House Courts of Justice criminal subcommittee heard from a Virginia Beach woman whose 17-year-old son was sentenced to life without parole for killing a drug dealer. She said juveniles should be given a chance to change and become productive
Updated: 01/18/2012 05:35P
At NYU Law, Using The Same Exam Three Times In A Row Is Apparently Not A Problem
By Elie Mystal The faculty at NYU Law are our poster children for law professors who lazily reuse old exams, instead of ripping themselves away from their largely unread law review articles long enough to write a new issue spotter.
Updated: 01/18/2012 05:21P
Department of Labor Rules That SOX Whistleblower Provision Has No
“The ARB was persuaded that Section 806 does not apply extraterritorially, noting that Section 806(a)(1) refers only to domestic securities laws, criminal laws and financial regulations, and is silent to its extraterritorial application,” Pearlman and
Updated: 01/18/2012 05:13P
Primary Categories