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Maine lawmakers to hear 'Caylee's Law' bills
Both bills before the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Thursday afternoon are modeled after "Caylee's Law," which is being considered in Florida. That legislation was inspired by the case of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony, whose mother didn't
Updated: 01/19/2012 04:06A
PL notes Stage and Film Classification law is only part of freedom of
However, it noted that the law about to be amended is one of the laws related to freedom of expression and no amendments have been proposed for Article 208 of the Criminal Code, which speaks about obscene material. Amendments announced on Tuesday
Updated: 01/19/2012 04:02A
Record checks may be needed
"There are many things that I can think of in the Criminal Code that I wouldn't be concerned with sitting beside somebody at council," he said. But for offences such as financial fraud, the public should know, said Clipsham. Since 2010, the province's
Updated: 01/19/2012 03:29A
Westwood colleges accused of deception
Alta Colleges Inc., operator of the for-profit Westwood colleges, misleads prospective students by telling them that its criminal-justice degree program qualifies them for law enforcement jobs, said Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Wednesday.
Updated: 01/19/2012 03:07A
'He's my idol'
LaFlamme has long known she wanted to pursue a career in criminal justice, but Carney gave her a professional to learn from and look up to. She attended the Junior Trooper Academy and Maine Youth Law Enforcement Explorer Academy and plans to pursue
Updated: 01/19/2012 02:41A
Featherstone makes statement on Criminal Records Certificates: Taxi Drivers
criminal records applications may be made through the appropriate licensing authority. The decision on whether to grant a licence will remain a matter for the licensing authority. This change clarifies the law and regularises practice which has
Updated: 01/19/2012 01:31A
Point Austin: Continuity or Change: Thinking out loud about Baird vs. Lehmberg
But Baird has always been a formidable campaigner, and he insists that there is a groundswell of dissatisfied local voters who believe dramatic changes are needed in the criminal justice system, and that he's just the man to make those changes happen.
Updated: 01/19/2012 01:16A
Prosecution solon to face ex-professor Cuevas in Corona trial
But Cavite Representative Elpidio Barzaga Jr. will not be cowed by Cuevas, Corona's lead counsel, as he expressed readiness to argue the case against the Chief Justice. Cuevas was Barzaga's professor in criminal law review in Far Eastern University.
Updated: 01/19/2012 12:53A
Man charged with stealing computer code from US Treasury Dept
Bo Zhang, 32, who worked for an unidentified technology company, was a computer programmer assigned to work on source code at the federal reserve from May 2011 until August 2011, the US said in a criminal complaint unsealed today in federal court in
Updated: 01/19/2012 12:49A
Wiley Rein LLP | Thomas McCarthy Discusses Supreme Court Decision in Perry v
Wiley Rein Appellate partner Thomas R. McCarthy was interviewed by the Criminal Law Reporter on the US Supreme Court's ruling earlier this month in Perry v. New Hampshire, No. 10-8974. The Court held that the Due Process Clause does not require a
Updated: 01/19/2012 12:34A
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