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Code Of Conduct Created For Okla. Lawmakers
OKLAHOMA CITY -- After a tumultuous legislative session last year in which three members were publicly reprimanded, including one facing criminal charges, a newly created House Ethics Committee on Wednesday approved a proposed code of conduct for
Updated: 01/19/2012 12:35P
Law officers rounding up gang members
The FBI says officers are arresting people at numerous locations in the Spokane area, the Tri-Cities and Walla Walla on Thursday morning. The arrests involve gang activities and criminal enterprises. Other details are not immediately available,
Updated: 01/19/2012 12:18P
Murdoch pays up in bid to avoid trial
File photo / AP Lawyers acting for News International will today offer an unqualified apology to victims of phone hacking and announce that Rupert Murdoch's media group has settled dozens of claims linked to criminal activities at the News Of The World
Updated: 01/19/2012 12:06P
BP may agree $25 bln oil spill payout-analyst
Morgan Stanley believes the DoJ deal will cover all criminal and civil proceedings being pursued by the government against BP under the Clean Water Act, Alternative Fines Act, other laws and BP's obligation to make good any natural resources damages.
Updated: 01/19/2012 11:52A
Mohammed Abid Is Awarded Membership With Stanford Who's Who
O'Garra's Solicitors is a legal services firm which provides representation in the area of criminal law for a variety of matters, including homicide, sexual offenses, drug importation/supply, and numerous less serious offenses.
Updated: 01/19/2012 11:37A
Proposed legislation would prevent public officials from getting judicial
A pair of East Tennessee lawmakers are filing legislation to prevent elected or appointed officials from receiving judicial diversion for crimes committed while in office. Judicial diversion is the process in criminal law when a person pleads guilty to
Updated: 01/19/2012 11:33A
Westwood College: Illinois Attorney General Madigan Sues For Profit College
Madigan's lawsuit alleges that, through marketing its criminal justice program, Westwood falsely convinced students they could pursue a law enforcement career with agencies such as the Chicago Police Department, Illinois State Police and suburban
Updated: 01/19/2012 10:32A
Brian Perry - Keep the pardon
That is to be expected under our law code which generally reflects a retributive theory of justice: the punishment should fit the crime. Under this theory if a criminal does "X" he should be sentenced to "Y." But not always: repeat offenders get a
Updated: 01/19/2012 10:20A
Montana law enforcement shares data via the cloud
By Rutrell Yasin Montana's public safety agencies can now share criminal justice information in a secure cloud infrastructure. The state's Department of Justice recently reached a memorandum of understanding with the Datamaxx Group, which allows all
Updated: 01/19/2012 10:18A
News Corp admits guilt
Criminal probes are now under way into the phone hacking and allegations of payoffs to police. A judge-led inquiry into Britain's press ethics also sits most days, bringing yet more attention to the conduct of the press.
Updated: 01/19/2012 10:07A
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