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Megaupload shutdown raises new Internet-sharing fears
Although federal authorities said Megaupload.com was part of an international criminal ring, the practice of providing digital “lockers” so people can store and share their photos, movies, songs and the rest of their digital lives is very common.
Updated: 01/20/2012 08:39P
Deportation decision for alleged war criminal held until Monday
In the face of Canadian case law suggesting Ottawa is not bound to follow UN processes, Mr. Mugesera's lawyer said international law is evolving to expand the reach of UN treaties into domestic law. Mr. Mugesera, a Quebec City resident,
Updated: 01/20/2012 08:20P
Al Copeland lawyer, disbarred in Wrinkled Robe investigation, regains law license
Copeland had a divorce and child custody case pending before 24th Judicial District Judge Ronald Bodenheimer from 2000 into 2002. White met several times with Bodenheimer, at the judge's request, to talk about a variety of matters, including the
Updated: 01/20/2012 08:12P
Snoop Dogg's Arrest Provides Lesson on Drug Laws
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Updated: 01/20/2012 07:45P
SOMEONE ELSE'S WINDOWS: Notes on impeachment
The same report noted: “The phrase 'high Crimes and Misdemeanors' was confined to parliamentary impeachments; it had no roots in the ordinary criminal law, and the particular allegations of misconduct under that heading were not necessarily limited to
Updated: 01/20/2012 07:41P
Fighting Megaupload Piracy With…Piracy?
As this excellent analysis piece from ConflictOfLaws.net explains, Morrison's holding was soon extended beyond the confines of securities law and into other, big-money areas of civil litigation. But when it comes to criminal prosecutions,
Updated: 01/20/2012 07:12P
Trustee's office employee hires attorney because of criminal investigation
Knox County Law Director Joe Jarrett tells 10News, Mayor Tim Burchett, notified him of the allegations. Jarrett forwarded the information to the District Attorney's General's office because it is "criminal" in nature. If cheating is involved,
Updated: 01/20/2012 07:09P
Trustee's office employee hires attorney because of criminal investigation
Knox County Law Director Joe Jarrett tells 10News, Mayor Tim Burchett, notified him of the allegations. Jarrett forwarded the information to the District Attorney's General's office because it is "criminal" in nature. If cheating is involved,
Updated: 01/20/2012 07:09P
Connecticut True-Crime Author To Star In Reality Show
By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com The Hartford Courant On April 11, 1996, M. William Phelps' sister-in-law, Diana Ferris, 35, was strangled to death in her apartment in Hartford. The crime has never been solved. At the time of her deathFerris was
Updated: 01/20/2012 06:50P
Abortion doctor arraigned on murder charge, argues law unconstitutional
"To use this law as the state wishes in this case, to prosecute a doctor for performing an abortion for a patient who sought this medical care and consented to it is … a gross abuse of the criminal justice system," the pleading filed in Cecil County
Updated: 01/20/2012 06:46P
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