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Yemen parliament approves law granting immunity to president
Under recent amendments introduced to the draft, Saleh is to get full immunity while his aides are to be prosecuted for potential criminal offences, according to SABA. Protesters across Yemen have been demanding that Saleh be brought to justice for his
Updated: 01/21/2012 05:54A
Cowardice at sea is no crime, at least in US
He also is accused of violating the law. Italian maritime code criminalizes the act of abandoning ship and Schettino was placed under house arrest, accused of causing the disaster and then jumping ship before the evacuation was complete.
Updated: 01/21/2012 05:46A
Yemeni parliament amends immunity law to allow corruption trials of officials
By AHMED AL-HAJ | AP | 3 minutes ago in Yemen's parliament approved on Saturday a law that it said would limit immunity for officials who worked under President Ali Abdullah Saleh to "political" crimes they committed in an official capacity.
Updated: 01/21/2012 05:39A
Privacy Lawyers Process Megaupload Copyright Case
From the indictment, it's clear the Justice Department pulled out all the stops, getting a judge's permission to try to put the Hong Kong-based company out of business by seizing domain names and, according to one federal source, getting a judge to
Updated: 01/21/2012 05:37A
MADD represents modern-day McCarthyism
While the Criminal Code sets the legal limit of alcohol in the blood at .08, most provinces have created a le-gal grey area, where drivers with a blood-alcohol level above .05 can be fined or lose their licence.
Updated: 01/21/2012 04:24A
Criminal court, Jan. 21
Judge John E. Domalakes placed Fitting on probation for 23 months, and also sentenced him to pay costs, a $200 fine, $50 to the Criminal Justice Enhancement Account and $794 restitution to the state police crime laboratory in Bethlehem,
Updated: 01/21/2012 04:03A
Appeals court vacates sexting sentence
Eaton County Prosecutor Jeff Sauter, whose office appealed Osterhaven's sentence, said both he and the judge have to follow the law as it is written by the state Legislature. Sauter said that "lends stability and credibility to the criminal justice
Updated: 01/21/2012 04:02A
Islamic Law Is Destructive to 'Unalienable Rights'
Courts must be able to find sources for Sharia Law that illustrate how it DOES NOT promote the above mentioned criminal activities. Such sources must be cited appropriately and it must be noted whether any major Islamic institution approves it.
Updated: 01/21/2012 03:51A
Interns help teens through unique program
By Toby Lewis, The Press Tribune As an undergraduate student in criminal justice, Keri Elias knew she wanted to make a difference, but she wasn't quite sure how. Now, the 23-year-old master's student at Sacramento State said she has found her calling
Updated: 01/21/2012 03:05A
Interns help teens through unique program
By Toby Lewis, The Press Tribune As an undergraduate student in criminal justice, Keri Elias knew she wanted to make a difference, but she wasn't quite sure how. Now, the 23-year-old master's student at Sacramento State said she has found her calling
Updated: 01/21/2012 03:05A
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