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Casey Anthony: Appeal delays allow her to keep mum in civil cases
Normally, civil and criminal matters remain on distinct sides of the court system, but in Anthony's many ongoing cases they're intertwined. Anthony's appeal of four misdemeanor convictions for lying to law enforcement has allowed her to largely avoid
Updated: 01/25/2012 05:22P
Shawntal M. Smith
She currently works in dual capacities an Attorney/ Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children in the foster care system, and as Self-Sufficiency Program Manager with the Women's Center for Advancement. Shawntal has other legal experience in
Updated: 01/25/2012 05:06P
states reconsider sex abuse laws
"Many states are going to be prompted to strengthen not only their criminal laws, but their civil laws as well, which is what we're doing." States, including Pennsylvania, are setting up task forces or holding informational public hearings in an
Updated: 01/25/2012 04:36P
Raila opposes President's move to pick team for legal advice
"The crimes preferred against them are perhaps the most serious known to law. It is untenable for the two to continue holding public office while defending themselves before the International Criminal Court," Akide said. The LSK argument ties with that
Updated: 01/25/2012 04:20P
Bell gets gong for leading the way
After three years on the High Court bench, Justice Bell joins her fellow judges as a Companion. The citation noted her eminent service to the judiciary and to the law through leadership in criminal law reform and public policy development,
Updated: 01/25/2012 04:06P
Legislatures across the nation consider revising abuse laws in response to
"Many states are going to be prompted to strengthen not only their criminal laws, but their civil laws as well, which is what we're doing." States, including Pennsylvania, are setting up task forces or holding informational public hearings in an
Updated: 01/25/2012 03:14P
Faith in freedom
Secondly, the UK abolished its blasphemy laws in 2008 in Section 79 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008. Fali Nariman is correct when he says that there was a private case brought in the UK in 1977 by Mary Whitehouse against Lemon and Gay
Updated: 01/25/2012 03:13P
Learn about Local Police in the Shorewood Citizens' Academy
Some of the topics covered in the academy are: drunken driving laws, traffic enforcement, criminal law and the criminal justice system, defensive tactics, firearms, domestic violence, drugs and crime prevention. Participants also ride along with patrol
Updated: 01/25/2012 02:38P
NH panel rejects domestic violence bill
The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted to recommend that the full House reject the bill without hearing from Cantin and others who had crowded into the hearing room to testify against the bill. Reilly's bill would limit when
Updated: 01/25/2012 02:38P
Credit check: Debt sentence
The case of Yousuf, a 28-year-old European sentenced to nine years in Dubai, is a classic example of how Article 401 of the UAE Penal Code is applied. Yousuf earned Dh30,000 a month as an accountant for a real estate firm and signed cheques as part of
Updated: 01/25/2012 02:37P
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