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Did the Supreme Court secure our right of privacy in its recent ruling?
We have also heard recently that some police departments and law enforcement agencies are using or considering the use of drones to surveil potential criminal activity. We even have electric meters these days that track when we are home or away,
Updated: 01/27/2012 02:01A
Honorary degree from UFS for Richard Goldstone
During the last 18 years he has become a leading expert on international criminal law. Prof Neels Swanepoel, head of the department of law of procedure and law of evidence, said the faculty was proud to honour Goldstone for his outstanding legal career
Updated: 01/27/2012 01:58A
'Small fish' evade us: Trend Micro
In a world where law enforcement is governed across different jurisdictions, criminals are exploiting the borderless properties of the internet to conduct online crimes and get away without even being challenged, according to Trend Micro senior
Updated: 01/27/2012 01:37A
Funding Available for National Institute of Justice's Body Armor Program
27 -- The US National Institute of Justice has announced that it intends to award a maximum of 50 cooperative agreement grants to improve criminal justice policy and practice in the United States. No award amount was specified for this program.
Updated: 01/27/2012 12:21A
Vermont marijuana law may include PTSD next
Expanding access to Vermont's medical marijuana registry is up to the Legislature, said Francis "Paco" Aumand, director of the Vermont Department of Public Safety's Criminal Justice Services, which oversees the marijuana registry.
Updated: 01/27/2012 12:02A
Vermont marijuana law may include PTSD next
Expanding access to Vermont's medical marijuana registry is up to the Legislature, said Francis "Paco" Aumand, director of the Vermont Department of Public Safety's Criminal Justice Services, which oversees the marijuana registry.
Updated: 01/27/2012 12:02A
Criminal Domestic Violence suspect escapes from Berkeley County's jail
Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester law enforcement are now focusing their search for escaped inmate James Sanders in the downtown Charleston area. Dan Moon, Berkeley County's spokesperson, said officials believe someone picked up the criminal and
Updated: 01/26/2012 11:14P
Rogers uses charter claim to fight truth-in-advertising law
Yet the civil proceedings under which Financial Penalties of this nature can be imposed deny respondents many of the procedural and other safeguards of the criminal law process guaranteed by section 11 of the Charter.
Updated: 01/26/2012 10:32P
Spy Scandal Case Likely Expensive To Prosecute
Criminal law experts say prosecuting a spy scandal case involving a Canadian naval officer will likely present a steep and expensive learning curve for everyone involved. Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Delisle, who lives in the Bedford area of Halifax,
Updated: 01/26/2012 10:32P
Lawmaker wants to let Maryland fantasy sports players in on the game
In 2009 and 2010, Olszewski, a Democrat from Dundalk, introduced bills entitled, "AN ACT concerning Criminal Law - Betting, Wagering, and Gambling - Fantasy Competition." "I thought it was an easy fix," Olszewski said. "But obviously it has been more
Updated: 01/26/2012 09:45P
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