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Supreme Court was right to place limits on GPS tracking by police (editorial)
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects. New technology makes it easier for police to catch bad guys and solve crimes. But agencies cannot overstep the law
Updated: 01/29/2012 06:14A
Cache bills deal with sex crimes, texting at wheel, hospital records, car
A couple of their bills make modifications to current laws relating to sexual crimes — in one case tightening the law, and in the other, preventing it from being diluted. Other bills attempt to make government less restrictive, fix loopholes or give
Updated: 01/29/2012 03:39A
Gigi Gordon dies at 54; crusading criminal defense lawyer
Gigi Gordon, a defense lawyer known for her fierce determination to fix what she saw as the flagrant ills of the criminal justice system, is credited with bringing attention to the misuse of jailhouse informants that led to many wrongful convictions.
Updated: 01/29/2012 03:31A
Gigi Gordon, crusading criminal defense lawyer, dies at 54
Known for her fierce determination to fix what she saw as the flagrant ills of the criminal justice system, Gordon is credited with bringing attention to the misuse of jailhouse informants that led to many wrongful convictions.
Updated: 01/28/2012 11:30P
Inside the data
It doesn't appear to be a concern,” said del Carmen, professor and chairman of the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at the University of Texas at Arlington. Comparing statistics from one city to the next is tricky, experts said, in part,
Updated: 01/28/2012 10:23P
Pagdilao presses call for tougher anti-cyber crime law
Pagdilao expressed concern over the ruling that junked the illegal gambling charges filed against the 20 online gambling operators saying that the decision will knock-down all CIDG's efforts to curb the proliferation of online-gambling operations.
Updated: 01/28/2012 09:26P
Austin police use of doctored DNA report in interrogation raises legal questions
Officials at the state crime lab told Austin police cold case investigators that DNA tests had linked Norwood to the crime scene, officials said. But investigators did not yet have the written report, so they took a DNA report from a separate case,
Updated: 01/28/2012 08:59P
State sentator plots marijuana law reforms
That's why Tallian did not request a committee vote on Senate Bill 347 last week but still spent nearly an hour explaining to a panel of state senators how Indiana would benefit by reducing criminal penalties for marijuana possession.
Updated: 01/28/2012 08:46P
Don't become an 'accidental' outlaw
Adli Abdul Wahid, Cyber Security Malaysia's responsive services vice-president, says there are many who think they can do and say whatever they want on the Internet. "Many people still vent their anger or rant, without thinking, on the Internet,
Updated: 01/28/2012 08:24P
Human rights report flawed by omissions and bias
The report says the public security departments dominate the criminal justice system and rely excessively on the defendant's confession. The weak courts and seriously limited rights of defense mean forced confession is still universal and judicial
Updated: 01/28/2012 08:23P
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