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Gay, lesbian organization supports bill repealing unenforceable Kansas
The executive director of a gay rights group is urging Kansas legislators to repeal an unenforced law that makes sex between consenting adults of the same gender a crime. Tom Witt of the Kansas Equality Coalition testified Wednesday before the Senate
Updated: 02/01/2012 01:29P
Pot arrests top 50K in 2011 despite NYPD order
The Drug Policy Alliance obtained the statistics and provided them to The Associated Press. The alliance opposes the national war on drugs. In New York, small amounts of marijuana must be openly visible to warrant arrest. But critics say police arrest
Updated: 02/01/2012 01:04P
Lawrence: No Review Of Killers' Jail Terms
Norris, 35, was given a minimum of 14 years and three months for the murder, which the trial judge, Mr Justice Treacy, said was a "terrible and evil crime". Attorney General Dominic Grieve, the country's top law officer, said he fully understood why
Updated: 02/01/2012 12:42P
Pheu Thai not yet ready to sponsor charter amendments
The main coalition party will push for the charter rewrite without any regard for moves to amend Article 112 of the Criminal Code, a key clause regarding the lese majeste law, he said. The party still wants to see the formation of a Constitution
Updated: 02/01/2012 12:22P
Gary Dobson (centre) and David Norris (right) were convicted of Stephen
Norris, 35, was given a minimum of 14 years and three months for the murder, which the trial judge, Mr Justice Treacy, said was a "terrible and evil crime". Attorney General Dominic Grieve, the country's top law officer, said he fully understood why
Updated: 02/01/2012 11:22A
The Travel Act – The FCPA's red-haired stepchild
In turn, "unlawful activity" is defined to include the usual organized-crime activity (gambling, narcotics, drugs, and arson), and it also includes "bribery … in violation of the law of the State in which committed or of the United States.
Updated: 02/01/2012 11:21A
Spain hears historic testimony on civil war crimes
Garzon known for pioneering cross-border justice cases is sitting in the dock as a criminal defendant for allegedly overstepping his jurisdiction with a probe of right wing atrocities during and after the Spanish civil war. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)
Updated: 02/01/2012 11:18A
Public Money, Private Crime Poli Psy
In the end, it fell to Hardwickians from the other side of town to speak public bitterness and expose the iniquitous machineries of both social and criminal justice. “I am a taxpayer and townsperson in Hardwick, Vermont, and I feel that Joyce should
Updated: 02/01/2012 10:12A
Iraq executes 17 people in one day
Now R74.95 Baghdad - Iraq executed 17 convicted criminals in one day this week, the justice ministry said on Wednesday, bringing to at least 51 the number so far this year. "The justice ministry carried out [death] sentences against 17 people condemned
Updated: 02/01/2012 09:51A
Davis Polk Welcomes Senior Federal Prosecutor, Greg D. Andres, to Its White
“He is a top-flight lawyer who is well-suited to join our world-class, white collar criminal defense team and assist our clients on their most sensitive investigations and trials. Greg joins a long list of lawyers to return to the firm after working in
Updated: 02/01/2012 09:47A
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