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Widener Settles Suit Filed by Law Prof Criticized for His Violent Hypotheticals
Connell had claimed law dean Linda Ammons falsely accused him of racial and sexual harassment for making her the subject of the criminal justice hypotheticals. One involved Connell hypothetically murdering Ammons, who is black, and another had her
Updated: 02/09/2012 01:23P
Herbert Smith LLP | Middle East exchange - February 2012
The draft insolvency law runs for over 150 pages and sets out very detailed provisions. As well as containing (fairly standard) bankruptcy procedures for insolvent companies and individuals, it also contains composition procedures whereby insolvent
Updated: 02/09/2012 01:13P
Law-enforcers meet in Orlando to plan pill-mill strategy for 2012
It's been almost one year since Florida's statewide drug enforcement strike force was created, and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey told reporters the multifaceted approach that has involved criminal investigators,
Updated: 02/09/2012 12:43P
Poll: Is Assisted Suicide Criminal?
By Gaetana Pipia Georgia's Supreme Court cited free speech violations as the basis for its unanimous decision Monday to strike down the state's assisted suicide law, resulting in the dismissal of criminal charges against a Kennesaw man and three others
Updated: 02/09/2012 12:35P
Changes in IT Act crucial for fighting cyber crime: IT experts
The law was amended in 2008 when there was no social media. Mobile usage was also not that prevalent. Today mobile phone plays a part in a large number of common crimes. The need of the hour is to have a law for communication devices and social media.
Updated: 02/09/2012 12:33P
Is the juvenile justice system racist?
By Jimmie Davis, Jr. If juvenile offenders didn't break the law then there would be no need for police, criminal lawyers, judges, the juvenile justice system and the detention centers that house perpetrators. However, that's not the case because
Updated: 02/09/2012 11:53A
State lawmakers seek law to combat rash of home invasions
by Danielle E. Gaines, Staff Writer In light of a recent rash of violent home invasions, legislators are again trying to create a law that would put criminals behind bars longer. A bill that will be introduced in the Maryland House of Delegates this
Updated: 02/09/2012 11:47A
Pavement injustice: the tyranny of on-the-spot fines
The most significant form of on-the-spot fines (known as Penalty Notices for Disorder, PND) have been running at around 200000 a year since they were introduced in 2004, under powers contained in the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.
Updated: 02/09/2012 11:33A
Snyder unveils $45M plan to combat violent crime in cities
The public safety portion of the plan would include $15 million for beefed up law enforcement in the cities that consistently land in the nation's top 10 for violent crime, according to Bill Rustem, Snyder's director of strategy.
Updated: 02/09/2012 11:05A
We must jail more burglars if our justice system is to provide an adequate
Burglaries can be difficult to solve, crimes which often have no eyewitnesses. In my experience, the police seemed to focus their efforts on encouraging me to fit extra locks or a burglar alarm. In the unlikely event that a burglar is actually caught,
Updated: 02/09/2012 11:00A
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