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SC TRO stuns Senate
III testified that Chief Justice Renato Corona had P24 million in peso accounts at the bank. Garcia, however, demurred from testifying on dollar accounts as he claimed RA 6426 prevented him from doing so and would subject him to criminal liability.
Updated: 02/10/2012 10:57A
Manches LLP | Make yourself at home?
Much current debate centres on whether or not our existing laws & remedies are sufficient to protect property owners from squatters. Questions have been raised as to whether the criminal justice system is equipped to deal with complex property rights
Updated: 02/10/2012 10:19A
FBI Spokesman Says Bureau Not Changing Cloud Acquisition Rules
Stephen Fischer Jr., a spokesman for the FBI's criminal justice information systems division, told Computer World in an email that the bureau has rigorous standards for acquiring cloud services for federal law enforcement agencies.
Updated: 02/10/2012 09:55A
Elks honor local law enforcement officers
Mission Viejo resident Amanda Augerson, a Criminal Justice major, was among more than 3000 students from The University of Toledo who made the fall 2011 dean's list. Sarah Wallstrom of Dove Canyon, a sophomore who studies business, and Kelsey Ayres of
Updated: 02/10/2012 09:48A
New law would allow residents to fire warning shots at suspected intruders
The heated to-and-fro comes as the Conservative government is proposing to simplify and expand the Criminal Code sections that cover citizen's arrest, self defence and defence of property. During an appearance Tuesday at the House of Commons justice
Updated: 02/10/2012 09:27A
Law Enforcement Turns to Social Media to Collar More Criminals
While the goal of criminals is always to stay one step ahead of law enforcement, some of them inevitably end up leading authorities in their direction by not being able to keep their mouths shut. In a day and age when social media is all the rage,
Updated: 02/10/2012 09:12A
Self Defence Law: Justice Minister Rob Nicholson Says Bob Rae Can't Recognize
The heated to-and-fro comes as the Conservative government is proposing to simplify and expand the Criminal Code sections that cover citizen's arrest, self defence and defence of property. During an appearance Tuesday at the House of Commons justice
Updated: 02/10/2012 08:37A
FBI Stands Solid on Cloud Security Standard
Any law enforcement agency that subscribes to the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) must comply with the federal agency's security requirements, period. The issue of security with cloud services came to light following the botched
Updated: 02/10/2012 08:31A
Did justice fail alleged rape vic?
According to the heads of argument, after two pre-trial conferences with his first defence counsel, advocate Rajiv Sarjoo, Bhogal made several admissions, one of them being that he was aware of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 37 of 2007 and that the
Updated: 02/10/2012 07:16A
Did justice fail alleged rape vic?
According to the heads of argument, after two pre-trial conferences with his first defence counsel, advocate Rajiv Sarjoo, Bhogal made several admissions, one of them being that he was aware of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 37 of 2007 and that the
Updated: 02/10/2012 07:13A