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Tories stand firm on 'lawful access' legislation
But senior departmental officials also criticized Toews, who previously served as attorney general of Canada and Manitoba, for failing to state in his public response to Cavoukian that there are provisions of the Criminal Code that allow police to read
Updated: 02/13/2012 06:08P
Tories stand firm on 'lawful access' legislation
But senior departmental officials also criticized Toews, who previously served as attorney general of Canada and Manitoba, for failing to state in his public response to Cavoukian that there are provisions of the Criminal Code that allow police to read
Updated: 02/13/2012 06:07P
Bill calls for ending victim testimony in cases' early stages
The measure would loosen restrictions on evidence in a century-old step in the state's criminal justice system by eliminating the ban on hearsay evidence at preliminary hearings. That would allow police officers to relay a victim's story or other
Updated: 02/13/2012 05:49P
Public Weighs in on Maine Bills Targeting Domestic Violence
Caught up in a cycle of domestic abuse, the woman who identified herself only as Christine testified before lawmakers on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee about her experience. "Imagine having the man who is supposed to love you more
Updated: 02/13/2012 05:47P
Series kicks off Feb. 15 with Gabbidon talk on 'Shopping While Black'
15 talk by a noted criminal justice professor who will examine consumer racial profiling, informally known as "shopping while black." The Center for the Study of Diversity Lecture Series will continue throughout the spring semester as the first large
Updated: 02/13/2012 05:44P
Mass. court: Intent to sell pot still a crime
Keefner's lawyer, David Skeels, said he conceded that the 2008 law didn't apply to those who were attempting to sell or distribute less than an ounce of marijuana. But he argued that the law intended to shield from criminal charges people who were
Updated: 02/13/2012 05:44P
Canadian asbestos industry reacts to criminal conviction of two European execs
Prosecutor Raffaele Guariniello is surrounded by media as the verdict of the trial of a Belgian and a Swiss man accused of negligence in hundreds of asbetos-related deaths is expected, at the Turin courthouse, Italy, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.
Updated: 02/13/2012 05:36P
Anti-bikie laws wheeled back out in NSW
Attorney-General Greg Smith says he has a suite of laws to tackle the problem, and first up will be new anti-bikie gang legislation. The legislation will allow motorcycle gangs to be declared criminal organisations. Mr Smith says the bill will repair
Updated: 02/13/2012 05:33P
Justice Court Report: Feb 6, 2012
20, 2012 on a charge of driving while intoxicated observed and other vehicle and traffic law infractions; adjourned to Mar. 6, 2012. George Lepre, 43, of Riverhead, arrested Jan. 20, 2012 on a charge of Criminal possession of stolen property in the
Updated: 02/13/2012 04:40P
Justice Court Report: Feb 7, 2012
7, 2011 on charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree and other vehicle and traffic law infractions; adjourned to Mar. 5, 2012.
Updated: 02/13/2012 04:40P
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