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Justice Dept gets `award' for worst secrecy work
The Justice Department has opened six criminal leak cases under the Obama administration, two of them involving an ex-CIA officer and the New York Times. "Anyone who knows anything about the Freedom of Information Act will tell you that the Department
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:43P
Ontario judge is right to rule Ottawa's mandatory sentencing law invalid
But after duly convicting Smickle for possessing a loaded firearm, Justice Molloy was faced with the problem of sentencing him. Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper's get-tough-on-crime laws, Molloy would have had no choice but to impose the mandatory
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:41P
Pot laws a boon to gangs ex-B.C. AGs
Laws against marijuana are a driving force in the rise of organized crime and gang violence, and harm community safety, four former British Columbia attorneys general said in a letter released Tuesday. “It's time for our political leaders to accept and
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:19P
Portantino's bill attempts to bring rapists to justice
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino has introduced a bill that would delete the state's ten year statute of limitation for the crime of rape. Assembly Bill 1682, if made into law, would delete "this arbitrary time limit and will provide that those who
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:19P
Den Tandt: Conservatives hew to common sense save for bizarre crime fixation
There was the Tackling Violent Crime Act — its centerpiece, mandatory minimums for people convicted of "serious gun crimes." Tuesday the National Post reported that Ontario Superior Court Judge Anne Molloy has gutted that law, finding that a minimum
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:11P
Den Tandt: Conservatives hew to common sense save for bizarre crime fixation
There was the Tackling Violent Crime Act — its centerpiece, mandatory minimums for people convicted of "serious gun crimes." Tuesday the National Post reported that Ontario Superior Court Judge Anne Molloy has gutted that law, finding that a minimum
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:10P
Simpson Millar | Stalking law reform high on the agenda after parliamentary
Key to the inquiry was evidence from victims who felt ill-used by the criminal justice system. During 2011, 435 stalking incidents were reported to police in Scotland, with 321 escalated to the office of the Procurator Fiscal.
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:05P
Making money out of criminal courts
When celebrities and high-profile suspects come to the hothouse of international justice, The Hague gets a lift. By Sara Webb THE HAGUE: In a tiny office on Zeestraat 100, Alice Helbing puts the final touches to a script for an imaginary
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:05P
Judge's ruling fails to draw Conservative ire
"I think Canadians believe the courts have not been tough enough in dealing with gun crime and this government is determined to make sure we have laws that can deal with serious gun crime," Harper added. With a whole new group of mandatory minimum drug
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:03P
Court ruling blasts mandatory minimums but fails to draw Conservative ire
"I think Canadians believe the courts have not been tough enough in dealing with gun crime and this government is determined to make sure we have laws that can deal with serious gun crime," Harper added. With a whole new group of mandatory minimum drug
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:03P
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