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Indiana bill on right to resist police faces overhaul
Officers would be allowed to enter homes when they have court warrants, are chasing a criminal suspect, believe someone inside is in danger or have permission from the residents. The state Supreme Court's police entry ruling brought Indiana law in line
Updated: 02/20/2012 07:11P
Nigeria's laws on drug distribution should be made more stringent – OKWOR
Only recently holograms on drug packaging designed to make counterfeiting more difficult are being copied with increasing accuracy”. While commending the efforts of NAFDAC, he said: “Getting on top of faking will certainly require a re-engineering of
Updated: 02/20/2012 06:51P
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Take Aim at Prison System
Demonstrators dubbed criminal justice policies in the US as the "new Jim Crow," pointing to a prison population made up mostly of blacks and Latinos. Much like the messages heard in the broader Occupy Wall Street movement, the chants outside Lincoln
Updated: 02/20/2012 06:48P
Lawyers blame inability to curb crimes on lack of expertise
By Innocent Anaba LAGOS – Eminent jurists in Lagos, have blamed the inability to curb crimes such as terrorism, human/drug trafficking, money laundering and petroleum smuggling on lack of “expertise” in the application and enforcement of current laws
Updated: 02/20/2012 06:33P
Profiting from Prisons
“You might not have a private prison in your community, but I bet you have a Wells Fargo, or another institution that is invested in and buying stock in these corporations.” “These are publicly traded corporations,” he added.
Updated: 02/20/2012 06:32P
WI Governor Scott Walker Implicated in Criminal Prosecution
On 10/16/09, the complaint continues, Russell set up an unofficial (secret) email system, using a wireless connection, that "was routinely used by selected insiders within the Walker administration. The existence of this email system, which was based
Updated: 02/20/2012 06:17P
Suspect Arrested in Supreme Court Justice Machete Robbery
Law enforcement received his identity from informants, but it is unclear why Browne was suspected for investigation. A local law enforcement official had said the evidence indicated the incident was “a crime of opportunity,” and that police have seen
Updated: 02/20/2012 05:56P
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Law enforcement received his identity from informants, but it is unclear why Browne was suspected for investigation. A local law enforcement official had said the evidence indicated the incident was "a crime of opportunity," and that police have seen
Updated: 02/20/2012 05:40P
A heartfelt salute to Stephen and legacy of justice: Doreen Lawrence makes
Lord Blair went on to say that readers of the Daily Mail 'might fairly assume' that he and its editor Paul Dacre 'do not seem to agree on very much' – but there was one outstanding exception, which was why both men shared the platform as speakers
Updated: 02/20/2012 05:38P
Tweets on Trial: Law enforcement subpoenas Twitter account
Twitter, Inc. was recently named a witness in filings made by the Criminal Court of the City of New York, and the man behind the tweets supposes the trend will only continue. “When I saw an email from Twitter Legal in my inbox, I figured it was spam,”
Updated: 02/20/2012 05:34P
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