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Police say suspect in custody in machete robbery of Supreme Court's Breyer
Breyer, his wife, her sister, and another guest were in the justice's vacation home February 9 when an intruder armed with a machete broke in and robbed the occupants of about $1000. Officials said no one was hurt in the incident.
Updated: 02/20/2012 05:30P

BP Ledger, Feb. 20 edition
Also, in all these cases Article 216 (3) of the Turkish Criminal Code ("Denigrating the religious values of a group") has been used as the legal basis of prosecution. A close look at this provision and its application is therefore necessary to
Updated: 02/20/2012 05:18P

BP Ledger, Feb. 20 edition
Also, in all these cases Article 216 (3) of the Turkish Criminal Code ("Denigrating the religious values of a group") has been used as the legal basis of prosecution. A close look at this provision and its application is therefore necessary to
Updated: 02/20/2012 05:18P

A judicial view of preventive detention
The ISA is concerned with national security, the CLTP with public order and the MDA with rehabilitation of drug addicts. Preventive detention without trial is anathema to libertarian critics. Human rights proponents have routinely asserted that the ISA
Updated: 02/20/2012 05:18P

Using Internet 'Crime' Laws,
The law she is accused of breaking is the Computer Crime Act, which was introduced ostensibly to combat cybercriminals. The act was the first piece of legislation introduced by military coup leaders when they restored the legislature in 2007.
Updated: 02/20/2012 05:02P

Malloy wary of US 'hold' on immigrant suspects
Mike Lawlor, Under Secretary for Criminal Justice Policy and Planning, said Monday that federal immigration officials could begin its Secure Communities program in Connecticut on Wednesday. The program uses fingerprints collected in local jails to
Updated: 02/20/2012 04:59P

State finds fault with immigration crackdown program
And in Santa Clara County, Calif., and New York City, law enforcement officials have disregarded ICE detainers except for serious or violent offenses. In a statement released today, the state's Undersecretary for Criminal Justice Michael Lawlor
Updated: 02/20/2012 04:58P

Corboy & Demetrio Lawyer Named Board President of Center for Disability
Matthew T. Jenkins, a Chicago personal injury lawyer at Corboy & Demetrio, has become the President of the Board of Directors of the Center for Disability & Elder Law. February 20, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Corboy & Demetrio attorney Matthew T.
Updated: 02/20/2012 04:40P

Lawmaker proposes extending statute of limitations on sex crimes
Garrett Mason, R-Livermore Falls, co-chairman of the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, said the issue of setting limits on when crimes can be prosecuted has always generated controversy. Under current laws, only murder cases
Updated: 02/20/2012 04:34P

Law Enforcement Needs To Reassess Its Priorities
But the people we have now are very clearly not upholding the rule of law, and are in fact massively perverting it. They are literally going into our communities and pressuring young citizens into committing crimes. If they had done nothing, no crime
Updated: 02/20/2012 04:33P