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First Amendment column: Criminal libel: a bad idea in free society
Greg Brophy has proposed repeal of his state's 19th century criminal-libel statute, telling the Associated Press that the law "tramples on the First Amendment rights of people to write and or post online things that they want to post.
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:57A
MYANMAR: Demand open trial, retrial and dropping of contempt proceedings in
Both the Criminal Procedure Code and the Courts Manual make clear that where new judges take up cases, the defence has a right to request that the trial be reheard. Although Phyo Wai Aung's defence lawyers have repeatedly submitted requests at all
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:53A
US law panel calls on Harper to reconsider mandatory marijuana penalties
The release of the letter comes just days after four former attorneys general in British Columbia called for the repeal of Canada's marijuana prohibition laws, saying they have done nothing but fuel organized crime and gang violence.
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:52A
US law panel calls on Harper to reconsider mandatory marijuana penalties
The release of the letter comes just days after four former attorneys general in British Columbia called for the repeal of Canada's marijuana prohibition laws, saying they have done nothing but fuel organized crime and gang violence.
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:47A
Mandatory-minimums for drug crimes don't work, say US law officials
"Our government remains committed to ensuring criminals are held fully accountable for their actions, and that the safety and security of law-abiding Canadians come first in Canada's judicial system," Julie De Mambro, press secretary for federal
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:38A
Mandatory-minimums for drug crimes don't work, say U.S. law officials
"Our government remains committed to ensuring criminals are held fully accountable for their actions, and that the safety and security of law-abiding Canadians come first in Canada's judicial system," Julie De Mambro, press secretary for federal
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:30A
Drug war 'costly failure', US group warns Canada
The release of the letter comes just days after four former attorneys-general in British Columbia called for the repeal of Canada's marijuana prohibition laws, saying they have done nothing but fuel organized crime and gang violence.
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:29A
U.S. law panel calls on Harper to reconsider mandatory marijuana penalties
The release of the letter comes just days after four former attorneys general in British Columbia called for the repeal of Canada's marijuana prohibition laws, saying they have done nothing but fuel organized crime and gang violence.
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:27A
Criminal Defense Attorney Joins University of South Carolina as an Adjunct
She will join the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and will teach a course on American Criminal Court Systems. COLUMBIA, SC, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Having spent seven years of undergraduate and law school education at the
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:26A
Don't adopt US-style drug laws, group warns Canada
Tonda MacCharles Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA—Citing overcrowded jails and a failed zero-tolerance drug policy in the US, a group of mostly retired American police officers, judges, and criminal law policy advisers is urging the Conservative government not to
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:15A
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