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Ontario updates G20 secret law to limit scope
"The common law and the Criminal Code covers the rest, so we are going to limit this coverage." Critics say the law was used to justify mass arrests of hundreds of G20 protesters, and claim the province intentionally let people believe it gave police
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:59P

Municipalities may be forced to rescind 'missing gun' reporting laws
Pennsylvania also does not require a purchase permit for all handgun sales, does not allow criminal penalties for buying a gun for someone who can't, and does not permit inspections of gun dealers, the website says. Pennsylvania ranks No.
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:30P

Senate Committee Backs Drug Treatment for Felons Seeking Aid
Felons convicted of drug possession will have to jump through more hoops to get food stamps or other taxpayer funded assistance under a bill approved backed by the Senate Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday. Senate Bill 1128 would require anyone
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:30P

Agents say central database for crime information in Tennessee leading to
Since opening five years ago, the Tennessee Fusion Center has become the state's centralized database for criminal information and records that aids analysts in discerning patterns in criminal activity throughout the state. Fusion centers like the one
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:21P

Councilman has felony drug conviction
In 1998, six years after starting his own business, Bracco's Towing and Transport, Bracco successfully filed for a records clearance. Although the clearance changes his conviction to a dismissal, the case can still be used against Bracco as a prior
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:19P

Cross Co. pastor has criminal past
COTTON PLANT, Ark. (KTHV) - The man accused of raping a child is no stranger to the law. He has a lengthy criminal record. James Davis, the pastor of Morning Star Baptist Church, is charged with four counts of raping a minor. The victim's family says
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:16P

Justice minister shoots down criticism that mandatory sentencing law won't
Nicholson said the law, which includes mandatory minimum sentences for drug offences, is "very targeted." "We develop our criminal law legislation looking at the experiences from around the world, from Britain and other countries," Nicholson said at a
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:14P

Sodomites, prostitutes should not be equated to teachers and doctors
Not only are both acts of prostitution and homosexuality criminal but they are also categorised as offences against morality in the Penal Code. You cannot suspend the moral and the legal on this issue, especially when a myriad of laws were being broken
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:13P

Business Reality And The Law: Equal Issues For Experienced Counsel
Presently, casino companies are trying to get their footprint in Massachusetts, which triggers a host of issues, including procurement, real estate, construction, corporate issues and criminal law enforcement. Editor: Real life experience can make a
Updated: 02/22/2012 04:01P

Law enforcement on the hunt for fugitive parolee
By FOX 12 Staff - email The Department of Criminal Justice is asking for the public's help in finding a parolee who is on the run. Joshua Stetzer, 31, hasn't reported to his parole officer since Jan. 13. He has a long history of escape and eluding
Updated: 02/22/2012 03:54P