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High Court upholds Gaza Disengagement pardon law
COM STAFF 02/23/2012 19:47 The High Court of Justice on Thursday rejected an appeal against the law pardoning people who committed criminal offenses during the 2005 Gaza Disengagement. The appeal was denied by a majority of eight justices.
Updated: 02/23/2012 12:47P
Crime and democracy
Conservatives describe public outrage at soft justice and at a system that, in the words of the home secretary, Theresa May, turns police into social workers, their hands tied with red tape and political correctness. The angriest Tories describe what
Updated: 02/23/2012 12:34P
Winston & Strawn LLP | Prominent White-Collar Criminal Defense Litigator
Rubinstein is a decorated former Assistant US Attorney for both Los Angeles and Chicago, having been awarded the Department of Justice's prestigious Director's Award for Superior Performance and twice having received the Chicago Crime Commission's
Updated: 02/23/2012 12:17P
Murder for Sale Part One
"Crime victims are the only unwilling participants in the criminal justice system," said Kahan. "There's absolutely nothing more nauseating and disgusting than to find out the person who murdered one of your loved ones now has items being hawked by
Updated: 02/23/2012 12:02P
Murder for Sale Part One
"Crime victims are the only unwilling participants in the criminal justice system," said Kahan. "There's absolutely nothing more nauseating and disgusting than to find out the person who murdered one of your loved ones now has items being hawked by
Updated: 02/23/2012 12:02P
'Caylee's Law' Stalls In Iowa, Other States: Bill Inspired By Casey Anthony
Only one, New Jersey, has put a new law on its books, said Rich Williams, a policy associate with the National Conference of State Legislature's Criminal Justice Program. The Iowa legislative panel rejected the proposed law Wednesday after some
Updated: 02/23/2012 11:31A
EDITORIAL: New law too strict?
Under a new state law, all employees in every Pennsylvania school recently were required to report past criminal convictions for any one of 28 offenses, after which they were fired and barred for life from working in schools.
Updated: 02/23/2012 11:08A
Violent crime is on the decline in schools
The number of violent deaths declined to 33 in the 2009-10 school year, the lowest number on record since the agencies began collecting data in 1992, according to data released by the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice on
Updated: 02/23/2012 10:53A
Prominent White-Collar Criminal Defense Litigator Daniel Rubinstein, and
23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that nationally recognized criminal defense attorney Daniel D. Rubinstein, as well as noted technology, media and intellectual property litigator Paul D. McGrady, Jr., have joined its
Updated: 02/23/2012 10:43A
Rutgers-Camden Law Professor Receives Prestigious Rockefeller Visiting Fellowship
“I am incredibly excited about this fellowship,” says Ferzan, who teaches courses and seminars on criminal law and evidence at Rutgers–Camden. “Although I love teaching, it is wonderful to have uninterrupted time to do scholarship.
Updated: 02/23/2012 10:42A
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