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Virginia's one-gun-a-month law repealed by state lawmakers, Governor
for NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, in a statement. "Governor McDonnell and the Virginia General Assembly should be commended for removing this law and for working to place the full burden of Virginia's criminal justice laws on the criminals."
Updated: 02/28/2012 05:17P
Factual innocence bill moves favorably out of committee
By ROxana Orellana A bill that clarifies what evidence a judge can consider during a factual innocence hearing passed favorably from a Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice committee on Tuesday. HB307 amends the factual innocence
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:49P
Wash. Lawmakers Fight For DNA Sampling At Arrest
by Martin Kaste, National Public Radio Mandatory DNA collection is fast becoming routine in the American criminal justice system. In many jurisdictions, just being arrested can mean having to submit a genetic sample to the national database.
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:45P
Rutgers student 'didn't understand the law'
But I didn't understand the law, and I didn't understand it to be criminal charge,” said Molly Wei, who has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in their case against the gay student's roomate, Dharun Ravi. Ravi had set up his computer to observe Tyler
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:45P
Criminal Law Catches Up: New ESI Guidelines Issued
These protocols represent a significant development and should be carefully reviewed by judges and lawyers who practice criminal law. 3 The Recommendations have been a long time coming, and are certainly welcome. JETWG was established in 1998 by the
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:41P
Blumenthal applauds legislation to improve protection of the president
S. 1794 Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, a bill that enhances the Secret Service's ability to protect the President and others by expanding federal criminal law concerning those who trespass into restricted areas.
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:36P
Senate panel approves 'Caylee's Law'
TALLAHASSEE – With no debate, the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Budget Subcommittee Tuesday gave the go-ahead to "Caylee's law," named after Caylee Anthony. The three-year-old was found dead in 2008 – months after she'd disappeared.
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:26P
Senate panel approves 'Caylee's Law'
TALLAHASSEE – With no debate, the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Budget Subcommittee Tuesday gave the go-ahead to "Caylee's law," named after Caylee Anthony. The three-year-old was found dead in 2008 – months after she'd disappeared.
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:26P
TO shopkeeper pushes for new citizen's arrest legislation
As it stands right now, Canada's Criminal Code requires a thief to be caught in the act for a citizen's arrest to be justified. The government's new legislation would extend the window for a citizen to complete the arrest. For example, Chen restrained
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:18P
Goodwin Procter | Goodwin Procter Expands White Collar Crime Practice with
NEW YORK, February 28, 2012 – Goodwin Procter, a national Am Law 50 firm, today announced that William J. Harrington has joined the firm's Litigation Department in its New York office as a member of Goodwin's White Collar Crime & Government
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:09P
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