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New Jersey HeraldJustice Dept. reviews complaints over NYPD spying
The Obama administration has pointedly refused to endorse or repudiate the NYPD programs, which the AP reported Monday are at least partly funded under a White House federal grant intended to help law enforcement fight drug crimes.
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:14P
Charging of David Cavanagh in Eric Osawe case highlights conflicting views of
The first view of Cavanagh's prosecution emphasizes that we are all subject to the same criminal law; that no one is more free to engage in assault, theft or murder than anyone else. From this perspective, we cannot defer to the judgments of police
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:11P
Exclusive - U.S. conducting criminal Libor probe
By Carrick Mollenkamp | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The US Justice Department is conducting a criminal probe into whether the world's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark rate that is at the heart of a wide range of loans and derivatives,
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:09P
Exclusive - US conducting criminal Libor probe
By Carrick Mollenkamp | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The US Justice Department is conducting a criminal probe into whether the world's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark rate that is at the heart of a wide range of loans and derivatives,
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:06P
Citizen's Arrest Law Needed, Lucky Moose's Chen Tells Committee
The committee is reviewing Bill C-26 which would amend the criminal code to open up and simplify provisions for citizen's arrest. Chi-Kun Shi, a lawyer who has lobbied for amendments to the law, told the committee the changes will eliminate some of the
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:04P
Bernie Fine's accusers push for expanded NY abuse laws
The legislation would allow victims who were abused while under the age of 18 to file a criminal or civil complaint until they turn 28, rather than the current age 23. But it would also give all victims of child sex abuse a 12-month, one-time-only
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:04P
Probe: Did big banks collude to manipulate Libor benchmark?
NEW YORK - The United States Justice Department is conducting a criminal probe into whether the world's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark rate, according to a person familiar with the situation. While the Justice Department's inquiry into
Updated: 02/28/2012 06:58P
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. conducting criminal Libor probe
The Justice Department is conducting a criminal probe into whether the world's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark rate that is at the heart of a wide range of loans and derivatives, from trillions of dollars of mortgages and bonds to interest
Updated: 02/28/2012 06:58P
Virginia governor signs repeal of 19-year-old law limiting handgun purchases
“I think Virginians deserve effective laws, and one handgun a month has been overtaken by technology and improved background checks,” he said. “Criminals don't go into gun stores, stand there in the bright light, hand over their driver's license and
Updated: 02/28/2012 06:57P
OP-ED: Un-Cheating Justice: Two Years Left to Prosecute Bush
She co-authored the special prosecutor law that was allowed to lapse, just in time for the George W. Bush crime wave, after Kenneth Starr made such a mockery of it during the Whitewater-cum-Lewinsky scandals. She was there for the creation of the
Updated: 02/28/2012 06:46P
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