Latest Criminal Law News

McDonnell signs repeal of one-gun-a-month law
"I supported the 2nd Amendment over many years and what I believe are a number of important changes in the law with both the background checks, the straw-man purchases and so forth that I think have certainly improved our criminal justice laws overall
Updated: 02/29/2012 12:07A

Share the Wealth: Higher age limit in New Orleans bad for tourism
It overburdened the police, the courts and the penal system. New Orleans is one of the most dangerous cities in the United States. The city has the highest homicide rate in the nation at 12 times the national rate, according to the US Bureau of Justice
Updated: 02/29/2012 12:05A

Harry seeks legal aid
B examinations in relation to: “Criminal Law” (on May 10); “Public Law” (on May 14); “Common Law Reasoning and Institutions” (May 16) and “Elements of the Law of Contract” (May 22). Yesterday he noted that while examinations will make him unavailable
Updated: 02/28/2012 11:56P

Harry seeks legal aid
B examinations in relation to: “Criminal Law” (on May 10); “Public Law” (on May 14); “Common Law Reasoning and Institutions” (May 16) and “Elements of the Law of Contract” (May 22). Yesterday he noted that while examinations will make him unavailable
Updated: 02/28/2012 11:56P

Separate probe from prosecution wings for trial of cases: Panel
The home minister said since the criminal law and criminal procedure are on the concurrent list of seventh schedule of the constitution and are administered by state governments, any amendment to these requires consultation with states.
Updated: 02/28/2012 11:31P

Justice Dept. to review NYPD over Muslim 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 11:09P

Across the University 2/29/2012
Weckbach is a senior political science, economics, criminal justice and philosophy major. He also is minoring in public administration and geography. According to the feature video on the chapter's website, Weckbach maintains a 3.80 GPA and is slated
Updated: 02/28/2012 10:39P

US Probing Traders' Effect on Libor Global Bank Rate
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, from trillions of dollars of mortgages and bonds to
Updated: 02/28/2012 10:13P

Sex crimes may become disorders in revamp
Psychiatrists and psychologists have questioned whether they will lead to wider use in Australia of ''dangerous sex offender'' laws that allow continued detention of sex offenders but have been found to violate the UN's International Covenant on Civil
Updated: 02/28/2012 10:03P

Report shoots holes in Tories' omnibus crime bill
Currently, judges cannot grant a conditional sentence to anyone who is considered a danger to the community, or to a criminal convicted of a serious, personal injury offence. The new law will increase the number of offences for which conditional
Updated: 02/28/2012 09:43P