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Nevada's medical marijuana distribution law ruled unconstitutional
Draskovich has said the only way a patient can now legally possess marijuana is to first commit a crime to obtain it. By not clearing the way for a patient to legally obtain marijuana, the Legislature failed to abide by the amendment to the state
Updated: 03/02/2012 07:06P
Millionaire fraudster given legal aid
However, the millionaire still owned his London home and the case has prompted legal experts to call for a reform in the law. The Criminal Bar Association is asking for a suspect's assets to be used to pay for their defence. Chairman of the Association
Updated: 03/02/2012 07:00P
Birther sleuth
Arpaio's probe comes amid a federal grand jury investigation into the sheriff's office on criminal abuse-of-power allegations since at least December 2009, focusing on the sheriff's anti-public corruption squad. Separately, the US Justice Department
Updated: 03/02/2012 06:24P
National Security Division, Counterespionage Section
By the time of the internship, all applicants must have taken one or more of the following courses: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, or Constitutional Law. Additional courses addressing criminal law and litigation or national security or intelligence
Updated: 03/02/2012 06:20P
National Security Division, Office of the Assistant Attorney General
The volunteer should have a strong background in constitutional law and criminal procedure, and should have significant knowledge of legal and regulatory regimes governing WMD. Knowledge of and experience with DoD and DHS exercises and matters
Updated: 03/02/2012 06:20P
Karachi Chronicle: Without a face
The moment Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy's film "Saving Face" won the Oscar in the Best Documentary Short category, thousands of congratulations poured in from all over Pakistan, and from Pakis living abroad, through the websites, Facebook and Twitter.
Updated: 03/02/2012 06:15P
Ex-Plaquemines Parish Judge William Roe loses law license
Roe, who had no criminal history before his conviction, could not be reached for comment. His sentence includes 18 months of probation and 240 months of community service. As for his law license, the state Supreme Court said Roe and the state Office of
Updated: 03/02/2012 06:10P
NYC's Anti-Profiling Law: 'Not Worth The Paper It's Written On'
"The racial profiling law, to me, does not appear to be worth the paper it's written on," says Eugene O'Donnell, a former NYPD officer and prosecutor who is now a professor of police studies at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City
Updated: 03/02/2012 06:09P
Gov. vetoes bill allowing criminal expungements
“Signing this piece of legislation into law would fundamentally and negatively alter the New Mexico criminal justice system and place a significant impediment on the public's and media's right to know about information relating to convictions, arrests,
Updated: 03/02/2012 06:06P
Sheriff Jack Ellett issues appeal to citizens in fight against crime
Responding to the increased number of citizens wanting to assist law enforcement officials and build a stronger partnership in the fight against crime, Sheriff Jack Ellett today announced that Panola County Citizens are being invited to become
Updated: 03/02/2012 05:46P
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