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Update 2 | Hate crimes amendments 'major step in human rights development'
Amendments to Criminal Code to protect gay victims of hate crimes will also include amendments to Press Act. The hate crimes in the Criminal Code were last updated in 2009, to include xenophobia as a hate crime. Updated with statements by aditus,
Updated: 03/02/2012 03:02P
Twelfth Annual Southern Illinois Criminal Justice Summit Held in Effingham
The Twelfth Annual Southern Illinois Criminal Justice Summit was held in Effingham on February 29th and March 1st. Over 260 criminal justice executives from federal, state, county, and local departments attended the conference.
Updated: 03/02/2012 03:01P
Reasonable Doubt: Waivers and hearsay explained
By Nancy Seto, March 2, 2012 This week, let's explain what a waiver and hearsay are in the context of criminal law. If you want your charge transferred from one jurisdiction to another, there are a number of caveats. First, the offence cannot be one
Updated: 03/02/2012 03:00P
Longmont law firm merges with Broomfield firm
The combined law firm will have more than 20 attorneys at the two locations. The merger will expand both offices' already strong legal practice areas of business law, real estate and estate planning. The new firm will also offer new legal services,
Updated: 03/02/2012 02:54P
Judge Rules Against State's Ban On Recording Police Officers
CHICAGO (CBS) — A judge on Friday tossed out the controversial Illinois eavesdropping law, which makes it a crime to record police officers, according to a published report. Criminal Court Judge Stanley Sacks ruled that the Illinois Eavesdropping Act
Updated: 03/02/2012 02:53P
The Prison Boom: Cashing in on "Crime"
Private prisons, on the other hand, need only politicians to define and create crimes, and law enforcement policies to turn newly defined crimes into new clients for costly prison housing. If a politician opposes all this, he will be called "soft on
Updated: 03/02/2012 02:52P
Robert Hirsh retires after legendary 48-year career in law
Things have changed since the Arizona Legislature revised murder defense laws in 1993 that eliminate the possibility of being found “not guilty by reason of insanity.” Robert J. Hirsh's talents as a criminal defense attorney had succeeded in getting a
Updated: 03/02/2012 02:44P
Utah Senate passes law blocking profits from crimes
Lyle Hillyard of Logan says Friday House Bill 52 would make sure victims get any profits a convicted criminal earns from books, movies or other media based off their story. The law would apply to all crimes and supersede the current law that only
Updated: 03/02/2012 02:40P
Hana Shalabi: Hunger Striking for Justice
On February 29, she was moved to HaSharon Prison's security wing for refusing to ingest food. She's determined to continue until freed. On March 1, she began day 15. Only drinking water, she excludes food and supplements. After an initial medical exam,
Updated: 03/02/2012 02:26P
Maryland lawmakers consider new HIV-specific criminal law
“The African American community is devastated by HIV/AIDS,” said Wilson. “And in African American women the number is on the rise.” Statistics (PDF) from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene show that of those living with AIDS in
Updated: 03/02/2012 02:11P
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