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After Reform, Federal Sentences Vary Widely
By NEDRA PICKLER AP WASHINGTON | A new study shows that federal judges are handing out widely disparate sentences for similar crimes 30 years after Congress tried to create fairer results, but the differences don't line up with the party of the
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:24A

State expands banned crimes for school district employees
School district solicitor David Andrews of Andrews and Beard Law Offices in Altoona said no employees have been fired since September in the Mirror coverage area as a result of the revised Pennsylvania School Code. Act 24 stems from a 2005 grand jury
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:21A

Solicitor to seek 2nd term
"I've worked with local law enforcement leaders and elected officials to improve criminal laws and to push for legislative help in stopping the revolving door for career offenders who repeatedly violate the law," she said in a statement.
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:16A

Kids need drug deterrence
When a courageous group of high school students from Franklin testified before the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee in opposition to HB 1526, they told committee members that the fear of being charged with a crime for possession of
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:13A

Justice Department
In the opinion, written by Justice Tracy Christopher, the court looked... by Judge Barbara Kahn | 03/05/2012 ...Sex Offender Registry, New York State, Division of Criminal Justice Services, Albany, NY. Attorney for Defendant: Peter E... by Brendan
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:07A

Top 10 Trends in Background Checks for 2012: EEOC Scrutiny of Criminal
2) Credit Report Background Checks of Job Applicants by Employers Increasingly Regulated by State Laws: In recent years, several US states have passed laws regulating the use of employment credit reports of job applicants and current employees that
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:05A

Violent threat against campaign to amend Thailand's Lese Majeste law
The law protects the Thai monarchy from criticism or insults. Thammasat University law professor Worajet Pakeerat, who was beaten up by two men on Wednesday, said the attack was linked to his campaign to amend section 112 of the Criminal Code,
Updated: 03/04/2012 11:45P

Cold case cutoff concerns area police
Chief State's Attorney Kevin Kane announced last week that a lack of resources, staff reductions and reassignments in the Division of Criminal Justice forced the suspension of new cases. Current cold case investigations will continue, however,
Updated: 03/04/2012 11:43P

DOJ to justify targeted citizen killings abroad
(AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group) (AP) WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to outline the legal framework for the use of lethal force in targeted killings of Americans overseas in a major speech at Northwestern University law school,
Updated: 03/04/2012 11:22P

THAILAND: Threats to political freedom intensify with assault on HRD and law
lecturers at Thammasat University (Worachet Pakeerut, Jantajira Iammayura, Thapanan Nipithakul, Teera Suteewarangkurn, Sawatree Suksri, Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, and Poonthep Sirinupong) proposed an amendment to Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code.
Updated: 03/04/2012 10:10P