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China morning round-up: Law on secret detentions
Friday's newspapers give extensive coverage to the proposed amendment to the country's Criminal Procedure Law at the ongoing National People's Congress (NPC). China Daily and People's Daily Overseas Edition say that the proposed amendment is
Updated: 03/09/2012 02:27A
Symposium: Why Do Progressives Love Criminals?
Adams: Correct Jamie, that's the essence of Michelle Alexander's book, The New Jim Crow – that the criminal justice system is just another example of structural racism. The Left resurrects Jim Crow so frequently to advance unpopular ideas,
Updated: 03/09/2012 02:25A
China changes laws to limit police power of secret detention
The revisions to a key criminal law come after a wave of public complaints about the treatment of those detained by authorities. The changes were welcomed with scholars saying they will offer better protection of suspects and reflect increasing
Updated: 03/09/2012 02:15A
Law and Order
He faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. A judge on Thursday set bail at $850000. The incident occurred about 9:10 pm in a home the 4300 block of Swan Avenue. Police at the time said three
Updated: 03/09/2012 02:01A
Pat Robertson says marijuana should be legal like alcohol
"I just think it's shocking how many of these young people wind up in prison and they get turned into hardcore criminals because they had a possession of a very small amount of a controlled substance," Robertson said on his show March 1.
Updated: 03/09/2012 01:34A
Courts fail to provide adequate translators
The US Department of Justice found that, as a result, limited-English speakers charged with crimes have had to spend additional time in jail when interpreters couldn't be found. Others have possibly lost custody of their children.
Updated: 03/09/2012 01:21A
House: Pot possession not a crime
The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee had recommended passage of the bill in a 9-7 vote last month. The vote yesterday on the House floor was equally close. O'Brien, a Mont Vernon Republican, normally does not vote in his role as
Updated: 03/09/2012 01:20A
Morgan Stanley's Jennings Faces Tested Hate-Crime Law in Cab Stabbing Case
The Morgan Stanley (MS) executive accused of assaulting a New York cab driver is charged with violating a Connecticut hate-crime law that has been used to convict one man for uttering a racial epithet and another for shouting a gay slur while
Updated: 03/09/2012 01:17A
Spain's Garzn acquitted for investigation of Franco-era crimes
In 2010, the Supreme Court declared admissible three criminal cases against Garzn, one accusing him of accepting a bribe, which was later dropped, one for breaching the amnesty law brought by the Falange and the rightist trade union, Manos Limpias,
Updated: 03/09/2012 01:09A
Drive sober or get pulled over campaign increases arrests
St. Patrick's Day, the NCAA men's basketball tournament and a host of other factors have all contributed to a statewide crackdown on drunk driving, said Ryan Klitzsch, traffic safety director for the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.
Updated: 03/09/2012 01:07A
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