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UK sued over Pakistan drone attack
Lawyers will claim that civilian intelligence officers who pass on intelligence to the US are not 'lawful combatants', therefore cannot claim immunity from criminal law and could be liable as 'secondary parties to murder'. They will also argue that the
Updated: 03/11/2012 10:48P

Policing the logs: Public Records Law violations shown
By Thomas Caywood, Gerard F. Russell, Noah R. Bombard and Scott J. Croteau TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF The law is clear: Police departments must keep and update a daily log of their activities, reported crimes and arrests, and that log must be readily
Updated: 03/11/2012 10:39P

Akhilesh's criminal problem: Half of UP MLAs face charges
by Danish Raza Mar 12, 2012 To tackle the mounting law and order problem in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav will have to do much more than warning his party workers who are believed to have indulged in 'celebratory violence' in many pockets of the state.
Updated: 03/11/2012 10:35P

Akhilesh's criminal problem: Half of UP MLAs face charges
by Danish Raza Mar 12, 2012 To tackle the mounting law and order problem in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav will have to do much more than warning his party workers who are believed to have indulged in 'celebratory violence' in many pockets of the state.
Updated: 03/11/2012 10:35P

Wood County mulls jail expansion as housing costs rise
By Dick Berry - email BOWLING GREEN, OH (WTOL) - It's an ongoing problem at the Wood County Criminal Justice Center: prisoner overcrowding. Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn is proposing a $5.2 million solution: an expansion. If there's no room at the center,
Updated: 03/11/2012 10:07P

County attorney filing lawsuits to curb crime
Using a little-known but powerful public nuisance law, Ryan and his staff have served legal papers since December on landlords of four Houston businesses where drug dealing, illegal alcohol sales and violent crime had become rampant.
Updated: 03/11/2012 09:56P

County attorney filing lawsuits to curb crime
Using a little-known but powerful public nuisance law, Ryan and his staff have served legal papers since December on landlords of four Houston businesses where drug dealing, illegal alcohol sales and violent crime had become rampant.
Updated: 03/11/2012 09:56P

Britain's Hague to be sued over Pakistan drone attacks
Lawyers will claim that civilian intelligence officers who pass on intelligence to the US are not "lawful combatants", therefore cannot claim immunity from criminal law and could be liable as "secondary parties to murder". They will also argue that the
Updated: 03/11/2012 09:33P

Stalking victims demand tougher law
David Cameron is facing demands from stalking victims to make good on his pledge to toughen the law. The Prime Minister announced at a reception last week that stalking was to become a specific criminal offence. He insisted that existing legislation
Updated: 03/11/2012 09:31P

Hague to be sued over Pakistan drone attacks
Lawyers will claim that civilian intelligence officers who pass on intelligence to the US are not "lawful combatants", therefore cannot claim immunity from criminal law and could be liable as "secondary parties to murder". They will also argue that the
Updated: 03/11/2012 09:21P