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Crime Nearby: Little League Bathrooms Damaged, Phone Scam
27, Jessica Valenti, 31, of Levittown, was arrested at King Kullen, 2730 Sunrise Highway, Bellmore and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second degree and one violation of the vehicle and traffic law. On Feb.
Updated: 03/12/2012 12:30P
A Loophole for Pedophiles in China's Prostitution Laws
Some officials in China are calling for amendments to the country's criminal laws, aiming to broaden the definition of child rape after a government scandal last year highlighted loopholes in existing laws that fail to protect children against sex
Updated: 03/12/2012 12:22P
Avoiding INTERPOL Involvement with an Early and Thorough Criminal Defense
by The Law Office of Michelle A. Estlund, PA on 3/12/2012 One of the very few moments that a criminal defendant has control over a criminal matter is when he first becomes aware of the criminal allegations. If a defendant's attorney acts quickly enough
Updated: 03/12/2012 12:16P
International Criminal Court to deliver first-ever verdict, 10 years into its
By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM — The world's first permanent war crimes court opened nearly a decade ago, promising accountability for brutal tyrants, justice for victims and swift trials for perpetrators. On Wednesday, the International Criminal Court
Updated: 03/12/2012 12:06P
On the Agenda: Week of March 12-16, 2012
Criminal Justice: Monday, March 12: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) plans to introduce legislation that would codify the Brady standard, which requires federal prosecutors to turn over "evidence favorable to the accused…where the evidence is material
Updated: 03/12/2012 12:04P
Criminal Charges Filed Against Company in Crandall Canyon Mine Accident
The company has agreed to plead guilty to both charges in the information and to pay the maximum fine allowed under the law of $250000 per count. In the plea agreement, the company admitted that it had a duty to report the March 10, 2007 accident to
Updated: 03/12/2012 12:04P
Kramer Levin Co-Chair Gary Naftalis Receives the Norman S. Ostrow Award from
The group's mission includes protecting and ensuring individual rights guaranteed by the US Constitution by rule of law through education; supporting and advancing the criminal defense function by enhancing the quality of defense representation;
Updated: 03/12/2012 11:53A
Advancing Knowledge and Understanding of Philosophically Significant Legal Topics
CAMDEN —Many legal questions have important philosophical dimensions. For example, what is the constitutional guarantee of equal protection? Of what does criminal and civil responsibility consist? Is there a duty to obey the law? What is law?
Updated: 03/12/2012 11:50A
Civil Liberties Advicates See Backslide in New Trespass Law
As first-year criminal law students know, most crimes require that a certain state of mind be proven. The new law re-writes an existing 1971 trespass law, which stated someone had to act “willfully and knowingly” when committing the crime.
Updated: 03/12/2012 11:49A
Commission fosters confiscation of mafia assets
The European Commission published today (12 March) a legislative proposal to make more effective the tools for freezing, managing and confiscating assets from organised crime and mafia across the EU. Healthcare budgets constitute one of the largest
Updated: 03/12/2012 11:47A
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