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Mexican Senate backs federalizing anti-press crimes
(While murder is a state crime, the federal special prosecutor could claim jurisdiction if a violation of federal law, such as use of an assault rifle or intimidation of a witness, occurred during the course of the crime.) CPJ research has found,
Updated: 03/13/2012 05:23P
IPI alarmed at Justice Ministry attempt to undermine confidentiality of sources
A law proposed by the Ministry would grant powers to the police and state prosecutors to force journalists to hand over material used in investigative stories, and identify sources, if the journalists are themselves subjects of a criminal investigation
Updated: 03/13/2012 05:22P
Tory MP Stephen Woodworth abortion motion to be debated in the Commons
If parliamentarians agree to Woodworth's request, a special committee would review Section 223 of the Criminal Code that says a child becomes a human being only after its complete birth and not while it is still a fetus. Here's the full text of the
Updated: 03/13/2012 05:19P
A new weapon in the fight against crime
One of the biggest challenges law enforcement officials face is dealing with gang-related activity. According to a report released by the National Gang Intelligence Center late last year, there are a more than 33000 criminally active gangs with
Updated: 03/13/2012 05:18P
Tory backbencher wins bid for abortion-related debate in House of Commons
If parliamentarians agree to Woodworth's request, a special committee would review Section 223 of the Criminal Code, which says a child becomes “a human being . . . when it has completely proceeded, in a living state, from the body of its mother.
Updated: 03/13/2012 05:18P
House of Commons to hold abortion-related debate in April
Tory MP Stephen Woodworth wants Parliament to create a committee of politicians whose task it will be to review a law that stops short of defining unborn children as "human beings." A committee of MPs has agreed to give Woodworth at least one hour of
Updated: 03/13/2012 05:07P
Does China's New Detention Law Matter?
Human Rights Watch welcomed provisions that could – if translated into practice – strengthen procedural protections and due process for ordinary criminal suspects, such as stricter time limits for detentions, better guarantees for access to a lawyer,
Updated: 03/13/2012 05:04P
Montco DA Risa Ferman urges state senate to update wiretap law
But Ferman, as a member of the Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association, on Tuesday urged state legislators to update the state's Wiretap Act in order to better protect victims and to help law enforcers identify and prosecute criminals.
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:49P
Montco DA Risa Ferman urges state senate to...
But Ferman, as a member of the Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association, on Tuesday urged state legislators to update the state's Wiretap Act in order to better protect victims and to help law enforcers identify and prosecute criminals.
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:46P
F. Gary Gray and Sam Worthington Apparently Out, Commercial/Video Director
The last time we got an update on The Last Days of American Crime, it was that Law Abiding Citizen director F. Gary Gray had signed on to direct Sam Worthington. Now it seems Gray and Worthington are both out, while commercial and music video director
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:30P
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