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Christian minister accused of 'crime against humanity' for homosexuality stance
Recently, St. Petersburg passed a pro-family law banning homosexual propaganda. But Lively is an American citizen, living in a society where Christian and anti-homosexualist messages are increasingly under ban. When a hate crime law is passed,
Updated: 03/15/2012 06:16P
FP Passport: Beijing's Black Jails
Meanwhile, just across town, the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress saw the ratification yesterday of China's newly revised Criminal Procedure Law. Deputy president of Beijing's Renmin University Wang Liming praised China's newly
Updated: 03/15/2012 06:15P
Report: Prosecutors Hid Evidence In Ted Stevens Case
By NPR People: Carrie Johnson An extraordinary special investigation by a federal judge has concluded that two Justice Department prosecutors intentionally hid evidence in the case against Sen. Ted Stevens, one of the biggest political corruption cases
Updated: 03/15/2012 06:08P
Violent Offenders Catch Heat From Crime Task Force
The offenders agreed to appear before a gathering of community leaders, law enforcement officials, friends and family members for an opportunity to either leave behind a life of crime, or suffer severe consequences. The Violent Crime Task Force is a
Updated: 03/15/2012 06:03P
In Justice Department misconduct report, a rare portrait of Obama's leak
By MATT APUZZO | AP | 7 minutes ago in A report on misconduct in the Justice Department released Thursday paints a picture of a rudderless and sometimes dysfunctional public corruption unit under the man who has since become the face of President
Updated: 03/15/2012 06:01P
SC gives last chance to police chief
D-Type Colony police station had registered a case of gang-rape on the application of victim girl against Asghar Ali, Ansar Ali, Muhammad Ihsan, Tariq Ali and Karam Hussain under section 365-B and 376/2 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
Updated: 03/15/2012 05:56P
DPS accepting tips on Facebook
Tips could lead to a cash reward if it leads to the arrest of a fugitive. People who “Like” the page will receive updates tot eh list when fugitives are added or captured. The Governor's Criminal Justice Division provides cash rewards of as much as
Updated: 03/15/2012 05:46P
Senate panel supports task force on juvenile laws
An effort to review state laws that apply to juveniles — particularly those result in youths being jailed for minor, non-criminal offenses — won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday. House Concurrent Resolution 192, which passed on a
Updated: 03/15/2012 05:46P
Reading Erna Paris in Tehran
To Erna Paris, author of The Sun Climbs Slow: The International Criminal Court and the Struggle for Justice (Knopf Canada, 2008), it's a moment that signifies the growing influence of the ICC. As she awaited this week's milestone, Paris received
Updated: 03/15/2012 05:20P
Should We Deny Ill People on Probation Access to Medicine?
In 2000, Colorado voters approved an amendment to their state constitution that allows patients suffering from conditions like cancer, glaucoma and HIV/AIDS to use medical marijuana when a doctor has advised them to do so. The amendment to the Colorado
Updated: 03/15/2012 05:13P