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Tyler Clementi's Father Makes A Post-Verdict Plea (Video And Text)
The criminal law is important because it deals with conduct that we find so bad, that we make it a crime. We have come to understand that the criminal law is only one way of addressing these problems and that there are other ways that are better,
Updated: 03/16/2012 09:32P
Justice Department Investigation Is Sought in Florida Teenager's Shooting Death
They want Mr. Zimmerman arrested and the normal criminal justice process to begin. “Everybody is outraged,” said Tracy Martin, Trayvon's father. “There is no justice in this. The public is outraged because my son only had snacks in his pocket,
Updated: 03/16/2012 09:12P
Experts: Ravi faces 'very serious' risk of deportation to India following
"His situation from an immigration perspective is definitely very serious," said Lori Nessel, a professor and director of the Center for Social Justice at Seton Hall Law School. Immigration law experts said proceedings that could lead to deportation
Updated: 03/16/2012 09:11P
District Attorney Republican Assembly to name candidate — or candidates
Our district is the most populous in Colorado. We deserve the top district attorney's office in Colorado. I will reverse the underachieving trend of this office that has seen fewer felony cases going to trial and more losses in court than the other
Updated: 03/16/2012 09:06P
A lack of leadership dooms case
Longtime Department of Justice prosecutor Brenda Morris had just accepted the lead role on the trial team, a position she had turned down three times before. The personnel shift rankled other career prosecutors who had spent years in Alaska building
Updated: 03/16/2012 08:41P
Canada warns gay Russia-bound travellers on heels of new law
The vaguely written law cracking down on displays — and perhaps even public discussions — of homosexuality will come into effect in St. Petersburg on Saturday. Offenders under the new law risk arrest, criminal prosecution and fines of between 5000 and
Updated: 03/16/2012 08:36P
Law office of neighbor of alleged 'Monroe Madam' raided
By NewsCore NEW YORK -- The probe of accused madam Anna Gristina widened Friday as police descended on the downtown Manhattan offices of a criminal defense lawyer who is her upstate New York neighbor. The lawyer, David Jaroslawicz, confirmed that
Updated: 03/16/2012 08:21P
Occupy Galway not breaking the law, says Garda
Mr Conneely said he believed the Garda had discretionary powers under the 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act to take action, but a Garda spokesman said yesterday that such powers were not appropriate for this situation.
Updated: 03/16/2012 08:10P
Occupy Galway not breaking the law, says Garda
Mr Conneely said he believed the Garda had discretionary powers under the 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act to take action, but a Garda spokesman said yesterday that such powers were not appropriate for this situation.
Updated: 03/16/2012 08:10P
OFFENDERS TO LOSE TVS AND CARS IF THEY FLOUT COMMUNITY PENALTIES
Criminals given a community punishment shouldn't just be allowed to enjoy life as it was before their sentence. They should pay for their crimes.” A new criminal justice bill will include measures to ensure that community punishments are comprehensive
Updated: 03/16/2012 08:02P
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