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MOROCCO: Ministry of Justice denies culpability after young bride suicide
Image:ZIARE (WNN/MWN): Smara, MOROCCO: Morocco's Ministry of Justice has finally issued a statement regarding the controversy surrounding the tragic suicide of rape victim Amina Filali. According to the Ministry, the judge did not violate any court
Updated: 03/19/2012 06:57P
Governor signs into law bill creating process to dismantle state jurisdiction
Washington state in 1963 assumed jurisdiction over matters including juvenile delinquency, truancy, mental illness, adoption proceedings and motor vehicle traffic on tribal lands. Taking effect in June, the law requires both the governor and the
Updated: 03/19/2012 06:49P
DPR Korea: Special Rapporteur on Human Rights
I welcome the recent progress made on nuclear issues, which has been accompanied by an increased flow of food aid into the country. With regard to separated families and family reunions, I note with regret that the talks between the Red Cross societies
Updated: 03/19/2012 06:46P
Florida's controversial self-defense law could hamper shooting of teen in Sanford
Police and prosecutors statewide have derided the measure, saying the law fosters a shoot-first, ask-questions-later mentality and gives criminal a pass on facing justice. The law also included a provision that grants “immunity” from prosecution or
Updated: 03/19/2012 06:41P
Guilty Verdict in Rutgers Spying Case – What would Texas do? [Audio]
by Looper Reed & McGraw, PC on 3/19/2012 Minutes ago, a New Jersey jury convicted Dharun Ravi in the Rutgers webcam spying case. You can read more details here or listen to my Friday radio interview with News92FM here. In sum, Ravi took a secret webcam
Updated: 03/19/2012 06:39P
Larger DNA database a 'powerful tool' against crime
Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver came to an agreement for expanding the state's DNA databank and the bill passed the Legislature last Wednesday. The governor was expected to sign the bill into law
Updated: 03/19/2012 06:30P
Declining prison population
Our state prison population has fallen to its lowest level in years, UNC School of Goverment's Jaime Markham writes on the North Carolina Criminal Law blog today. Markham also mentions the state's policy of leaving more short-term offenders to serve
Updated: 03/19/2012 06:17P
Declining prison population
Our state prison population has fallen to its lowest level in years, UNC School of Goverment's Jaime Markham writes on the North Carolina Criminal Law blog today. Markham also mentions the state's policy of leaving more short-term offenders to serve
Updated: 03/19/2012 06:17P
Operation against criminals, gangsters and extortionists
By Atif Raza KARACHI: About 700 more personnel of the law enforcement agencies (LEAs), including paramilitary, have been called to assist Lyari police in an operation against the criminals, gangsters and extortionists, Daily Times learnt here on Monday
Updated: 03/19/2012 06:03P
CBC wants Trayvon Martin's death investigated as potential hate crime
By KEVIN ROBILLARD | The Congressional Black Caucus wants the Justice Department to investigate the shooting death of a 17-year-old, unarmed black Florida high school student as a potential hate crime. “This case compromises the integrity of our legal
Updated: 03/19/2012 05:59P
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