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ACLU Calls for State Audit of Crime Database Use by Leopold and Anne Arundel
"Maryland law authorizes the Public Safety Secretary to investigate credible allegations of misuse of the Criminal Justice Information System database, and we believe that is just what is called for here,” said Deborah Jeon, Legal Director for the ACLU
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:00P

Vanderbilt professors available to talk about upcoming Supreme Court decisions
Christopher Slobogin- Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law, Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Criminal Justice Program – Slobogin is an expert in criminal procedure, mental health law and evidence law. He recently wrote a research article on new
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:52P

Letter From The President Of The New York City Bar Association
Several events in March alone address criminal justice matters, with panels on “supermax” confinement (accompanying a report on the same topic), oversight of post-9/11 law enforcement counterterrorism operations, and vacating prostitution-related
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:46P

Supreme Court sets new standards for criminal...
The decisions laid out by Kennedy means that criminal defense lawyers are now required to inform their clients of plea bargain offers, regardless of whether they think the client should accept them, and must give their clients good advice on whether to
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:42P

Supreme Court sets new standards for criminal plea bargains
The decisions laid out by Kennedy means that criminal defense lawyers are now required to inform their clients of plea bargain offers, regardless of whether they think the client should accept them, and must give their clients good advice on whether to
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:37P

Besieged gunman boasted he brought France to its knees
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - A besieged gunman suspected of shooting dead seven people in the name of al Qaeda boasted to police on Wednesday he had brought France to its knees and said his only regret was not having been able to carry out his plans
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:34P

Hate crimes law used to prosecute Amish beard attacks
The case involves a dozen members of an Amish sect in central Ohio who are charged with using the shears — made in New York and brought to Ohio — to forcibly cut the hair and beards of fellow Amish to avenge a religious dispute.
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:33P

America's record for prosecuting allegations of war crimes is spotty, death
“Terms like 'fog of war' mean nothing legally,” said Eugene Fidell, who teaches military law at Yale University. “But there's a reluctance to invoke the full moral sanction of criminal justice in these cases.” The military hasn't executed a service
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:27P

America's record for prosecuting allegations of war crimes is spotty, death
"Terms like `fog of war' mean nothing legally," said Eugene Fidell, who teaches military law at Yale University. "But there's a reluctance to invoke the full moral sanction of criminal justice in these cases." The military hasn't executed a service
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:22P

Police: Pa. man killed brother-in-law with shotgun
Investigators say a Pennsylvania man fatally shot his brother-in-law following an argument then surrendered to police who responded to the scene. Police charged 33-year-old Todd Lindenmoyer with criminal homicide Tuesday in the shotgun slaying of his
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:08P