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City will appeal legal fees ruling
The city of San Diego will appeal a Superior Court judge's ruling ordering the city to pay at least $5.5 million in legal fees for six former pension board members who faced criminal charges that were ultimately dismissed. The City Council voted 7-1 in
Updated: 03/22/2012 05:16P

City of San Diego will appeal legal fees ruling
SAN DIEGO — The city of San Diego will appeal a Superior Court judge's ruling ordering the city to pay at least $5.5 million in legal fees for six former pension board members who faced criminal charges that were ultimately dismissed.
Updated: 03/22/2012 05:16P

Urewera police job a disgrace
“We do not consider 'professional policing' that which includes the systematic violation of the criminal law and Human Rights Act. The Supreme Court said in its ruling on the illegal police video evidence used in the Urewera 4 trial that: The breach of
Updated: 03/22/2012 05:14P

Anti-gay law blame on Raj
“Introduction of Section 377 in the IPC (Indian Penal Code) was not a reflection of existing Indian values and traditions. Rather, it was imposed upon Indian society by the colonisers,” Vahanvati said. The argument rebuts one of the positions taken by
Updated: 03/22/2012 05:13P

Balochistan MPAs concerned over law and order
Criminals used vehicles having ministers' name plates while committing different crimes with impunity, he said, adding that the CM should take the issue of law and order seriously and ensure that Quetta-Karachi Highway remains safe for all.
Updated: 03/22/2012 04:52P

Commission refers Cyprus to ECJ on environmental law
The European Commission is referring Cyprus to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to take measures to ensure serious breaches of EU environmental law are considered criminal offences and punished. The country has yet to adopt measures
Updated: 03/22/2012 04:02P

Crime and Courts: Former justice says "there's no process to deal" with
He joined The Capital Times in 2000, where he has covered city, county and state government in addition to law enforcement. He has also worked for the Portage Daily Register and has written for the Isthmus weekly newspaper in Madison.
Updated: 03/22/2012 03:46P

Crime and Courts: Former justice says "there's no process to deal" with
He joined The Capital Times in 2000, where he has covered city, county and state government in addition to law enforcement. He has also worked for the Portage Daily Register and has written for the Isthmus weekly newspaper in Madison.
Updated: 03/22/2012 03:46P

Crime jumps in poor economy; marijuana, meth arrests increase
"In law enforcement we like those definitions so we know exactly where we fall in dealing with criminal behavior," Haney said. Haney said he does agree with other parts of the initiative, for example, that the sheriff is the sole authority to decide if
Updated: 03/22/2012 03:44P

High Court Throws Out Conviction In 'Bad Lawyer' Case
The reality is that for the most part, criminal justice today is "a system of pleas," said Justice Anthony Kennedy on behalf of the court majority. Ninety-five percent of all convictions are the result of plea bargains, not trials, and the right to
Updated: 03/22/2012 03:38P