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CITY WILL APPEAL RULING ON PENSION LEGAL FEES
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: 03/23/2012 01:07P
Wrecks up, crime down over Spring Break
by Preston Tolliver Spring Break and bad weather partnered to make all of Pope County a dangerous place to drive this week, but crime was relatively down, according to local law enforcement officials. Between Sunday and 4 pm Thursday, 26 accidents were
Updated: 03/23/2012 01:05P
Report: Staff Sgt. Robert Bales' court-martial to be held at JBLM
The Seattle-based lawyer also told Yeend he didn't think the case would go to trial for two years. Bales currently is being held at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He is expected to be charged today with more than two dozen crimes,
Updated: 03/23/2012 12:57P
Free legal counsel available to students
Lachmar said other common concerns students bring to her concern criminal cases or divorce and separation. She said she cannot represent students in court; rather, she can only offer counsel. Students seeking advice on topics she is not qualified to
Updated: 03/23/2012 12:35P
Repeal of state criminal libel advances in House
DENVER | A proposal to eliminate Colorado's little-used criminal libel law is sailing through the Legislature. A House committee approved the bill Thursday and sent it to a full vote in the chamber. The bill already passed the Senate unanimously.
Updated: 03/23/2012 11:37A
Judges must consider history when sentencing aboriginals: Supreme Court
In Mr. Ipeelee's case, the Supreme Court elected to whittle down his long-term offender designation to an overall sentence of one year in prison. However, it left intact a one-year sentence being served by Mr. Ladue. Mr. Ipeelee, a 39-year-old Inuk man
Updated: 03/23/2012 11:35A
Law Camp Registration Open
The program allows students to work with local judges, lawyers, law clerks and other professionals. It will introduce students to the practice of criminal and civil law, courtroom procedures, crime scene investigation and the handling and presentation
Updated: 03/23/2012 11:26A
Indian Country Law Enforcement Still Falling Short in the 2013 Budget
Department of Justice programs that fund law enforcement training and delinquency prevention activities like the COPS Tribal Resources grant program and the Tribal Youth Program were cut by a total of $15 million in 2012. The White House proposal
Updated: 03/23/2012 11:22A
Judges must consider history when sentencing aboriginals, Supreme Court rules
“In fact, statistics indicate that the overrepresentation and alienation of Aboriginal peoples in the criminal justice system has only worsened.” It noted that the Gladue principles were never expected to be a panacea for all of the ills that face
Updated: 03/23/2012 11:13A
Trayvon, Part II: Racist Trees; Criminal Forest
I also picked it because the observed custom of the time — and therefore law — allowed white men to murder black men accused of serious crimes, just as it allowed white men to castrate troublesome Catholic priests and strip and whip and probably rape
Updated: 03/23/2012 11:10A
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