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Brothels Are Legal, But Don't Talk About Sex
The ban on bawdy houses (Section 210) was struck down along with Section 212, the law that deems it a criminal offence to live off of the avails of prostitution. Section 212 will now solely apply to pimps or people exploiting sex workers for their
Updated: 03/26/2012 01:48P

No high court review for polygamy law
Justice Minister Shirley Bond says they feel last November's decision by BC Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman upholding the law banning polygamy, is strong enough to lead to criminal prosecutions. As well, the mandate of special prosecutor
Updated: 03/26/2012 01:47P

Jonathan Kay: A worthy, measured blow for prostitution-law reform
But so it is with the criminal laws surrounding Canada's prostitution industry, struck down in large part on Monday by the Ontario Court of Appeal. “The evidence in the record about the violence faced by street prostitutes across Canada is, in a word,
Updated: 03/26/2012 01:41P

Have Gun, Will Use
The new laws, which encourage people to use deadly force against suspected criminals, have not been passed in response to an increase in crime. According to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, violent crime in the US has decreased from 758 incidents per
Updated: 03/26/2012 01:33P

Have Gun, Will Use
The new laws, which encourage people to use deadly force against suspected criminals, have not been passed in response to an increase in crime. According to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, violent crime in the US has decreased from 758 incidents per
Updated: 03/26/2012 01:33P

Alan Young cheered after Bedford ruling
"We achieved what we set out to do," Young tells Legal Feeds in reaction to today's ruling that changes the definition of a common bawdy house and alters the Criminal Code provision related to living off the avails of prostitution.
Updated: 03/26/2012 01:07P

Ethiopia's First Criminal Policy Awaits Comments from Prosecutors
The policy documents largely dwell on procedural issues, except for some paragraphs dedicated to Internet and computer crimes. A fourth step, called post-conviction proceedings, has now been added to the usual trial, appeal, and cassation procedures,
Updated: 03/26/2012 01:04P

Brothels legal, soliciting still illegal
By QMI Agency TORONTO - Ontario's highest court has struck down the bawdy house provisions as unconstitutional and amended the pimping provisions of the Criminal Code so that only those who exploit hookers will be prosecuted. Toronto won't become the
Updated: 03/26/2012 01:03P

Whose public safety? Trayvon Martin and Neighborhood Watch
The killing of teenager Trayvon Martin earlier this month, in Sanford Florida, has inflamed classic concerns about racism and criminal justice (especially in the South) as well as well as criticism of Florida's “stand your ground law”; a gun rights law
Updated: 03/26/2012 01:02P

Law and Order: Pembroke couple accused of growing marijuana in 2010
Tammy Marie Chojnacki, 40, of Pike Road, Batavia, is charged with felony DWI and felony driving with a BAC of .08 or greater. Chojnacki was arrested by Deputy Matt Fleming at her residence following an investigation at 9:24 pm, Saturday,
Updated: 03/26/2012 12:59P