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Domestic violence and rule of 'protective' law
It is an offence that men and women engage in daily without anybody knowing that a crime was being committed. Five good years after the Domestic Violence Law was passed, very little or nothing is known about it. Even the custodians of the law,
Updated: 03/26/2012 07:05P
NYC courts continue to “shake down” legal gun owners at airports
Lately, Attorney General Eric Holder has been in the business of suing individual states for allegedly trumping federal law, most notably illegal immigration and voting laws. While the DOJ picks and chooses its causes, they have chosen to let New
Updated: 03/26/2012 07:03P
We just don't talk about it
Nikki Thomas, executive director of Sex Professionals of Canada, dominatrix Terri-Jean Bedford and former prostitute Valerie Scott, left to right, celebrate an Ontario Court of Appeal decision that swept aside some of the country's anti-prostitution
Updated: 03/26/2012 06:54P
Hacker 'command' servers seized in US
MICROSOFT says cyber crime "command" servers in two US states have been seized in an ongoing campaign to sever online crooks from infected computers used as virtual henchmen. A team headed by the software colossus capitalised on laws crafted to fight
Updated: 03/26/2012 06:47P
Henry Announces She Will Run for Livingston County Prosecutor
In a news release today, Henry cited her extensive courtroom experience in both civil and criminal law as among the factors she feels qualifies her for the position. Henry is a Livingston County native and has been practicing law for over 15 years.
Updated: 03/26/2012 06:35P
Ontario court gives OK to brothels
The Ontario Court of Appeal suspended the immediate implementation of striking the bawdy house law for a year to allow the government an opportunity to amend the Criminal Code. The decision is binding in Ontario only, but will undoubtedly prompt
Updated: 03/26/2012 06:16P
Prostitution and the law
But rather than striking down this provision, the appeal court chose to “read words of limitation” into the Criminal Code, making it apply only to “living on the avails of prostitution in circumstances of exploitation.” This is meant to protect
Updated: 03/26/2012 06:14P
Defense may claim insanity in Winter Springs killing
New details were released regarding one of the most heinous crimes committed in Winter Springs. Eyewitness News first reported in June 2011 when police arrested 30-year-old Jeffery Tilton, who they said kidnapped and killed his neighbor and then
Updated: 03/26/2012 06:06P
Crime map plots a helpful picture
CONCLUSION: The map, part of our new online public safety page, is the latest technological tool being used by law enforcement to share up-to-date crime information. By design, there are many times when newspapers and police departments are going to
Updated: 03/26/2012 06:06P
Louisiana's New Crime Laws
State and local governments have to come up with the money to keep the criminal justice system humming. Defense attorneys, meanwhile, have to keep up with new crimes that are constantly created by the Legislature. Prison officials contend they need
Updated: 03/26/2012 05:57P
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