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How "Stand Your Ground" Really Works
How did the 2005 revisions to Florida's laws change that? Well . . . we did away with the “retreat rule” almost completely. Now – if you are not committing a crime, and are not in a place you are forbidden to be in – you do not have to retreat if you
Updated: 03/26/2012 09:09P
Guest editorial: Assisted dying: It's time for a nationwide discussion
Canada's Criminal Code now makes it an offence punishable by a jail sentence of up to 14 years to counsel or assist someone to commit suicide, or to agree to be put to death. Whether to alter those laws is a highly controversial matter, with wrenching
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:41P
Ontario court ruling a 'partial victory' for sex trade
On Monday, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled many sections of Canada's criminal code violated the rights of sex trade workers. However, the same ruling didn't strike down the law that makes communicating for the intent of prostitution illegal.
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:34P
Barry Hart's family farm on block
Mr Hart, a crime barrister, recently lost a long legal fight for name suppression in the face of misconduct charges laid against him by the New Zealand Law Society. The standards committee of the law society has him on the mat with four allegations of
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:27P
DOJ Issues Request for Comment on 2257A Simulated Sex Law
Congress, under the 2006 Adam Walsh Act, created a recordkeeping regime for producers of simulated sexually explicit content and of content displaying "lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area," known by its criminal code name as §2257A.
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:23P
How crony capitalism is warping criminal justice
Language virtually identical to Florida's law is featured in a template supplied to legislators in other states by the American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec), a corporate-backed body that has kept a low profile even as it exerts vast influence
Updated: 03/26/2012 08:00P
Microsoft takes down dozens of Zeus, SpyEye botnets
This Microsoft video shows part of the latest botnet takedown and outlines how cyber criminals operate. Software giant's offensive campaign against cyber criminals continues. Microsoft today announced the execution of a carefully planned takedown of
Updated: 03/26/2012 07:42P
Ontario Court of Appeal legalizes brothels
The right to self-preservation is at the heart of an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling on Monday striking down the Criminal Code ban on brothels, and rewriting the anti-pimping law to allow prostitutes to hire bodyguards. Survival is not a right to be
Updated: 03/26/2012 07:30P
EDITORIAL: Arrest records: Keep them public
Such is the case with a proposed Georgia law that would restrict the public's access to information about people arrested for crimes. One of the best protections that Americans have against a police state is that arrest records and incident reports
Updated: 03/26/2012 07:17P
Non-Citizen? Commit a Crime, Get Deported
“Most people think that if they work out a plea deal in criminal court they will be fine,” said Doreen A. Emenike, immigration attorney with California-based Law Offices of Doreen A Emenike. “But the plea will still affect you in the immigration system
Updated: 03/26/2012 07:05P
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