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'Indigent' Marian Morgan gets $350000 legal representation
By Michael Pollick Marian Morgan, who claimed she was indigent during her Ponzi scheme trial last September, is now benefitting from $350000 worth of legal representation from one of the state's most sought-after criminal defense firms, court records
Updated: 03/28/2012 02:29P
Hearing starts on DSK's bid to get NY suit tossed
(AP Photos) Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A judge has opened a hearing on Dominique Strauss-Kahn's bid to get a New York hotel maid's lawsuit against him thrown out. Wednesday's hearing comes as the former International Monetary Fund chief faces
Updated: 03/28/2012 02:23P
What does Florida's "Stand Your Ground" Law Really Say?
The core Florida law on deadly force in self-defense leads to clear results. If M is true, then Zimmerman's firing of the gun was a criminal homicide. If Z is true, the act was lawful self-defense. The results would be the same in every other state.
Updated: 03/28/2012 02:19P
Top football prosecutor urges clubs to stop fans singing abusive chants
During his lecture Mr Hawkins focused on these aspects of criminality in sport: crimes on the field of play; crimes in and around stadia; misuse of social media and hate crime around sport. He explored with the audience the limits of the criminal law
Updated: 03/28/2012 02:12P
Top football prosecutor urges clubs to stop fans singing abusive chants
During his lecture Mr Hawkins focused on these aspects of criminality in sport: crimes on the field of play; crimes in and around stadia; misuse of social media and hate crime around sport. He explored with the audience the limits of the criminal law
Updated: 03/28/2012 02:12P
New search power laws to be drafted
Trials against at least three other men have also collapsed after the Supreme Court ruled searches could no longer be carried out under Section 29 of the Offences Against the State Act. Justice Minister Alan Shatter said the Government has approved the
Updated: 03/28/2012 02:04P
Supreme Court limits retroactive reach of law banning foreign travel by
Under the law governing at the time of Vartelas' plea, an alien in his situation could travel abroad for brief periods without jeopardizing his resident alien status. See 8 USC §1101(a)(13) (1988 ed.), as construed in Rosenberg v.
Updated: 03/28/2012 02:02P
Moral 'Crimes' Land Afghan Women in Jail
Many of them were locked up simply for running away, which is not a crime even under the Afghan penal code, Human Rights Watch said. The group called on the Afghan government to release about 400 women and girls imprisoned for similar accusations.
Updated: 03/28/2012 01:59P
Report Finds Continued Jailing for Afghan Girls Running From Abuse
KABUL, Afghanistan — Asma W., 36, ran away from her husband after he beat her, threw boiling water on her, gave her a sexually transmitted disease and announced that he would marry his mistress. Fawzia, 15, took refuge with a family that drugged her
Updated: 03/28/2012 01:59P
Councilwoman going more than 100 mph on Beltway could challenge reckless
you're really putting her in jeopardy twice for whatever the criminal activity was,” said Glenn F. Ivey, a former Prince George's State's Attorney who now works at the Venable law firm in DC For now, the defense attorneys' opinions are speculation.
Updated: 03/28/2012 01:57P
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