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Charges in Pierce County show new gun law not needed in WA
County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist filed criminal charges against the mother of a Tacoma toddler who accidentally shot himself earlier in March, he demonstrated not only that gun owners can be held responsible for negligence under existing law,
Updated: 03/28/2012 06:05P

Strauss-Kahn's US legal team argue for civil suit dismissal
Under US law, the civil lawsuit against Strauss-Kahn remains viable even after the dismissal of criminal charges. The standard of proof in civil cases is also less strict than in criminal prosecutions. Strauss-Kahn's lawyers have asserted in court
Updated: 03/28/2012 06:01P

Strauss-Kahn's U.S. legal team argue for civil suit dismissal
Under US law, the civil lawsuit against Strauss-Kahn remains viable even after the dismissal of criminal charges. The standard of proof in civil cases is also less strict than in criminal prosecutions. Strauss-Kahn's lawyers have asserted in court
Updated: 03/28/2012 05:59P

A Night in the Life of a Sex Worker
Because she feared getting arrested and charged yet another time under Section 213 of the Criminal Code for solicitation, she wasn't afforded the time to assess the date and negotiate the deal properly before being brought behind abandoned buildings to
Updated: 03/28/2012 05:57P

Analysis - If Trayvon Martin family pursues civil case
By Andrew Longstreth NEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) - As uncertainty swirls around any criminal prosecution of George Zimmerman, the shooter of 17-year old Trayvon Martin in an Orlando suburb, one option that remains open to Martin's family is a civil
Updated: 03/28/2012 05:50P

Charges in Child Death Show WA Does Not Need New Gun Law, Says CCRKBA
By PR Newswire BELLEVUE, Wash., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Criminal charges filed today in the death of a Tacoma, WA toddler prove that the state does not need a new gun law to hold adults responsible for firearms negligence,
Updated: 03/28/2012 05:33P

Hacking masterminds are hard to prosecute
More often, in corporate hacking and cybercrime, it is the foot-soldier who is targeted. Low-level players are the only ones held to account. The weakest link in the corporate chain, the hacker, is charged, prosecuted, ordered to spend time in prison
Updated: 03/28/2012 05:21P

The Ba?bu? case
(Turkish Penal Code, TCK, article 312.) The concept in the first text of the law was “by force and threat.” Because the “threat” phrase here is wide and open to interpretation, it was passed in Parliament as “force and violence.
Updated: 03/28/2012 05:14P

Law gives humane society officers access to records, databases
The officers' duties remain the same, but their police authority will be clearly written into state law. Now, Oregon Humane Society officers will have access to criminal databases and other records, with the backing of the state police,
Updated: 03/28/2012 04:54P

More than 400 Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes'
Police, prosecutors, and judges also ignore evidence of abuse against accused women, despite the 2009 Law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women which makes violence against women a criminal offense. "Courts send women to prison for dubious
Updated: 03/28/2012 04:52P