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Mulgrew: Legal system's sorry state turns celebratory breakfast into a dour affair
They handle family matters, small claims, youth crime and criminal matters. Yet in Sept. 2010, Crabtree said, they were the only provincial bench in Canada with fewer judges than in 2005 — 17 fewer to be precise. He fears they are no longer doing the
Updated: 04/01/2012 10:54P
Mulgrew: Legal system's sorry state turns celebratory breakfast into a dour affair
They handle family matters, small claims, youth crime and criminal matters. Yet in Sept. 2010, Crabtree said, they were the only provincial bench in Canada with fewer judges than in 2005 — 17 fewer to be precise. He fears they are no longer doing the
Updated: 04/01/2012 10:54P
County attorney Walsh touts crime prevention programs
Walsh's office provides and promotes a number of highly visible crime prevention efforts and coalitions that combat drug abuse and promote drug-free education among children. In Sept. 2008, Walsh said the Attorney's office began a prescription drug
Updated: 04/01/2012 10:51P
GUEST VIEW: How self-defense claim would be handled here
Generally, in New York state, self-defense rules are addressed under Article 35 of the New York State Penal Law. Any claims of self-defense are reviewed on a case-by-case basis by police, the District Attorney's office, and sometimes by a grand jury.
Updated: 04/01/2012 10:16P
Spotlighting help for local crime victims
Events call attention to the collaborative effort involving the county, victim services programs, law enforcement, civil and criminal justice officials and concerned citizens. First Assistant District Attorney Cliff Herberg said the team effort
Updated: 04/01/2012 09:55P
Tyler and Trayvon
IN 2009 President Obama signed a federal bias crimes law named for the victims of two gruesome 1998 atrocities: the young gay man who was tortured, lashed to a fence and left to die; and the black man chained to the back of a pickup by white
Updated: 04/01/2012 09:29P
FinCEN Proposes New Customer Due Diligence Requirement
29, 2012, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking comments on a proposed customer due diligence (CDD) regulation that would explicitly require covered financial institutions to
Updated: 04/01/2012 09:29P
Canada Passes Legislation To Combat Nuclear Terrorism – OpEd
With the prospect of the radical Islamist regime in Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, and the Iranians' propensity for supporting, aiding and abetting terrorist organizations, the Canadian government passed legislation that amended its criminal code to
Updated: 04/01/2012 08:46P
Canada Passes Legislation To Combat Nuclear Terrorism – OpEd
With the prospect of the radical Islamist regime in Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, and the Iranians' propensity for supporting, aiding and abetting terrorist organizations, the Canadian government passed legislation that amended its criminal code to
Updated: 04/01/2012 08:46P
No legal cover for journalists refusing to divulge source
If a case is booked under the Official Secrets Act, can investigators issue summons to Saikat Dutta, the author of the story published in DNA, asking him to disclose the identity of his source? What will happen if he were to claim journalistic
Updated: 04/01/2012 08:25P
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