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The Mann Act: Anatomy of a Law
In the early years of the 20th century, nationwide hysteria about "white slavery"--selling white women into prostitution--led to a federal law banning interstate transport of women for "immoral purposes." Many years and several iterations later,
Updated: 04/02/2012 01:05P
Jim Keppel's Abrupt Departure From AG's Office Sends Shockwaves Through Local
--Keppel is cooperating with an unspecified law enforcement agency concerning an investigation into his former boss, Horne. --Keppel just couldn't take working for the highly political Horne anymore, an elected official who had zero experience in the
Updated: 04/02/2012 12:49P
Jim Keppel's Abrupt Departure From AG's Office Sends Shockwaves Through Local
--Keppel is cooperating with an unspecified law enforcement agency concerning an investigation into his former boss, Horne. --Keppel just couldn't take working for the highly political Horne anymore, an elected official who had zero experience in the
Updated: 04/02/2012 12:49P
NFLPA: Bounty players may face criminal charges
Gabe Feldman, a law professor and director of the Tulane Sports Law Program, said shortly after the NFL made its investigation public that he didn't expect any criminal or civil legal action specifically tied to the bounties. "They're difficult cases
Updated: 04/02/2012 12:28P
Senior Criminal Division Lawyer Departs for Cadwalader
By Elizabeth Murphy | April 2, 2012 12:23 pm Adam Lurie, a top Criminal Division attorney, is leaving the Justice Department to return to Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in its business fraud and complex litigation group, the firm announced Monday.
Updated: 04/02/2012 12:27P
SFO must publish more information about bribery settlement cases, report says
A spokesperson for the Attorney General's Office (AGO) told Out-Law.com last year that the DPA regime being discussed at the time would enable companies to avoid criminal sanctions for unlawful activity, such as fraud or corruption, by owning up to the
Updated: 04/02/2012 12:24P
Immigration officials arrest more than 3100
AP National News Video More>> Supreme Court takes up key health care law issue: Can the gov't force you to carry insurance? More>> By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials say they arrested more than 3100 immigrants convicted of serious
Updated: 04/02/2012 12:21P
Bill Clinton Calls For 'Reappraisal' Of Stand Your Ground Laws Following
"I think the law is going to create real problems because anyone can -- anyone who doesn't have a criminal background, anyone not prohibited by the Brady Bill and caught by the checks -- can basically be a part of a neighborhood watch where they have a
Updated: 04/02/2012 12:21P
How money laundering works
Criminals rose to the occasion and used the legal channels to shield illegal gains. Hence the phenomenon of “money laundering” in its notorious glory came to haunt the law enforcers. In common parlance, money laundering, as the name suggests,
Updated: 04/02/2012 12:19P
State Bar President Vincent E. Doyle Says Budget Protects Judiciary and Legal
Earlier this month, the governor signed into law a measure that expands the state DNA database and gives criminal defendants greater access to that database before and after trial. The State Bar supported these measures as important tools to improve
Updated: 04/02/2012 12:18P
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