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Nationwide Operation Yields Thousands of Immigration Arrests
Know as a "Cross Check" operation, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, joined by officers from other law enforcement agencies, sought aliens with criminal records and "egregious immigration law violators," according to a news release
Updated: 04/02/2012 05:26P

Personhood Measures in Disguise
If judges decide that the homicide law permits the prosecution of this teenager, then all pregnant women who suffer such losses can be prosecuted for the crime of homicide. This is because the decision in the case isn't about being a teenager or using
Updated: 04/02/2012 05:24P

How to Fight Check Fraud
We take all that information, combined with other open sources of information, and work with law enforcement to identify that person or organization in an attempt to make a criminal case against them. Sometimes there are overlaps in which agencies we
Updated: 04/02/2012 05:16P

No criminal charges necessary (The National Football Post)
Whether or not such action will ever be taken remains to be seen, but I'm willing to bet big that the federal government and local law authorities won't get involved in this one. The bounty program administered by former defensive coordinator Gregg
Updated: 04/02/2012 05:11P

WilmerHale | UK Government Proposes Changes to Competition Laws, Including
On 15 March 2012, the UK Government published its response to a year-long consultation on proposals for the reform of UK competition law. The planned reforms are wide-ranging, covering: Many of the proposals will require legislation, so the timing of
Updated: 04/02/2012 05:07P

CO Republicans again propose fetal homicide crime
DENVER (AP) - Colorado Republicans are trying again to persuade Democrats that a new proposed "fetal homicide" law wouldn't affect abortion rights. A bill to create a new crime of "fetal homicide" was being debated in a Senate committee Monday.
Updated: 04/02/2012 05:03P

CO Republicans again propose fetal homicide crime
DENVER (AP) - Colorado Republicans are trying again to persuade Democrats that a new proposed "fetal homicide" law wouldn't affect abortion rights. A bill to create a new crime of "fetal homicide" was being debated in a Senate committee Monday.
Updated: 04/02/2012 05:03P

ACLU Study Finds Many Law Enforcement Agencies Use Cell Phones to Track
By Ashok Bindra , TechZone360 Contributor According to a recent survey conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), many US police departments use cell phones, often without court orders, to find suspects and investigate criminal cases.
Updated: 04/02/2012 05:02P

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And this week, to add to the growing list of Barbie makeovers, Mattel announced they are producing a bald Barbie for children who have lost their hair because of cancer or other illnesses. While this move marks the first time Mattel is actually
Updated: 04/02/2012 05:01P

Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C. | Opinion analysis: Court rejects retroactive
IIRIRA reformed the US immigration laws in a number of important ways; among other things, it toughened the provisions governing the admission and removal of noncitizens guilty of criminal offenses. Under the amended definition of “admission” into the
Updated: 04/02/2012 04:50P