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Prosecutors called in to investigate Craig Thomson report
Picture: File Source: The Daily Telegraph COMMONWEALTH law officials will decide if criminal charges can be laid against Labor MP Craig Thomson and other former and current officials of the controversial Health Services Union.
Updated: 04/03/2012 05:29P
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP | Access to Documents in Criminal Proceedings
The decision is based on the common law principle of open justice, and not on Article 10 jurisprudence. As the application was decided as a matter of constitutional principle this important development will not be constrained by the limitations of
Updated: 04/03/2012 05:22P
Okla. Speaker's criminal justice bill clears panel
The bill increases funding for local law enforcement and expands the use of substance abuse treatment programs, probation services and inmate evaluations. The bill initially changed the way inmates serving time for so-called 85% crimes could receive
Updated: 04/03/2012 05:00P
LulzSec suspect returned to prison for breaching bail conditions
by Steve Ragan - Apr 3 2012, 20:45 Ryan Cleary, the 19-year-old who was arrested last year for offences under the UK's Criminal Law Act and Computer Misuse Act, has been returned to prison for violating the conditions of his bail.
Updated: 04/03/2012 04:46P
St. Elizabeth Police Step-up Crime Fighting Activities
Superintendent in charge of the St. Elizabeth Police, Dezeita Taylor, said the law officers are on a renewed thrust to rid the parish of criminal activities. She noted that a number of initiatives are being put in place, working in collaboration with
Updated: 04/03/2012 04:44P
Gov. Deval Patrick: Criminal allegtions against Timothy Cahill 'very troubling'
During a press conference announcing the charges, Coakley said the ad campaign had given Cahill an “unwarranted advantage” in the campaign and made Cahill the first public official charged under a 2009 law that allows criminal prosecutions for ethics
Updated: 04/03/2012 04:23P
Mark Martins Address at Harvard Law School
As Attorney General Holder said last month, the unlawful activities of our adversaries can in many cases be fairly characterized both as terrorism offenses under our federal criminal code and as violations of the law of war.
Updated: 04/03/2012 04:07P
Lawmaker Organizes Task Force to Study Stand Your Ground Law
Scott said he remains committed to examining the law but only after the criminal investigation is completed. “We should do it for public safety,” Scott said. “But the first thing you do is an investigation to make sure justice prevails.
Updated: 04/03/2012 03:57P
Lawmaker Organizes Task Force to Study Stand Your Ground Law
Scott said he remains committed to examining the law but only after the criminal investigation is completed. “We should do it for public safety,” Scott said. “But the first thing you do is an investigation to make sure justice prevails.
Updated: 04/03/2012 03:57P
A law that gives birth to crimes
In fact, at present, practically everyone, even a former criminal or a mentally insane person, may buy a gun in the US. The reason why the law which makes this situation possible still exists is, however, simple. The law is backed by weapon producers,
Updated: 04/03/2012 03:57P
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