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2nd Annual Equal Justice Summit April 20
Workshops include domestic violence, subprime lending , consumer protection, defense against mortgage foreclosure, criminal appeals and post-conviction relief and landlord tenant law update. We have a very exciting schedule of workshops and speakers
Updated: 04/06/2012 11:15A
Police Raid Law Office, Arrest Ala. Attorney Accused of Trading Legal Services
Attorney Accused of Trading Legal Services for Prescription Drug By Martha Neil Police raided the Brewton office of an Alabama criminal defense attorney on Thursday and arrested her on charges of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and
Updated: 04/06/2012 10:53A
China, Austria pledge law enforcement co-op
The Chinese government has unswervingly adhered to the principle of ruling the country by law, Zhou said, adding that the latest revision of the Criminal Procedure Law epitomizes China's feat of democracy and construction of its legal system.
Updated: 04/06/2012 10:07A
Chile's Congress passes anti-discrimination law
President Sebastian Pinera had urged lawmakers to accelerate approval of the law after 24-year-old Daniel Zamudio died March 27. Zamudio's death came more than three weeks after he was attacked, and his case set off a national debate about hate crimes
Updated: 04/06/2012 09:54A
St. Petersburg, Russia Arrests First Violators Of Anti-Propaganda Law
St. Petersburg, Russia Arrests First Violators Of Anti-Propaganda Law | Police in St. Petersburg, Russia have made the first two arrests under the state's new criminal ban on “propaganda” that promotes LGBT identities. The two men were standing in
Updated: 04/06/2012 09:38A
Civil Code amendments to change finance laws dramatically
Amendments to the Civil Code will considerably change provisions on financial transactions, according to a press release issued by Pavel Krasheninnikov, the head of the State Duma Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Legislation Committee,
Updated: 04/06/2012 09:30A
Motion 312: An ignorant affront to global human rights standards
Woodworth's attempt to give legal protection to fetuses in Canada by including them in the Criminal Code definition of "human being." The report, Whose Right to Life? Women's Rights and Prenatal Protections under Human Rights and Comparative Law,
Updated: 04/06/2012 09:29A
Spencer: Health care bill an exercise in stupidity
By GIL SPENCER Art Donato, my friend and personal criminal defense attorney (fortunately, I haven't lately needed to employ him in that capacity), was the first person I thought to call after hearing President Obama's astonishing remarks about how he
Updated: 04/06/2012 09:08A
China, Austria Pledge Law Enforcement Cooperation
The Chinese government has unswervingly adhered to the principle of ruling the country by law, Zhou said, adding that the latest revision of the Criminal Procedure Law epitomizes China's feat of democracy and construction of its legal system.
Updated: 04/06/2012 08:33A
Criminals 'dumping chemical waste' in bunker fuel
Dumping of chemicals in the Netherlands is illegal and the police hope that investigations will reveal evidence of criminal activity. Kraszewski added that Dutch police were lobbying to change the law governing bunker fuel. "A vessel found carrying
Updated: 04/06/2012 08:11A
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