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It's Not the Crime; It's the Cover-Up—Even If There Is No Crime
who "says the law is so vague that harmless misstatements can be turned into federal felonies." It adds that "a person can be charged even if the lie didn't really fool anyone, or if the person didn't know the criminal consequences of fibbing.
Updated: 04/10/2012 04:28P
Thursday forum in Iowa City addresses criminal HIV law
An effort to change Iowa's criminal penalties for HIV transmission died in the legislature this year, but a panel of experts will discuss the issue at a forum this week. “Transmission in Iowa: Criminalization and the Changing Legal Landscape” will be
Updated: 04/10/2012 04:22P
Thursday forum in Iowa City addresses criminal HIV law
An effort to change Iowa's criminal penalties for HIV transmission died in the legislature this year, but a panel of experts will discuss the issue at a forum this week. “Transmission in Iowa: Criminalization and the Changing Legal Landscape” will be
Updated: 04/10/2012 04:22P
Abortion provider seeks end to Kan. criminal case
The Associated Press obtained copies of the documents Tuesday from the district court in Johnson County after Judge Stephen Tatum unsealed them. Tatum, the district judge handling the case, dismissed 49 other charges in November at the request of
Updated: 04/10/2012 04:18P
Tribal law protects father of 10-year-old's baby girl
Under Colombian law, any sexual relations with a child age 14 or younger is a crime punishable by at least nine years in prison. But legal and indigenous affairs experts say that under Colombia's 1991 constitution the Wayuu have jurisdiction.
Updated: 04/10/2012 04:09P
Social media, smartphones credited with helping juveniles shun crime
materials and programmes, such as the Qadiyyah Tahummak [Interesting Case] and Jareemah wa I'ibra [Crime and Lesson] on its website, Facebook and Twitter accounts as part of efforts to enlighten the public on matters that are punishable by law.
Updated: 04/10/2012 04:02P
'Nigerian nightmare': Court-appointed attorney in Michigan didn't have law
A Nigerian man who for three years acted as an attorney in criminal and civil courts in Michigan has been disbarred from practicing law, even though he never had a state license, according to the Detroit Free Press. Gbenga Anjorin, a 1992 graduate of a
Updated: 04/10/2012 04:00P
10-Year-Old Mother: Colombia Girl Gives Birth But Wayuu Tribal Law Prevents
Under Colombian law, any sexual relations with a child age 14 or younger is a crime punishable by at least nine years in prison. But legal and indigenous affairs experts say that under Colombia's 1991 constitution the Wayuu have jurisdiction.
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:54P
Zimmerman Family To AG: Arrest Black Panthers For Hate Crimes
I am writing you to ask you why, when the law of the land is crystal clear, is your office not arresting the New Black Panthers for hate crimes?” the family member wrote to Holder. The Zimmerman family is in hiding because of the threats that have been
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:40P
The Truth about 'Stand Your Ground' Laws
In some states, the law imposes a duty to retreat from physical confrontations. Whether in your home or on the street, if you stand and fight, you might be prosecuted as a criminal. This duty makes for terrible law. It requires you to turn your back on
Updated: 04/10/2012 03:39P
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