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Terms of service violations not a crime, appeals court rules
Violating an employer's computer use policy or a website's terms of service is not a hacking crime covered by US statutes, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals made the determination in a criminal case filed
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:57P
News Story: Parliament ponders transgender rights bill
It proposes to recognize gender identity and gender expression as identifiable groups in a section of the Criminal Code on hate crimes, and to offer protection in the Canadian Human Rights Act. This is the fourth incarnation of a bill previously
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:47P
Law enforcement officials urge response to increased drug use
BEIRUT: Law enforcement officials called for regional solutions to the cocaine and amphetamine problems in Lebanon as Australian officers kicked off a two-day drug trafficking conference Tuesday in Beirut. Hosted by the Australian Federal Police at the
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:44P
St. Thomas law school holds conference on justice and mercy
By Michael Vasquez St. Thomas University's Law School will host a conference to discuss the virtues of justice and mercy in the criminal justice system on Saturday.Panelists of the conference, titled “Toward a Merciful Journey,” will include Sister
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:43P
St. Thomas law school holds conference on justice and mercy
By Michael Vasquez St. Thomas University's Law School will host a conference to discuss the virtues of justice and mercy in the criminal justice system on Saturday.Panelists of the conference, titled “Toward a Merciful Journey,” will include Sister
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:43P
Transgender rights bill being pondered by Canada
By Gabrielle Tieman, Postmedia News April 10, 2012 4:03 PM A private member's bill is slowly moving through parliament that would offer protections to transgender individuals under the Human Rights Act and Criminal Code. Canadian Jenna Talackova
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:42P
Transgender rights bill being pondered by Canada
By Gabrielle Tieman, Postmedia News April 10, 2012 4:03 PM A private member's bill is slowly moving through parliament that would offer protections to transgender individuals under the Human Rights Act and Criminal Code. Canadian Jenna Talackova
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:42P
Court: Lying About Age, Playing Sudoko Don't Violate Anti-Hacking Laws
The government indicted Nosal on a host of counts, including theft of trade secrets, mail fraud and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act -- an anti-hacking law that makes it a crime to access computers without authorization.
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:39P
IRAN: Mourning Mothers human rights leader imprisoned without parole
A recent report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (Hrana), has outlined that Ms. Mansoureh Behkish was sentenced to 4 of her years in prison under penal code 610 of Iran's Islamic Criminal Law. The court decision was made in what Iranian
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:34P
For Mexican police, splashy arrests trump criminal convictions
But he's one of many victims of Mexican law enforcement officials' practice of parading detainees in public “perp walks” and public news conferences, hoping to regain the trust of a citizenry besieged by organized crime. Human rights officials say
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:30P
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