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Scott Walker and WI lawmakers trample civil liberties to get tough on crime
Monday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed into law a series of bills aimed at curbing crime in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, some aspects of these bills give government and law enforcement overreaching powers to ignore a citizen's civil liberties.
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:29P
Abortion provider seeks end to Kansas criminal case
By John Hanna, AP Topeka — Defense attorneys are asking a Kansas judge to dismiss the remaining criminal charges against a Planned Parenthood clinic accused of performing illegal abortions, saying the allegations stem merely from differing medical
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:25P
Trayvon Martin Shooting: How Stand-Your-Ground Laws Threaten Public Safety
Under these laws, police officers must assume that everyone is carrying a firearm and is willing to take the law into their own hands. Every verbal confrontation, at a bar, in a restaurant, at a traffic stop, could become a potential gun battle.
Updated: 04/10/2012 06:16P
Activist James O'Keefe could face criminal investigation for hidden video
In an apparent attempt validate his belief that voter ID laws are necessary, activist James O'Keefe could face criminal investigations stemming from his latest hidden camera video for “Project Veritas.” In the video, an unknown man entered a DC polling
Updated: 04/10/2012 05:55P
Zimmerman attorneys announce resignation from case until contact is made
On Tuesday afternoon, George Zimmerman's legal team held a press conference on the lawn in front of the Sanford Criminal Justice Center. The podium, a small single-pole number, was loaded down with microphones meant to catch the next breaking news
Updated: 04/10/2012 05:29P
In-laws get bail in rape case filed by woman
A session court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to the in-laws of a woman, who had filed a police complaint alleging that she was raped by her brothers-in-law. A case of criminal intimidation and rape has been filed with the Nehru Nagar police
Updated: 04/10/2012 05:28P
Prosecutors lock up teen rape victim
Prosecutors have taken the unusual step of detaining an alleged teenage rape victim who has a history of running away, saying she is a key witness against a man prosecutors say is a career criminal and serial rapist. Victims' rights advocates are
Updated: 04/10/2012 05:02P
Prosecutors lock up teen rape victim
Prosecutors have taken the unusual step of detaining an alleged teenage rape victim who has a history of running away, saying she is a key witness against a man prosecutors say is a career criminal and serial rapist. Victims' rights advocates are
Updated: 04/10/2012 05:02P
We are a nation of laws
When that impact is negative, laws are made. America is the world's leader in the number of laws that we have. Since 1962, we have also become the world's leader (that's number one) in violent crime, teenage pregnancy, illicit drug use and illiteracy.
Updated: 04/10/2012 04:40P
Al-Mulaifi sentence spurs debate on social media, internet crimes – Govt urged
“The crime…is a crime which was committed under the law. We have an existing law against slander and defamation in Kuwait. He accused and hurt someone and even the state, so the legal and existing law applies here. He cannot use the excuse that it was
Updated: 04/10/2012 04:34P
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