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Coordinated action on tax system vital
Next January, they need to take another step forward in tax reform, monitor the start of criminal justice reforms, enact juvenile code reforms and create a real strategy around venture capital investments. Tax reform this year included sales tax
Updated: 04/13/2012 05:54P
George Zimmerman to seek bond and release at upcoming hearing
The judge said during the hearing that her husband only practices civil law and “does not practice criminal law at this time.” On the night of the shooting, Feb. 26, 2012, Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, told police he had exited his truck
Updated: 04/13/2012 05:50P
Quebec's zero-alcohol law for young drivers comes into effect
Desrosiers said statistics show that among 19-year-old Quebec drivers who die in highway accidents, 33 per cent have alcohol in their blood and 25 per cent have over .08 per cent alcohol. And the figures are worse for drivers killed in accidents aged
Updated: 04/13/2012 05:06P
Legal experts: Zach Tomaselli's admitted lying imperils Bernie Fine investigation
By John O'Brien and Emily Kulkus Syracuse, NY -- Any evidence police seized from Bernie Fine's home and office last year could be useless because his alleged victim has recanted, several criminal law experts said today. Federal prosecutors got the
Updated: 04/13/2012 05:04P
Books they read with John Francis Onyango
He spoke about his passion for books and literature with Beatrice Lamwaka Fiction in many ways is a reflection of reality as writers of fiction do not live on mars. Fiction stretches one's imagination and enables them to think outside their usual
Updated: 04/13/2012 05:03P
Blight law helps cities
The "broken windows" theory of crime fighting is based on the idea of taking on the little things. Cracked sidewalks, overgrown lots and, of course, broken windows are the everyday indicators of a neighborhood down on its luck.
Updated: 04/13/2012 04:52P
What laws fear buys
With all that as backdrop, I have concern over any expansion of the Castle Doctrine beyond one's home or business. Even without laws like the one in Florida, most states have an affirmative defense against injury/homicide in the case of fending off an
Updated: 04/13/2012 04:16P
Quebec's zero alcohol law for young drivers comes into effect
On Friday filmmaker Marie Nadeau, whose documentary Arme quatre rous will be shown at 8 pm Sunday on Tl-Qubec, launched a petition calling on the SAAQ to cease its practice of paying compensation to drivers convicted under the Criminal Code of
Updated: 04/13/2012 04:08P
Mexican Reforms an Important Step to Protect Journalists
Once the reform is ratified, secondary legislation will have to be drafted and approved and it might be necessary to adapt the criminal code. The federal Attorney General's office is also required to draft a regulatory norm to establish the
Updated: 04/13/2012 04:03P
Tunisia: Ben Ali in-Law Announces Intention to Return to Tunisia to Face Legal
the brother-in-law of ousted Tunisian dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, has composed a letter of apology to the Tunisian people stating his willingness to stand before a judiciary commission to answer for the crimes he committed in Tunisia.
Updated: 04/13/2012 04:01P
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