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US Rep. David Rivera won't face criminal charges in state investigation
David Rivera will not face criminal charges following an 18-month investigation of his personal and campaign finances by the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, according to sources close to the probe.
Updated: 04/17/2012 06:04P
US Rep. David Rivera won't face criminal charges in state probe over finances
David Rivera will not face criminal charges following an 18-month investigation of his personal and campaign finances by the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, according to sources close to the probe.
Updated: 04/17/2012 06:00P
Sokolove Law, LLC | Faulty Background Checks Harm Job Seekers
About three-fourths of companies require criminal background checks for applicants, according to a 2010 study by the Society for Human Resource Management. The consumer advocates want the US government to ensure people are aware of what information
Updated: 04/17/2012 05:36P
Make hazing a UCMJ crime, lawmaker urges
“We should make hazing a crime in the Uniform Code of Military Justice,” she said. “This would help provide a strong disincentive against hazing. It would be an important tool to prosecute perpetrators.” Thirty-one states define hazing as a crime,
Updated: 04/17/2012 05:35P
Rick Scott said Florida crime rates are at a 40-year low
Scott said an official review of the controversial "stand your ground" law will begin after the investigation into the shooting itself is complete. A reader (and Palm Beach Post reporter) on Twitter reported that Scott again said crime rates were at
Updated: 04/17/2012 05:29P
Fight against human trafficking bears fruit
ABU DHABI: Human trafficking-related cases dropped to 37 in 2011 from 58 cases registered in 2010 thanks to the strict enforcement of the UAE Federal Law No. 51, 2006 on Combating Human Trafficking Crimes, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar
Updated: 04/17/2012 05:25P
Brazil's Supreme Tribunal says anencephalic babies not alive, ok to abort
by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman April 17, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Despite constitutional guarantees for the right to life and a national criminal code that prohibits abortions, Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal has ruled that abortions of anencephalic
Updated: 04/17/2012 05:18P
6 big changes the Charter of Rights has brought
Siding with the majority, "she anchors her decision in what prior to this case had been seen as almost exclusively an area of criminal law for the accused, section 7, liberty," McPhedran points out. "The right to liberty contained in s.
Updated: 04/17/2012 05:04P
'Stand your ground' law gives Zimmerman extra chances
Martin's shooting has unleashed a nationwide debate on the validity of these laws, which exist in some form in most of the country and which prosecutors and police have generally opposed as confusing, prone to abuse by criminals, and difficult to apply
Updated: 04/17/2012 05:00P
IRELAND: Burglar shooting to test new self defense law on intruders
Lowndes' son Graham insists he was "just defending" his father's home when he opened fire at men he came upon whom he believed were robbing the farmhouse Enacted in January The Criminal Law (Defence Dwelling) Act 201 recognizes the constitutional
Updated: 04/17/2012 05:00P
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