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As Bakken oil booms, so does crime
Booming oil production across a wide expanse of the Northern Plains is forcing law enforcement from the US and Canada to deal with spiking crimes ranging from drug trafficking and gun offenses to prostitution. Officials say up to 30000 workers could
Updated: 04/23/2012 03:18P

Stark County Bar Assoc. offers free legal advice May 1-2
This week's theme is “No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom.” Attorneys will take your questions next month as the Stark County Bar Association offers free legal advice through its Ask-A-Lawyer program. Attorneys will be available to answer questions about
Updated: 04/23/2012 03:08P

Legal Affairs Committee to Vote on ACTA This Week
FFII has written a letter to the members of the Committee, warning that “ACTA's civil, border and criminal provisions themselves are often disproportional and go beyond current EU law. These provisions lack precise limitations and conflict with the
Updated: 04/23/2012 03:06P

Crime one of the world's "top 20 economies": U.N.
Criminal groups have shown “impressive adaptability” to law enforcement actions and to new profit opportunities, a senior US official told the meeting in Vienna. “Today, most criminal organizations bear no resemblance to the hierarchical organized
Updated: 04/23/2012 03:01P

As Bakken oil field booms, spike in crimes has the law scrambling in rural
By MATTHEW BROWN | AP | 8 minutes ago in Booming oil production across a wide expanse of the Northern Plains is forcing law enforcement from the US and Canada to deal with spiking crimes ranging from drug trafficking and gun offenses to prostitution.
Updated: 04/23/2012 02:59P

Criminal trial begins for former presidential hopeful, John Edwards
Greensboro, NC— AP A key prosecution witness in the criminal trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards contacted other witnesses in the case to ask about their planned testimony, a possible violation of federal law, a judge said Monday.
Updated: 04/23/2012 02:58P

Edwards trial: Sex, lies and betrayal, but was there a crime?
The projected six weeks of testimony will mix the dry aspects of federal election law and the dramatic flaws of human character. Jurors have been cautioned by Judge Catherine Eagles that the trial is not about whether Edwards was a good husband or
Updated: 04/23/2012 02:56P

Transnational Crime Threatens Millennium Development Goals : says UNODC Chief
Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice opened today with speakers acknowledging that transnational organized crime is one of the 21st century's key challenges and a threat to sustainable development and the rule of law.
Updated: 04/23/2012 02:49P

Defense: Edwards' effort to avoid 'humiliation' did not break law
By Richard A. Simon and Kim Geiger GREENSBORO, NC – Two portraits of John Edwards emerged in opening arguments at the trial of the disgraced politician, who is accused of breaking campaign finance laws by accepting more than $900000 in illegal
Updated: 04/23/2012 02:44P

Supreme Court must uphold rule of law in face of Obama's onslaught
Local police are given the authority to enforce the law against illegal activity but maintain the freedom to prioritize other criminal activity over illegal immigration. Most people believe that when a law enforcement officer encounters illegal
Updated: 04/23/2012 02:02P