Latest Criminal Law News
Dangerous dogs clampdown consultation opens
The Government is therefore extending existing dangerous dogs laws to any private property, closing a loophole in the current criminal law which only covers public land. There will also be a short consultation on how to introduce more comprehensive
Updated: 04/24/2012 09:06A
Dangerous dogs clampdown consultation opens
The Government is therefore extending existing dangerous dogs laws to any private property, closing a loophole in the current criminal law which only covers public land. There will also be a short consultation on how to introduce more comprehensive
Updated: 04/24/2012 09:06A
Watchdog: 'No grounds' for criminal case in Corrib gas 'rape-tape' furore
They were investigated for potential criminal offences, under misconduct in public office laws, after a pocket video camera seized from one of two arrested female demonstrators inadvertently recorded the sergeant afterwards in a patrol car joking about
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:56A
John Edwards' secret weapon: Harvard law graduate daughter Cate advising her
Edwards, 58, has pleaded not guilty to six criminal counts related to alleged violations of federal campaign finance laws. The former candidate sat silently in the courtroom Monday morning as the lead federal prosecutor called him a man who would say
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:33A
Cleanse Lyari of criminal elements before elections, orders Zardari
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered the Sindh Government to cleanse Karachi's Lyari area of criminal elements before the commencement of general elections, DawnNews reported. A meeting on development projects and the law and order situation
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:28A
John Edwards trial: Harvard Law graduate daughter is defense's secret weapon
After arriving at court with him yesterday for the first day of his trial, Cate is said to have been whispering legal advice in his ear throughout jury selection and opening statements - in which the prosecution called him a 'master manipulator'.
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:23A
HART: Crime Victim's Week highlights need to know the system
It is National Crime Victim's Rights Week in this country, and it's a good way to focus on people who often feel frustrated, left out and unheard when it comes to our criminal justice system. In our system, it's all about the accused for much of the
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:11A
ALEC laws still a threat to NJ
Now, ALEC bills are making their way into New Jersey, with the support of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, an organization that has adopted several ALEC bills as its priorities. Not surprisingly, NJLRA and ALEC share members,
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:08A
Arizona's S.B. 1070: Understanding “wrong” vs. “illegal”
Arizona's trend-setting immigration legislation known as the Safe Neighborhoods Act, Senate Bill 1070 will be examined by the Justices of US Supreme Court Wednesday. Theoretically, the justices will weigh Arizona's right to determine who may lawfully
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:01A
'A violent psychological crime'
Today it's a criminal justice issue. A supply-and-demand issue. A moral issue. But the deterrents aren't quite the same as say in Iran, where authorities have actually amputated the hand of a convicted thief in a strict reading of Islamic law.
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:00A
Primary Categories