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Supreme Court takes up controversial immigration law
The law also makes it a criminal offense for an illegal immigrant to apply for a job or to hold a job, and authorizes police to arrest without warrant anyone they suspect of committing any "public offense'' that would make them "removable from the
Updated: 04/25/2012 05:06A
Cops warn bill may up power for private security
Bill C-26: The Citizen's Arrest and Self Defence Act, now at third reading in the House of Commons, clarifies and simplifies the rules on when citizens can take the law into their own hands. The bill is intended to repeal around 10 existing Criminal
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:53A
Wa Ode Nurhayati Facing Money Laundering Charges
Nurhayati was charged with Articles 3, 4, and 5 of the Money Laundering Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code. “We traced [Nurhayati's] wealth, which was reported to the KPK. We suspect that it was linked to money
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:52A
Richland Sheriff Lott holding meeting to talk about neighborhood crime
AP COLUMBIA, SC — Richland County's top law officer is inviting people from across the area to come together and talk about ways to prevent crime. Lott says UNCLE has played a big role in protesting night clubs that have continually caused problems in
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:11A
UK moves to plea bargains in complex financial crime cases
However, to become law they needed the support of either the Home Office or Ministry of Justice. A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: 'We are developing proposals for deferred prosecution agreements to tackle corporate crime more effectively.
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:03A
Oil booms -- and so does crime on the Plains
But it also has brought more crime, forcing law enforcement from the US and Canada to deal with spiking offenses ranging from drug trafficking and gun crimes to prostitution. The rural region is emerging as one of the top oil producing areas of North
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:49A
Supreme Court to Consider Arizona Immigration Law
Farmers and local businesses, in both Alabama and Georgia, suffered because immigrants fled after the immigration laws were passed. Supporters of the laws cite crimes by illegal immigrants, high unemployment, car accidents by uninsured and unlicensed
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:30A
Supreme Court takes up Arizona immigration law
And in 1992, when the four Los Angeles police officers who beat him after a traffic stop were acquitted, it touched off anger that affected an entire generation. Now, 20 years later,...More >> US Rep. Tim Holden, Pennsylvania's longest-serving
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:22A
TN Court of Criminal Appeals judge can work despite DUI arrest
Although the Tennessee Supreme Court's Code of Judicial Conduct states that judges “shall respect and comply with the law,” nothing in the rules precludes them from hearing cases when facing a misdemeanor charge. Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Jerry
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:14A
Bill gives rent-a-cops more power, say lawyers
Bill C-26: The Citizen's Arrest and Self Defence Act, now at third reading in the House of Commons, clarifies and simplifies the rules on when citizens can take the law into their own hands. The bill is intended to repeal about 10 existing Criminal
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:04A
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