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There's no 911 for cybercrime. If there were, would you call?
By Nick Selby If you work for a large corporation, you hear lots of talk about corporate responsibility, and that's great. But I can't help but point out that, whether it is intentional, there is a massive and growing hypocrisy in the corporate world
Updated: 04/25/2012 11:47A
Matt Gurney: How the new self-defence law can get you, or a mall cop, in trouble
The law would take the existing Criminal Code sections dealing with the rights of self-defence, defence of property and citizen's arrest and compress them into much shorter, clearer sections. Canadians already have the right to all these things,
Updated: 04/25/2012 11:43A
'Death of an embryo' becomes crime in Tennessee
Tennessee legislators have passed changes to a law that would make the death of an embryo a punishable crime. The bill revises a law passed in 1989 that made the death of a “viable fetus” during the course of an assault or homicide an additional
Updated: 04/25/2012 11:14A
Second Annual Law Day at GCC Welcomes Supreme Court Justice Robert Noonan and
Acting Supreme Court Justice Robert Noonan and US Attorney William Hochul, Jr. will visit the GCC campus on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 during the week of festivities planned to welcome new President Dr. James Sunser. The Law Day program,
Updated: 04/25/2012 11:13A
Crimes against the young and old
Good work by local law-enforcement agencies has netted arrests in some very disturbing crimes. Two men were charged in Monday's kidnapping of two young children who were in a car stolen from a grocery store parking lot in High Point.
Updated: 04/25/2012 11:12A
Girl (13) forced into sex act with teen after fire torture
The 17-year-old had been charged at the Dublin Children's Court with defilement of the girl, under Section 2 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006. It was alleged that the boy, then aged 14, engaged in "a sexual act with a child under the age
Updated: 04/25/2012 11:03A
Was Jeremy Hunt's handling of the News Corp-BSkyB deal unlawful?
It is not sufficient in terms of public law for Hunt to defend himself as though this were a criminal charge, and as though he had to be proved guilty of something. Criminal law works like that, but public law doesn't. Jeremy Hunt has argued in the
Updated: 04/25/2012 11:03A
Reliable Criminal Defense Law Firm in Houston, TX
The firm's lawyer is Drew Prisner who specializes in criminal defense. Drew Prisner, the firm's lawyer is a licensed defense attorney in the State of Texas. He graduated from The University of Texas School of Law in 2005. He is also a member of various
Updated: 04/25/2012 10:49A
Supreme Court Showdown Over Arizona
Arizona's law requires state police to enforce federal immigration law by confirming the legal status of criminal suspects and detaining them if they are illegal immigrants. Despite that seemingly modest goal, it has been in legal limbo since July 2010
Updated: 04/25/2012 10:48A
John Edwards slimy but not criminal
He is now on trial for allegedly violating campaign-finance laws in an elaborate scheme to cover up his love child during his 2008 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Lots of husbands cheat on their wives. Fewer do it while their wives
Updated: 04/25/2012 10:40A
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