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US Supreme Court Reviews Arizona Immigration Law
The legislation requires non-citizens to carry their identity papers at all times and makes it a state criminal offense for an illegal immigrant to seek work. Eight Supreme Court justices are considering whether the law, signed by Arizona Republican
Updated: 04/25/2012 12:52P
US Justice Department's Ronald Weich Named Dean of University of Baltimore Law
Weich, a longtime federal official with expertise in criminal justice and legislative process, will begin his tenure as dean in July. The University of Baltimore School of Law is the sixth largest public law school in the country, with more than 1100
Updated: 04/25/2012 12:49P
Students 'coerced' into signing anti-abortion petition: Atheist group
Ont., west of Toronto, were asked whether they would be willing to sign a petition in support of Stephen Woodworth, the Kitchener Centre Tory MP who has asked the House of Commons to open a debate on Section 223 of the Criminal Code, which states a
Updated: 04/25/2012 12:38P
Students 'coerced' into signing anti-abortion petition: Atheist group
Ont., west of Toronto, were asked whether they would be willing to sign a petition in support of Stephen Woodworth, the Kitchener Centre Tory MP who has asked the House of Commons to open a debate on Section 223 of the Criminal Code, which states a
Updated: 04/25/2012 12:35P
Bloggings on Immigration Law and Policy
Most know that the Arizona SB1070 "show me your papers" law has finally gotten to the point where it will be argued before the highest court in the land. The law was partially enjoined by a US District Court judge and that judge's decision was upheld
Updated: 04/25/2012 12:30P
Crawfish rustlers, beware, Louisiana deputies are on the case
The Bayou State's criminal code, in fact, specifically addresses the pilfering of mudbugs, in Title 14, Chapter 67, Part 5. Make off with enough of the tiny crustaceans and you could find yourself, at least theoretically, doing a 10-year prison
Updated: 04/25/2012 12:21P
Crawfish rustlers, beware, Louisiana deputies are on the case
The Bayou State's criminal code, in fact, specifically addresses the pilfering of mudbugs, in Title 14, Chapter 67, Part 5. Make off with enough of the tiny crustaceans and you could find yourself, at least theoretically, doing a 10-year prison
Updated: 04/25/2012 12:21P
SB 1070: Supreme Court Appears To Favor Arizona On Controversial Immigration Law
Justice Samuel Alito, a member of the court's conservative bloc, also seemed troubled by this consideration. Still, the conservative justices saved much of their skepticism for Solicitor General Verrilli's assertions that federal law preempted four
Updated: 04/25/2012 12:21P
Law mulled to prevent convicted from fleeing
The China Post--The government is mulling amending laws to prevent those convicted of a crime from fleeing the country to avoid serving their prison terms. The calls for reform come after former Legislator Lo Fu-chu (???) went missing before he was
Updated: 04/25/2012 12:13P
Fox News Takes Legal Action Against Mole
We talk a lot about repeat offenders because law enforcement always says most criminal acts are committed by a small group of people. One of those people, Susan Burke, is a prolific burglar.>> SPOKANE, WASH. - We talk a lot about repeat offenders
Updated: 04/25/2012 11:54A
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