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Feds seek to appeal sex-trade ruling on bawdy houses
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says the government believes the Supreme Court of Canada needs to provide a binding, national decision. He also says the laws are constitutionally sound. Last month, the Ontario Court of Appeal struck down the law barring
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:21P
Federal government to appeal Ontario brothel ruling
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says the government believes the Supreme Court of Canada needs to provide a binding, national decision. He also says the laws are constitutionally sound. Last month, the Ontario Court of Appeal struck down the law barring
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:21P
Feds seek to appeal ruling on bawdy houses
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says the government believes the Supreme Court of Canada needs to provide a binding, national decision. He also says the laws are constitutionally sound. Last month, the Ontario Court of Appeal struck down the law barring
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:18P
Professionals talk about their careers in law enforcement
by JUDITH KIMPAN The Careers in Law and Criminal Justice Workshop held April 21 at the Romeo Engineering and Technology Center (RETC) was designed to expose those interested in a law or criminal justice career an opportunity to meet with currently
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:07P
Illinois Senate Approves Historic Constitutional Amendment to Enforce Crime
Marsy's Law for Illinois would protect the rights and safety of crime victims and ensure they are informed about court proceedings involving their attackers. Currently, crime victims have legal rights under Illinois law, but they are not enforceable.
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:05P
Taylor verdict offers closure for Sierra Leone
The difficulty of establishing responsibility was typical of cases involving what legal theory called “system criminality”, said Harmen van der Wilt, a professor of international criminal law at Amsterdam University. Courts must use forms of liability
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:05P
Response of the Attorney General of Canada to the Ontario Court of Appeal
213(1)(c) of the Criminal Code). "However, the Government is of the view that a binding, national decision is needed on the constitutionality of Criminal Code s.210 (keeping a common bawdy house) and s. 212(1)(j) (living on the avails of prostitution).
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:04P
Government to appeal prostitution ruling
The Conservatives say they plan to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to review the decision. More to come . . . Copyright (c) Postmedia News Original source article: Government to appeal prostitution ruling E-mail this Article Print this Article Share
Updated: 04/25/2012 03:04P
Justices Hint Arizona Immigration Law OK
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 02:57P
If Arizona gets its way
Jan Brewer signed Arizona's landmark immigration bill into law, Senate Bill 1070, which expanded the powers of state police officers by allowing them to ask about the immigration status of anyone they stop, and to hold those suspected of being illegal
Updated: 04/25/2012 02:51P
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