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Lawmakers push for Marsy's Law in Illinois
Lou Lang, D-Skokie, calls for a constitutional amendment, which lays out specific rights for crime victims and their families, and requires law enforcement officers to notify victims of their rights. Under Lang's legislation, crime victims would have
Updated: 04/25/2012 06:40P
Supreme Court: Government Faces Skepticism in Arguing Against Arizona
Clement argued that the law merely applies federal standards and takes necessary, additional action in the face of unique criminal and economic disruptions caused by illegal immigration in Arizona. Arguments over other blocked provisions–empowering
Updated: 04/25/2012 06:40P
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMNew gov't guidance on employee background checks
Not necessarily, the government said Wednesday in new guidelines on how employers can avoid running afoul of laws prohibiting job discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's updated policy on criminal background checks is part of an
Updated: 04/25/2012 06:39P
New government guidance on employee background checks
Not necessarily, the government said Wednesday in new guidelines on how employers can avoid running afoul of laws prohibiting job discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's updated policy on criminal background checks is part of an
Updated: 04/25/2012 06:35P
New government guidance on employee background checks
Not necessarily, the government said Wednesday in new guidelines on how employers can avoid running afoul of laws prohibiting job discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's updated policy on criminal background checks is part of an
Updated: 04/25/2012 06:35P
Employers advised on considering arrest records
to directions issued Wednesday by the US agency devoted to federal employment-discrimination laws. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is now specifying how companies can show that their criminal-record-screening policies are legal.
Updated: 04/25/2012 06:28P
Employers advised on considering arrest records
to directions issued Wednesday by the US agency devoted to federal employment-discrimination laws. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is now specifying how companies can show that their criminal-record-screening policies are legal.
Updated: 04/25/2012 06:28P
Federal gov't seeks to appeal sex-trade court ruling legalizing bawdy houses
"This represents a fundamental shift in criminal law and social policy in respect of provisions that have been in force, in some fashion, since prior to Confederation," the application states. It also has an impact on police and prosecutions,
Updated: 04/25/2012 06:13P
MPs to debate when life begins
Kitchener MP Stephen Woodworth is proposing a special committee review the federal Criminal Code's definition of when a child becomes a human being. Currently, Canadian law states a child is a human being only at the moment of complete birth.
Updated: 04/25/2012 06:12P
Motion by Tory MP triggers abortion debate
The Conservative MP takes issue with Section 223 of Canada's Criminal Code, which states that human life begins when a child emerges from its mother's body. "The question is whether that's an accurate statement, an honest statement or a
Updated: 04/25/2012 06:12P
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