Latest Criminal Law News

Out goes Privy Council
She said yesterday she had informed Chief Justice Ivor Archie, acting Chief Justice Wendell Kangaloo, president of the Law Association Dana Seetahal and president of the Criminal Bar Association Pamela Elder of the proposed change.
Updated: 04/25/2012 10:14P

Maryland law enforcement agencies still collecting DNA samples
Opponents of the practice said the decision to continue taking samples shows disregard for the Court of Appeals and the laws the police are sworn to uphold. Baltimore-based criminal defense lawyer Ivan Bates said he believes any DNA collected following
Updated: 04/25/2012 09:59P

County Crime Rate Hits 30-Year Low
The analysis, "Thirty Years of Crime in the San Diego Region: 1982 through 2011,'' details crimes for all 18 cities and the unincorporated areas of the county. It is intended to serve as a tool for local law enforcement agencies in gauging the success
Updated: 04/25/2012 09:46P

EEOC revises rules on screening job applicants with criminal records
By Tony Pugh The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted Wednesday, April 25, to revise its long-standing guidance to employers on how to properly evaluate job applicants' criminal histories in pre-employment screening.
Updated: 04/25/2012 09:44P

Charles Taylor verdict imminent
The challenge for the prosecution is to provide evidence indicting Taylor for these crimes. "There were difficulties finding appropriate evidence because there wasn't a paper trail," said Harmen van der Wilt, professor of international criminal law at
Updated: 04/25/2012 09:40P

EEOC clarifies guidelines for criminal record
By Tony Pugh WASHINGTON – The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted Wednesday to revise its long-standing guidance to employers on how to properly evaluate job applicants' criminal histories in pre-employment screening.
Updated: 04/25/2012 09:37P

Supreme Court should throw out Arizona's Immigration Law
A second authorizes law enforcement officers to conduct warrantless searches based on a suspicion that someone may have committed a crime that would be grounds for deportation. The third provision being challenged makes it a state crime for a person to
Updated: 04/25/2012 09:36P

Canadian government appeals court ruling legalizing brothels
"It is our position that the Criminal Code provisions are constitutionally sound," Nicholson added. "It is important to clarify the constitutionality of the law and remove the uncertainty this decision has created. The Criminal Code provisions denounce
Updated: 04/25/2012 09:29P

Wal-Mart:No tie between lobbyists and bribery case
Wal-Mart played down its presence on the boards of lobbying organizations that are critical of how the anti-bribery law is enforced. Businesses have increasingly agitated against the law in recent years, saying it is vague. "Simply because Wal-Mart is
Updated: 04/25/2012 09:21P

San Diego 2011 Crime Rate Lowers
The analysis, "Thirty Years of Crime in the San Diego Region: 1982 through 2011," details crimes for all 18 cities and the unincorporated areas of the county. It is intended to serve as a tool for local law enforcement agencies in gauging the success
Updated: 04/25/2012 09:17P