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Lesbian Travis County DA who secured conviction in DeLay case eyes 2nd term
He served on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for nearly a decade before serving as judge for the 299th Criminal District Court, according to his campaign website. In 2010, he established the criminal law section of The Fowler Law Firm, PC.
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:35P
Debate begins on local MP's controversial bill
Woodworth's bill, if passed, would see a committee set up to review the part of Criminal Code that says a fetus does not become a human until it leaves its mother's body. In his opening statement Woodworth said that definition is outdated.
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:30P
New York City Council Honors Law School Immigration Clinics
Fordham University School of Law's Immigrant Rights and Access to Justice Clinic, where students represent clients—including asylum seekers, orphaned or abused children and individuals facing deportation following a criminal conviction—in securing or
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:25P
Firearms "Researcher" John Lott Fudges Gun Facts Again
For example, Lott later claims that "In states adopting Stand Your Ground and Castle Doctrine laws from 1977 to 2005, murder rates fell by 9% and overall violent crime by 11%." But "Stand Your Ground" largely was not implemented until after 2005,
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:23P
Refuge denied, man who aided case against Liberia's convicted war criminal
He was Charles Taylor's brother-in-law, and for years, he had been at the centre of Sierra Leone's blood diamond trade. In earlier interviews, Reeves told the Star he was appalled by what he saw. He gathered documents about weapons purchases and
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:17P
Supreme Court Poised to Hear Arizona Immigration Law Arguments
Additionally, SB1070 criminalizes conduct that is not criminal under federal law, like working without employment authorization. The law significantly adds to the responsibilities of police officers, who are not normally trained in immigration law
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:05P
Supreme Court Poised to Hear Arizona Immigration Law Arguments
Additionally, SB1070 criminalizes conduct that is not criminal under federal law, like working without employment authorization. The law significantly adds to the responsibilities of police officers, who are not normally trained in immigration law
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:05P
Grand jury charges Knoxville lawyer C. Edward Daniel with theft, forgery
The criminal charges mirror allegations the Pembertons made against Daniel in a hotly contested civil lawsuit filed in 2010, a fact not lost on Daniel's criminal defense attorney, Wade Davies. In a statement released Thursday, Davies wrote,
Updated: 04/26/2012 06:38P
'Someone covered up hacking, admits Murdoch, but that was news to me'
Mr Murdoch said he had been "shocked" to read that Paul Dacre, the editor of the Daily Mail, had said "his editorial policy is driven by commercial interests". He added: "I think that is about the most unethical thing I've read for a long time,
Updated: 04/26/2012 06:37P
Judge 'fed up' with double murder case
Since this is a serious offence which is listed in the fixed schedule of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act of 1938, the law dictates that an accused be legally represented. It is the duty of the Registrar of the High Court to obtain legal
Updated: 04/26/2012 06:27P
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