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Mo. senators back criminal background checks for those with multiple DUI
The Missouri Senate has approved a bill requiring people with multiple drunken driving convictions to undergo criminal background checks before getting their license reinstated. Under current law, a driver with two or more DUI convictions must wait 10
Updated: 04/27/2012 05:08A
NEW YORK: LGBT Lawyers Sue Pastor for "Crime Against Humanity"
By Wendy Wright A law firm known for publicity-seeking tactics is suing an American minister in US Federal Court because he criticized homosexuality in Uganda. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) says pastor and attorney Scott Lively committed
Updated: 04/27/2012 05:03A
Montclair Resident Jessica Henry Named Chair Of Volunteer Lawyers For Justice
Her extensive teaching areas include hate crimes, death penalty, criminal law and procedure, as well as justice perspectives. In addition to those areas, her research also includes prisoner reentry. Prior to her work with Montclair State, Henry served
Updated: 04/27/2012 05:02A
International law stops Swiss expulsion plans
One of the difficulties in framing the new law involves determining what the correct threshold should be in order for a foreign criminal to qualify for expulsion. The Swiss People's Party has sought automatic expulsion for any foreigner committing any
Updated: 04/27/2012 05:01A
Ex-President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, handed guilty verdict
The case for international war crimes law. Jon Silverman, a Professor of media and criminal justice, analysed the trial on the BBC: the most important thing is that it proves that “a serving head of state was not immune from prosuection.
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:47A
Ex-President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, handed guilty verdict
The case for international war crimes law. Jon Silverman, a Professor of media and criminal justice, analysed the trial on the BBC: the most important thing is that it proves that “a serving head of state was not immune from prosuection.
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:47A
"Today is for the people of Sierra Leone who suffered horribly because of
that the court is an excellent model of a cooperative partnership with the United Nations to bring those responsible for serious international crimes to justice in accordance with international standards of justice, fairness and due process of law.
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:33A
"Today is for the people of Sierra Leone who suffered horribly because of
that the court is an excellent model of a cooperative partnership with the United Nations to bring those responsible for serious international crimes to justice in accordance with international standards of justice, fairness and due process of law.
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:33A
Taylor's conviction stirs international justice debate
Horn cited the arbitrary executions of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his Iraqi counterpart Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda head Osama bin Laden, saying the perpetrators of these crimes were never brought to book. “In international law, the killings
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:23A
California's three strikes initiative likely to make November ballot
The measure is modeled on Cooley's attempt in 2006 to modify the law and his long-standing policy to rarely seek a third strike unless the offense is a violent or serious crime. The new measure would allow only certain hard-core criminals to be put
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:17A
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