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State Sen. Ronda Storms to Speak at Alafia Republican Club Meeting
Most notably Rooney served as special assistant US attorney at Fort Hood, Texas, prosecuting all civilian crimes on post. In 2002, Rooney was selected to teach Constitutional and Criminal Law at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Updated: 04/27/2012 09:16A
Wisconsin Medical Society president says doctors could be charged if women don
Scott Walker in April, added penalties if physicians perform medication-induced abortions without an in-person exam before the procedure -- a move aimed at blocking the potential use of so-called "webcam abortions" in Wisconsin.
Updated: 04/27/2012 09:04A
Criminal Background Checks for Drunk Drivers
(AP) — 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
Updated: 04/27/2012 08:40A
Good riddance to monster, Staten Island's Liberians say
Here, he looks down as he waits for the start of a hearing to deliver the verdict in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands on Thursday. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool) LEIDSCHENDAM,
Updated: 04/27/2012 08:25A
Vigil held in honor of victims of violence, fallen law enforcement
District Attorney Tom Hogan began the event by describing the many requests he gets from victims and their families to bring perpetrators of violence to justice and the dedication of those in the criminal justice system to make sure it is done.
Updated: 04/27/2012 08:19A
Right to information in criminal proceedings to become law
Soon this will be the reality for anyone who is arrested or detained anywhere in the European Union after EU Justice Ministers adopted a new law proposing to ensure defendants' right to information during criminal proceedings.
Updated: 04/27/2012 07:44A
European Commission to give citizens right to information in criminal proceedings
Fair trial rights: European Commission proposal giving citizens the right to information in criminal proceedings to become law. The Directive will ensure that police and prosecutors provide suspects with information about their rights.
Updated: 04/27/2012 07:41A
German Minister of State Cornelia Pieper: German Government welcomes guilty
“With its guilty verdict against Charles Taylor today, the Special Court for Sierra Leone is sending an important signal: not even former heads of state can escape their responsibility under criminal law for war crimes. The Special Court for Sierra
Updated: 04/27/2012 07:30A
Kazakhstan: Disagreement Day rallies
In recent days local prosecutors have issued “warnings” to opposition and civil society activists, informing them that they may face legal consequences under the country's administrative and criminal law if they participate in the non-sanctioned
Updated: 04/27/2012 07:25A
Kazakhstan: Disagreement Day rallies
In recent days local prosecutors have issued “warnings” to opposition and civil society activists, informing them that they may face legal consequences under the country's administrative and criminal law if they participate in the non-sanctioned
Updated: 04/27/2012 07:25A
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