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Conour Law Firm Attorney Charged $2.5 Million Scandal
According to the affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, Conour has practiced law in Indiana under the firm name Conour Law Firm LLC, as well as Conour Daly, Conour Devereux, and Conour Devereux Hammond. According to court documents,
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:39P
Florida records lowest crime rate in 41 years
Tallahassee, Florida - The latest crime report shows Florida's crime rate has dropped to its lowest level since the state started gathering statistics in 1971. Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey issued the 2011 Crime
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:30P
"Hey, Jackie, Can We Talk?" The EEOC's Enforcement Guidance On Criminal
Trust me, there are a lot of drug offenses besides "use." Like dealing. Or running a drug house. Or being in a high-speed chase with the cops because you have a stash in your car. Or stealing to buy your drugs. (How do I know all this?
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:26P
Tory minister: Abortion 'cannot be eliminated' and is 'part of the human
O'Connor was speaking in the first hour of debate on M-312, a motion by MP Stephen Woodworth (Kitchener Centre) that seeks to establish a special committee to re-examine section 223 of the Criminal Code, which is a 400-year-old provision inherited from
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:19P
Montreal artist fights legal battle over 'obscene' make-believe horrors
Mr. Couture appeared in court on Monday wearing a T-shirt that read “ART IS NOT A CRIME” – a theme central to his own legal defence and one of the central reasons for his battle. “It's very stressful,” Mr. Couture said of his legal ordeal,
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:15P
In Nicaragua, Can Sex Work be Separated from Organized Crime?
Nicaraguan law allows the exchange of sex for money, but brothels and the promotion of prostitution are illegal. It will be a long road. Many of the Central American countries where prostitution is legal, including Nicaragua, have long been listed as
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:03P
Florida records lowest crime rate in 41 years
The latest crime report shows Florida's crime rate has dropped to its lowest level since the state started gathering statistics in 1971. Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey issued the 2011 Crime Report Monday.
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:02P
Criminal Aliens: Obama weakens Secure Communities program, says GOP
Secure Communities is an important and effective immigration law enforcement program that identifies illegal and criminal immigrants in police custody. The program doesn't ask race or ethnicity -- it merely checks the legal status of each person
Updated: 04/30/2012 04:50P
A 3-year legal fight over film violence; trial delay for special-effects artist
Couture appeared in court on Monday wearing a T-shirt that read "ART IS NOT A CRIME" — a theme central to his own legal defence and one of the central reasons for his battle. "It's very stressful," Couture said of his legal ordeal, "but I can't turn
Updated: 04/30/2012 04:49P
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP | EEOC Issues Guidance for Use of Conviction and
Although federal law does not explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of arrest and conviction records, courts and the EEOC have consistently determined that an employer's use of criminal history information can be discriminatory because of the
Updated: 04/30/2012 04:48P
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