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Georgia Chooses Path Toward Criminal Justice Reform; Oklahoma Misses an
This year, both Georgia and Oklahoma took up criminal justice reform, but ended up in two quite different places. In Georgia, Gov. Nathan Deal signed a bill this week that takes a smart approach to criminal justice. The new law creates less severe
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:02P
Canada discriminatorily applies human rights act
Canadians have formed a citizen movement to put pressure on law enforcement agencies to apply the law consistently to all war criminals rather than selectively, Press TV reports. One of the most vocal countries when it comes to war crimes and human
Updated: 05/04/2012 01:38P
Victim impact group also awarded at Law Day Luncheon
The idea began five years ago with the realization that when youth commit crimes, they don't often face their victim or even have an idea how their victims were impacted, and evolved into a 14-week class. The class teaches students to accept
Updated: 05/04/2012 01:37P
EEOC Cautions Against Making Employment Decisions Based on Criminal Records
Akerman Senterfitt, Akerman Senterfitt LLP, Attorneys at Law akerman.com | Disclaimer EEOC Cautions Against Making Employment Decisions Based on Criminal Records May 3, 2012 By Richard D. Tuschman Using arrest and conviction records as a basis for
Updated: 05/04/2012 01:08P
286 nailed in Xiamen one year after China criminalizes drunk driving
A total of 286 drunk drivers have been put into prison in Xiamen by 1st May this year after the amended Criminal Law in China that stipulates that all drunk driving incidents are considered criminal offenses took effect on the same day last year,
Updated: 05/04/2012 12:59P
Arkansas Governor To Grant Seven Pardons
There are no law-enforcement objections to the application. This notice is issued based on the date of conviction (1990 – Stone County), the fact that all terms of the applicant's sentence have been completed and there have been no further criminal-law
Updated: 05/04/2012 12:59P
Microsoft serves subpoenas on Google to disrupt criminal botnet
Online criminals who live outside the borders of the United States might think of themselves as being immune from American legal processes. Generally, that's true. It's hard to serve a US subpoena or search warrant in the Ukraine or Romania.
Updated: 05/04/2012 12:45P
Phase 2 of Massachusetts CORI Changes Set to Take Effect
The final slate of changes implemented by the 2010 Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) reform legislation—signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick on August 6, 2010—will take effect on Friday, May 4, 2012.
Updated: 05/04/2012 12:32P
New Requirements Take Effect This Friday for Massachusetts Employers
by Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP on 5/4/2012 In August, 2010, Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill that made significant changes to the Massachusetts criminal offender record information ("CORI") law. The bill contained staggered effective dates.
Updated: 05/04/2012 12:27P
Bulgarian President hails political will of govt and parliament to adopt
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has informed the ambassadors of EU member states to Bulgaria about the adoption of the Criminal Assets Forfeiture Act, announced Minister of Justice Diana Kovacheva after the sitting at the Council of Ministers,
Updated: 05/04/2012 12:27P
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