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Vail Daily column: With what crimes is John Edwards charged?
What is at issue, though, is the allegation that the Bunny money and Mr. Baron's contributions were, in fact, campaign donations and, as such, were subject to federal campaign finance laws. Those laws, in turn, set strict limits on the amounts that can
Updated: 05/08/2012 09:25P
Terence Corcoran: BlackOutSpeakOut but first WhiteOut
The Globe and Mail's august editorial page followed the same line. Saying the government was running a “smear campaign” against charities, the Globe said Mr. Kent “has accused unnamed environmental charities of criminal activity.
Updated: 05/08/2012 09:25P
'Uncle SMS' dies in jail
The case of Amphon Tangnoppakul, who had suffered from mouth cancer, drew attention to Thailand's severe lse-majest law last November when he received one of the heaviest sentences ever for someone accused of insulting the monarchy.
Updated: 05/08/2012 09:13P
Viewing Child Porn Not a State Crime, NY Appeals Court Rules
One subfolder contained about 13000 saved images of female children, whom one investigator estimated to be eight or nine years old, dressed in lingerie or bathing suits and many with their legs spread open. Another subfolder contained an additional
Updated: 05/08/2012 09:13P
Zimbabwe dismisses SA Court ruling
The ruling becomes the first ever under South Africa's statutes spelling out its international law obligations. Human Rights lawyer Nicole Fritz of the South African Litigation Centre joined the Zimbabwe Exiles Forum to bring the lawsuit.
Updated: 05/08/2012 09:11P
Sex offender to remain free, won't face trial in Utah on sex assault charges
A legal loophole in Utah law at the time the charges were filed wouldn't allow a judge to consider Johnson's pending criminal case or his previous rape conviction in Washington state when determining whether he was a danger to society.
Updated: 05/08/2012 09:05P
Thai man Amphon Tangnoppakul imprisoned for anti-royalty texts dies
As news of his death spread, about 40 demonstrators gathered outside Bangkok's Central Criminal Court holding signs denouncing the royal defamation law and holding leaflets saying "Uncle is dead. Who killed him?" His wife, Rosmalin Tangnoppakul,
Updated: 05/08/2012 09:00P
Israel's AG mulling charges against 'Jenin, Jenin' director
IDF soldiers have requested that Mohammed Bakri be charged according to clause 6 of the Libel Law, which sets a punishment of up to one year in prison for deliberate libel. By Tomer Zarchin Tags: Israel crime Israel culture IDF The attorney general
Updated: 05/08/2012 08:39P
Video again the subject of court battle in Mirkarimi case
Mirkarimi's attorneys have previously said that Lopez wanted the video for potential use in a custody hearing over the couple's young son rather than for criminal charges. The battle over the video comes in advance of the next Ethics Commission hearing
Updated: 05/08/2012 08:38P
Appeals Court Rules Just "Viewing" Child Pornography Not A Crime
“Merely viewing Web images of child pornography does not, absent other proof, constitute either possession or procurement within the meaning of our Penal Law” wrote Senior Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, explaining the court's four to two majority.
Updated: 05/08/2012 08:26P
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