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Chipping away: Governor signs anti-crime bil
Mary Fallin has signed House Bill 3052 by House Speaker Kris Steele, R-Shawnee, which brings long overdue reforms to the criminal justice system. In the public safety arena, the new law requires mandatory supervision for felons discharging their
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:52A
Hudson's ex-brother-in-law guilty of murder
In a statement later, Jennifer Hudson and her sister Julia Hudson - who was married to Balfour at the time of the murders but has since gotten a divorce - thanked God, the prosecutors, the Chicago police, and the witnesses who came forward.
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:41A
Community View: Abortion clinic law is too vague
Prior to the introduction of the legislation, existing federal FACE (Federal Access to Clinic Entrance) laws, New York state clinic access laws and the Penal Law of the State of New York already provided prohibitions and criminal penalties for touching
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:36A
Mulgrew: Altered drunk driving law likely to bring on new court challenges
30 declaring the original law invalid, police stopped issuing the immediate administrative driving bans under the Motor Vehicle Act. Instead, they reverted to using the federal Criminal Code, which requires the use of an approved breathalyzer if a
Updated: 05/12/2012 01:39A
When Offending Others Becomes Criminal
Jonathan Turley, a professor of public interest law at George Washington University, wrote an op/ed earlier this week that I think is spot on for the most part. He expressed concern over the increasing criminalization of certain kinds of speech.
Updated: 05/12/2012 01:33A
Provisions related to CGT: No exemption available for income derived from
Therefore, the exemption under these provisions is not available for income derived from a criminal activity under any other law for the time being in force. b. The requirements of AMLA and the rules and regulations made thereunder are not affected by
Updated: 05/12/2012 12:43A
Brother-in-law guilty in Hudson case
William Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister Julia, was accused of killing his in-laws in October 2008 and then hiding his stepson's body to try to cover his crimes. It was three days before the boy's desperate mother and aunt learned that
Updated: 05/12/2012 12:17A
Bill masks vindictive intentions
The problem, however, is the potential for this proposed amendment to the Criminal Code to be used in situations of legitimate protest, given the subjective criteria for determining riots and unlawful assemblies. At the most basic level, a law of this
Updated: 05/12/2012 12:14A
Hudud if PAS stronger than allies, says ulama chief
Hudud or Islamic criminal law is a contentious issue within the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition and DAP national chairman Karpal Singh had said on Thursday that Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang should stop making statements on implementing such laws after the
Updated: 05/11/2012 11:55P
Hudud if PAS stronger than allies, says ulama chief
Hudud or Islamic criminal law is a contentious issue within the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition and DAP national chairman Karpal Singh had said on Thursday that Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang should stop making statements on implementing such laws after the
Updated: 05/11/2012 11:55P
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