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US and Canada Implementing Beyond the Border Perimeter Security Initiatives
This includes ratifying and making the Shiprider a legal and permanent program which will require amending the Criminal Code, along with the RCMP and Customs Act. The joint initiative officially known as the Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law
Updated: 05/15/2012 11:10A
Philippines Bill on Juveniles Could Breach International Law
6052 could breach international law by lowering the juvenile age of criminal responsibility to an age younger than the international community convergence point... House Bill No. 6052, titled "An Act Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System in the
Updated: 05/15/2012 11:07A
America Executed This Man For A Crime He Did Not Commit
Texas convicted and executed DeLuna, all right, despite the fact that there was no blood or DNA evidence linking him to the scene of the crime. The state executed him despite the fact that the only eyewitness to the crime identified DeLuna while the
Updated: 05/15/2012 10:45A
New Federal Rules Set on Background Checks; Is Your Company Legal?
As you already know, under EEO law, you're prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, and national origin in any terms of employment. The EEOC isn't prohibiting you from using criminal background screenings entirely when considering
Updated: 05/15/2012 10:42A
Group Seeks to Uphold Death Penalty
The Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed a petition with the California Court of Appeal on Monday. The group argues the initiative violates a state law limiting propositions to single subjects. If passed, the measure would abolish the death penalty
Updated: 05/15/2012 10:40A
Group Seeks to Uphold Death Penalty
The Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed a petition with the California Court of Appeal on Monday. The group argues the initiative violates a state law limiting propositions to single subjects. If passed, the measure would abolish the death penalty
Updated: 05/15/2012 10:40A
She's still on the side of the law
Policing was always on the cards for probationary constable Bull but it wasn't until she got a taste for criminal law at university she decided to change her career path. "I did consider joining the police force before uni but I decided to study law
Updated: 05/15/2012 10:21A
Without a Card to Play, Texas Grandma Sentenced to Life Without Parole for
By Rebecca McCray, Criminal Law Reform Project at 10:04am Texans can sleep more soundly at night knowing that Elisa Castillo, a grandmother and nonviolent first-time drug offender, is serving a life without parole sentence in Fort Worth.
Updated: 05/15/2012 10:12A
Without a Card to Play, Texas Grandma Sentenced to Life Without Parole for
By Rebecca McCray, Criminal Law Reform Project at 10:04am Texans can sleep more soundly at night knowing that Elisa Castillo, a grandmother and nonviolent first-time drug offender, is serving a life without parole sentence in Fort Worth.
Updated: 05/15/2012 10:12A
Calif. Victims' Group Opposes Abolishing Death Penalty
In a petition filed Monday on behalf of a murdered police officer's family, the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation said the initiative illegally combines unrelated provisions in one ballot question, the San Jose Mercury News reported.
Updated: 05/15/2012 10:08A
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