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New law prohibits pointing lasers at aircraft
by RVANews staff When a police helicopter was flying overhead searching for a criminal suspect in Virginia Beach, Christopher Willingham did something he now acknowledges was “stupid”: He pointed a green laser at the helicopter – temporarily blinding
Updated: 05/17/2012 06:01A
EEOC Guidance Restricts "No Hire" Policies For Applicants With Criminal Records
Although this Guidance Document is not a formal court decision and not legally binding, it does provide a strong source of legal support against employers deciding never to hire an applicant with a criminal record. The law cited by the EEOC – Title VII
Updated: 05/17/2012 05:05A
EEOC Guidance Restricts "No Hire" Policies For Applicants With Criminal Records
Although this Guidance Document is not a formal court decision and not legally binding, it does provide a strong source of legal support against employers deciding never to hire an applicant with a criminal record. The law cited by the EEOC – Title VII
Updated: 05/17/2012 05:05A
Liberia: Taylor - Prosecute George Bush, Too
Torture is a crime against humanity. The United States has refused to prosecute him. Is he above the law? Where is the fairness?" Although it is not known whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague or the justice-oriented international
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:08A
Liberia: Taylor - Prosecute George Bush, Too
Torture is a crime against humanity. The United States has refused to prosecute him. Is he above the law? Where is the fairness?" Although it is not known whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague or the justice-oriented international
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:08A
Government to scrap off bad laws
The government plans to repeal the bad laws which include Section 46 of the Penal Code that empowers a cabinet minister to ban a publication. Speaker of the National Assembly Henry Chimunthu Banda confirmed in an interview that the government will
Updated: 05/17/2012 03:31A
Stockbroker, 2 others accused of stealing N.141m – Vanguard
They were said to have sometime in March 2008 conspired to commit felony to wit stealing the sum of N135,000000 property of APT Securities and Funds Limited, an offence contrary to Section 516 of the Criminal Code Law CAP C17, Lagos State, 2003.
Updated: 05/17/2012 03:29A
Major crime wave expected
This week's revelation by Governor Jerry Brown that California is now facing a budget deficit of nearly $16 billion, instead of his earlier prediction of a $9 billion shortfall in tax revenues, has some law enforcement officials fearing a dramatic rise
Updated: 05/17/2012 03:25A
Feds eye Criminal Code changes for mentally ill
By Mia Rabson, Winnipeg Free Press May 16, 2012 11:00 PM Federal justice minister Rob Nicholson is reviewing the Criminal Code with an eye to putting public safety ahead of individual rights in cases involving people found not criminally responsible
Updated: 05/17/2012 02:59A
Octagenarian, son arrested for stealing 72 cattle
The 80-year old man and his 14-year-old son both of Ngoma area in Gwanda District pleaded not guilty to stocktheft charges as defined in section 114 of the Criminal Law (Reform and Codification) Act when they appeared before Beitbridge magistrate Ms
Updated: 05/17/2012 02:58A
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