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Lawyers to work for free
Funding for legal aid continues to be a contentious issue but with the advent of the Bill of Rights in November, equitable access to justice is enshrined in law. With criminal cases mounting and little popular support for the growing costs of criminal
Updated: 05/18/2012 09:07A
Hey Parliament, Keep Your Laws Off my Body
The motion would establish a parliamentary committee to examine the scientific and medical evidence as to whether fetuses should be included in the Criminal Code definition of "human being." This of course would give legal personhood to fetuses so that
Updated: 05/18/2012 08:46A
K-9s: Officer's Best Friend & Criminal's Worst Enemy
Whether it's finding drugs or catching criminals, police K-9 units have proven to be valuable and effective tools in law enforcement. (more) Whether it's finding drugs or catching criminals, police K-9 units have proven to be valuable and effective
Updated: 05/18/2012 08:43A
Trayvon Martin case brings self-defense laws into focus
Zimmerman has not yet been arrested or charged with a crime, and that has sparked public outrage across the country. Most states have laws that protect a person who uses reasonable force to defend themselves. Florida has what is known as a “stand your
Updated: 05/18/2012 08:33A
UP CM gives 15 days time to officers for law and order improvement
However, instead of action, the Akhilesh government is reportedly withdrawing criminal cases lodged against party MLAs and mafia turned politicians Abhay Singh and Guddu Pandit. In fact, Poor law and order in the state has been the major deterrent for
Updated: 05/18/2012 08:25A
FOX 10 News - Phoenix, AZ | KSAZ-TVNew Ariz. website targets crime by gangs
PHOENIX (AP) - Law enforcement agencies and major retailers in the Phoenix area hope that sharing information will help them combat retail theft committed by criminal groups and gangs. Using a new secure website, retailers and law enforcement
Updated: 05/18/2012 08:02A
Corporate criminals gone wild
His follow-up book, “Predator Nation: Corporate Criminals, Political Corruption, and the Hijacking of America,” can be considered the legal brief that dots every “i” and crosses every “t” in his argument. A tightly argued, profusely footnoted and
Updated: 05/18/2012 07:46A
Acquittal for Two Great Zimbabwe University Students:
They are facing charges of public violence under section 36 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23], emanating from challenging the authorities after they had been ordered to defer their studies upon late payment of fees.
Updated: 05/18/2012 07:45A
Legal news in brief - 18 May 2012
Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, Max Hill, QC, is to make a speech decrying ministers, describing them as being willing to encourage “cheap, partial justice”. The speech comes in the wake of the coalition funding cuts, as well as controversial
Updated: 05/18/2012 07:29A
Legal news in brief - 18 May 2012
Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, Max Hill, QC, is to make a speech decrying ministers, describing them as being willing to encourage “cheap, partial justice”. The speech comes in the wake of the coalition funding cuts, as well as controversial
Updated: 05/18/2012 07:29A
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