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State Supreme Court orders Texas to pay ex-inmate $2 million
Kristopher Moore, one of Allen's attorneys, said the ruling should send a message to Combs that the state's top financial officer is not qualified to interpret criminal law. "The only body allowed to answer the question of innocence in a case like this
Updated: 05/18/2012 09:47P
New website targets crime by gangs, groups
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 authorities will be able
Updated: 05/18/2012 09:14P
Convicted of hate crime, Dharun Ravi gets gay support
Much scrutiny has been focused on the prosecutor's unusual use of New Jersey's bias intimidation statute, a so-called “hate crime” law that has the effect of increasing penalties and that, experts say, is typically used in cases involving violence or
Updated: 05/18/2012 08:30P
Law Commission meets today
ISLAMABAD: Meeting of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) will be held today (Saturday) in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, under the Chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Updated: 05/18/2012 08:28P
Protesters Arrested At DA's Office For Criminal Trespass
The meeting came after protests following the not guilty verdict given to Andrew Blomberg. After she met with the ministers, Lykos released a statement that said that she had an open dialogue with them and discussed the law and the criminal justice
Updated: 05/18/2012 08:27P
Protestors Arrested At DA's Office For Criminal Trespass
After she met with the ministers, Lykos released a statement that said that she had an open dialogue with them and discussed the law and the criminal justice process. "You beat us up anyway. And, I ain't gotta talk nice and follow y'all rules,
Updated: 05/18/2012 08:06P
When the looter is the government
The government says the rooms were used to “facilitate” a crime. It does not say the Caswells knew or even that they were supposed to know what was going on in all their rooms all the time. Civil forfeiture law treats citizens worse than criminals,
Updated: 05/18/2012 07:38P
Government asked to amend honour killing law
It was demanded at a Provincial Consultation meeting on "Proposed Amendments in Honour Killing Law" organised by Aurat Foundation on Friday. The purpose of the consultation meetings was to highlight the criminal law (amendment) act 2004,
Updated: 05/18/2012 07:18P
Is John Edwards a criminal or just a cad?
It is possible to shoehorn this conduct into a violation of the campaign finance laws. First, the money was not disclosed as a campaign contribution -- although, Catch-22, if it had been reported as such, it would have been illegal because it was used
Updated: 05/18/2012 07:10P
Plea-bargaining cases: Form over substance
Wainwright," the landmark 1963 case in which the Supreme Court held that criminal defendants must be provided an attorney when they can't afford to hire their own. See Adam Liptak, "Justices' Ruling Expands Rights of Accused in Plea Bargains," NY Times
Updated: 05/18/2012 06:23P
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