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High Court Will Hear Suit Challenging Wiretapping Law
The groups asked a New York federal court to rule that 2008 amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act violate the Constitution by allowing the monitoring of international communications by Americans who aren't suspected of criminal or
Updated: 05/21/2012 12:22P
Criminal Justice? Our Government Almost Murdered 101 Innocent People
A new report by the National Registry of Exonerations, a joint project of the University of Michigan Law School and the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law, details more than 2000 cases in which a defendant convicted
Updated: 05/21/2012 11:56A
Compensation Laws Leave Car-Jacking Victims Out, Solicitor Says
Kevin Winters joined his voice with those of the SDLP and DUP to call for a review of criminal damage compensation law. At present, criminal damage has to be committed by three or more people or by a terrorist act before it can be considered for
Updated: 05/21/2012 11:50A
Study: 2000 convicted in US then exonerated in 23 years
There is no official record-keeping system for exonerations of convicted criminals in the country, so academics set one up. The new national registry, or database, painstakingly assembled by the University of Michigan Law School and the Center on
Updated: 05/21/2012 11:43A
Study: 2000 convicted then exonerated nationwide in 23 years
There is no official record-keeping system for exonerations of convicted criminals in the country, so academics set one up. The new national registry, or database, painstakingly assembled by the University of Michigan Law School and the Center on
Updated: 05/21/2012 11:29A
Father of webcam victim: Defendant has no remorse
Mr. Food has been cooking up simple ideas for his TV segments for more than 30 years. Mr. Food, AKA Art Ginsburg, continues to find fresh ideas for cooking up fun in the kitchen. Dr. Dan, Monday KTVL News10 at 5 answers your health questions and
Updated: 05/21/2012 11:25A
Supreme Court to Consider Suit Challenging Wiretap Law
The justices today agreed to hear the government's bid to throw out the lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, representing Amnesty International and a group of lawyers, international rights activists, journalists and other plaintiffs.
Updated: 05/21/2012 11:14A
Study: 2000 convicted then exonerated in last 23 years
There is no official record-keeping system for exonerations of convicted criminals in the country, so academics set one up. The new national registry, or database, painstakingly assembled by the University of Michigan Law School and the Center on
Updated: 05/21/2012 11:14A
New College of the Humanities Announces New Appointment to Law Faculty
I am delighted to have the opportunity to teach criminal law to the first students who will read law at New College of the Humanities. I greatly look forward to participating in the life and work of the College. New College of the Humanities (NCH)
Updated: 05/21/2012 11:14A
Wrongful Convictions: A New Exoneration Registry Tests Stubborn Judges
The study results are grim: By one measure, at least 2000 people have been falsely convicted of serious crimes in America since 1989. If Columbia Law School dug to the depths in a single case, the Registry has scanned wide the horizon in hundreds of
Updated: 05/21/2012 11:11A
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