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Dharun Ravi sentence in Rutgers webcam case renews hate crime law debate
The dramatic and emotional saga reignited, in practical terms, some questions where philosophy eclipses law: What is hate, and how can it be a crime? In this case, Clementi and Ravi were assigned at random to be roommates in their first year at Rutgers
Updated: 05/22/2012 12:03P
Legal, gay observers split on 30-day jail sentence for Dharun Ravi
"Hate crimes are tricky," said Marc Poirier, a professor at the Seton Hall University School of Law, who has studied bias-intimidation laws. "If you don't define them narrowly, it looks like you are punishing people for what they say or what they
Updated: 05/22/2012 12:03P
How Much Can Potential Employers Ask About You?
By Alan Greenblatt Everyone knows it's tough to get a job these days. The task is that much harder if you have any kind of blemish on your past. The use of background checks to screen potential employees has become a billion-dollar business.
Updated: 05/22/2012 12:02P
Remarks delivered to The International Human Rights Framework Opportunities
Specifically, I will discuss the Center's Justice Defenders program and the International Criminal Court Project. Second, I will give a brief overview of international human rights laws and their enforcement mechanisms. Finally, I will address the
Updated: 05/22/2012 11:43A
Zimbabwe Minister: Homosexuality is a crime, state violence false
Harare - Following a meeting with a United Nations human rights leader, Zimbabwe Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa confirmed that he denied the allegations of state-sponsored violence and clarified that homosexuality is a criminal
Updated: 05/22/2012 10:46A
Court Sees No Hate Crime in LGBT Peeping Tom Case
The dramatic and emotional saga reignited, in practical terms, some questions where philosophy eclipses law: What is hate, and how can it be a crime? In this case, Clementi and Ravi were assigned at random to be roommates in their first year at Rutgers
Updated: 05/22/2012 10:46A
Two Former PT KAI Officials Go On Trial
TEMPO Interactive, Bandung:Two former top executives of PT KAI (the state railway company) namely Ronny Wahyudi, former President Director, and Achmad Kuntjoro, Finance Director, began their trial process at the Bandung Criminal Corruption Court.
Updated: 05/22/2012 10:45A
A Criminal Mind: Vulnerable-sector checks a growing challenge for defence lawyers
We're all familiar with the garden-variety criminal record check, but there's a more elusive one: the vulnerable-sector safety check. Clients who want to work or volunteer with children, the elderly or people with disabilities often have to get these
Updated: 05/22/2012 10:08A
Report Details Inequities in Michigan's Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences
Today, advocates, clergy and family members of individuals sentenced to juvenile life without parole for crimes they committed as children joined Second Chances 4 Youth to release a report documenting the systemic disadvantages facing juveniles in the
Updated: 05/22/2012 10:07A
Fitial urged not to sign criminal record expungement bill
Benigno R. Fitial not to sign a bill that would allow the expungement of criminal records and restoration of certain rights, saying the government should worry more about the majority of decent, law-abiding citizens than the feelings of criminals.
Updated: 05/22/2012 10:05A
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