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Lawmakers consider changes to bias law following Rutgers webcam case sentencing
“He was convicted of criminal charges,” she said. “He should have been sentenced to appropriate time in prison. Instead, he received a slap on the hand.” Angelini is researching current bias-crime law to determine whether she will work on strengthening
Updated: 05/22/2012 10:15P
Busy weekend for law enforcement
WORTHINGTON — After a busy weekend for law enforcement, several criminal complaints were filed in Nobles County District Court early this week. WORTHINGTON — After a busy weekend for law enforcement, several criminal complaints were filed in Nobles
Updated: 05/22/2012 10:12P
Panel at FSCJ explains Stand Your Ground law
The law, passed in 2005 and touted by the National Rifle Association, grants a person in Florida immunity against criminal charges or a civil lawsuit if the person kills another would-be assailant who intends to inflict severe bodily harm.
Updated: 05/22/2012 10:11P
New Jersey law lets drivers accused of drunken driving to stay on roads and do
16 in the percentage of traffic fatalities attributable to drunken driving, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. In New Jersey, 27 percent of all traffic fatalities involve drunken driving; the number is 30 percent in New York and 33 percent in
Updated: 05/22/2012 09:23P
SCOTUS to Hear Case Challenging NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Program
Wired reports the Obama Administration is arguing the ACLU, Amnesty International, Global Fund for Women, Global Rights, Human Rights Watch, and International Criminal Defence Attorneys Association don't have the right to challenge the FISA Amendments
Updated: 05/22/2012 09:16P
Lawyer arraigned over N36m fraud, remanded in prison
According to the anti- graft commission, Okereke and his company, Natuzzi Nigeria Limited are found guilty of conspiracy to steal contrary to section 516 of the Criminal Code Cap C17, Vol 2 Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2003.
Updated: 05/22/2012 09:01P
Double killer, John Gallagher hands himself in
Gallagher, handed himself in to the Central Mental Hospital yesterday. Under the Criminal Law Insanity Act 2006 his continued detention as a patient is a matter to be determined by the Criminal Law Mental Health Review Board.
Updated: 05/22/2012 08:54P
George Runner: To fight war against meth, California needs multi-state, real
While serving in the state Legislature I worked closely with law enforcement, retailers and labor to enact laws that make it more difficult for criminals to produce meth. We passed good laws that have made a difference. I continue to support new ways
Updated: 05/22/2012 08:42P
George Will: Conspiring to loot
The US Department of Justice intends to seize it, sell it for perhaps $1.5 million and give up to 80 percent of that to the Tewksbury Police Department. The Caswells have not been charged with a crime. They are being persecuted by two governments eager
Updated: 05/22/2012 08:14P
Governor O'Malley Signs New Laws to Deter Wildlife Poaching
The legislation, sponsored by Delegate Wendell Beiztel and Delegate Barbara Frush, will improve the enforcement of wildlife laws and deter wildlife poaching. “Poaching is an intolerable criminal act,” said Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Updated: 05/22/2012 08:06P
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