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Up the Ladder: professional transitions and honors
Judge Charlie Bairdof the 299th District Court of Travis County will become chief of the criminal law section at theFowler Law Firmas of Jan. 3.
Updated: 12/07/2010 09:00P

RAPE AS AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME
Rape is classified as an act of torture within international human rights, humanitarian and criminal law. Rape is used to discourage dissent and to
Updated: 12/07/2010 07:50P

2011-2012 Grand Jury volunteers sought
It also hears information on certain criminal investigations. All communications to the Grand Jury are confidential, and it responds to all signed citizen
Updated: 12/07/2010 07:31P

STDs, Broken Condoms and 'Sex By Surprise': A Primer on the Charges Against
First things first: According to the Swedish criminal code, there is no "broken condom" law, nor is there a law against having consensual unprotected sex.
Updated: 12/07/2010 07:29P

State of alert
A power usually reserved for the aftermath of natural disasters, accidents or epidemics, it is two steps below martial law, constitutionally.
Updated: 12/07/2010 07:26P

This Man Will Pay You $6000 To Commit Murder
This here is not a matter of theology, it is a matter of the law. And not a matter of constitutional law, but of criminal law.
Updated: 12/07/2010 07:23P

Ute Indian Tribe issues resolution
In exchange for allowing this to happen, the tribe pledged to modify its Law and Order Code to more closely resemble Utah's Criminal Code and bring its
Updated: 12/07/2010 06:55P

How I saved the world, by Gordon Brown (and, no, the crash was nothing to do
'If there is no criminal law and thus there are no criminal prosecutions to deal with these flagrant abuses, there should be,' he writes.
Updated: 12/07/2010 06:54P

Third trial for woman accused of concealing births
Hill struck down a portion of the law under which she was charged, eliminating the word “before” from that section of the Criminal Code of Canada.
Updated: 12/07/2010 06:11P

Court upholds confinement of 'sexually dangerous'
In that case, the justices said that civil commitment "does not require the criminal law burden of proof," appeals court Judge Diana Gribbon Motz wrote.
Updated: 12/07/2010 06:02P

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