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JACA Considers Expanding Copyright Law to DVDs, Can't Learn from Others' Mistakes
The Agency for Cultural Affairs intends to submit suggested changes to Japanese copyright law next year, to expand criminal copy protection law to DVDs and
Updated: 12/08/2010 11:19P
Justices, Minus One, Hear Challenge to Arizona Law on Hiring Immigrants
The 1986 law, the Immigration Reform and Control Act, said it overrode “any state or local law imposing civil or criminal sanctions.
Updated: 12/08/2010 11:04P
Justices, Minus One, Hear Challenge to Arizona Law on Hiring Immigrants
The 1986 law, the Immigration Reform and Control Act, said it overrode “any state or local law imposing civil or criminal sanctions.
Updated: 12/08/2010 09:43P
Multnomah County grand jury finds no criminal wrongdoing by Portland police in
"The grand jury determined that the shooting was justified under the criminal law and that the fire, even if accidentally caused by the police,
Updated: 12/08/2010 09:39P
More states enter debate on sharia law
The case "presents a conflict between the criminal law and religious precepts," the appeals court wrote. "In resolving this conflict, the judge determined
Updated: 12/08/2010 09:21P
Scandinavian saga of legal intrigue awaits for Assange
If WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is extradited to Sweden for questioning on sexual-crime allegations, he will be plunged into a system of criminal law
Updated: 12/08/2010 09:13P
Verdict challenges Ohio law limiting employers' liability for workplace injuries
Now, under the deliberate intent standard, he said, workers need to establish what would be equivalent under criminal law to aggravated assault or murder.
Updated: 12/08/2010 09:04P
WikiLeaks and Julian Assange: Time to Update US Espionage Laws
No new criminal law can be given retroactive effect, but it could be used against any new or possibly even “continuing” violations.
Updated: 12/08/2010 08:59P
Evidence tossed after judge rules one of Sask.'s largest drug searches was illegal
"Admitting the evidence in these circumstances would amount to a judicial declaration that in the administration of criminal law, the end justifies the
Updated: 12/08/2010 07:49P
Busted Bank Robber Suspect Studied 'Criminal Law'
Shaun Cheveallier's family said he was studying criminal law, trying to find a new career. The WREG On Your Side Investigators found a post on his Facebook
Updated: 12/08/2010 07:28P
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