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Poppy burning, free speech and the £50 question
The Sun is wrong that Emdadur Choudhury's low fine had anything to do with human rights; Chief Magistrate Riddle made clear that “invoking the criminal law to interfere with freedom of expression is proportionate“. But two important questions do arise.
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:49A
Gay prank pupils must pay
The Restorative Justice Centre, which joined the case as a friend of the court, said there was an overreaction to the boys' misbehaviour as they had been punished at school, at court and still had to face a damages claim. The centre felt restorative
Updated: 03/09/2011 04:41A
Sacramento Criminal Defense Attorney Michael Wise Launches New Marketing Campaign
The Sacramento law firm of Michael Wise announced an aggressive new client development campaign to inform prospective clients about the firm's ability to help clients deal with criminal law issues. The Law Firm of Michael J. Wise is partnering with
Updated: 03/09/2011 04:16A
Murfreesboro Law Firm of McCarter, Catron & East, PLLC., Celebrates its 2nd
McCarter, Catron & East, PLLC., is a Murfreesboro-based law firm serving clients throughout Rutherford County, Tennessee, is celebrating its 2nd anniversary of offering legal services in the areas of divorce law. The firm was founded in 2009 by Gilbert
Updated: 03/09/2011 04:15A
Turkish Crackdown on Critics of Islamist Government Widens
Ninety-nine of one-hundred arrest decisions lack the concrete reason required by law. The law requires concrete evidence such as when and how the journalists became a members of a terror organization," criminal lawyer Metin Feyzio?lu, who is also the
Updated: 03/09/2011 04:09A
Violations of Freedom of Expression and Fair Trial Raise Concern
According to the report, Articles 301, 318 and 220 of the Turkish Criminal Law (TCK) and Article 7/2 of the Anti-Terror Law (TMK) constitute restrictions of freedom of expression. These articles concern "Insulting the Turkish People, Republic of Turkey
Updated: 03/09/2011 03:37A
Senate decriminalizes Proposition B (AUDIO)
The Senate has tentatively approved Senator Michael Parson's bill that keeps many provisions of the law but takes them out of the criminal law statutes and leaves the businesses in a regulated industry. Parson says Proposition B, without the changes,
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:07A
Police station is hangout for Explorers
Explorers learn about criminal law and court procedures and participate in ride-alongs with officers and other community events. Post 612 is led by Officer Kevin Davis, who took the reins about two years ago. Davis is a Mooresville native who lives in
Updated: 03/09/2011 01:47A
Feds lobbied for single-sport betting
The CAW, gaming industry officials, Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan and MP Joe Comartin (NDP — Windsor-Tecumseh) have been asking the federal Minister of Justice for Criminal Code changes
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:13P
Legislators dissent rights activists' protection bill
The protection of human rights defenders sounds a bit paternalistic, as everybody in this country deserves protection,” Prosperous and Justice Party (PKS) representative Bukhori Yusuf told a hearing with human rights activists who support the
Updated: 03/08/2011 10:07P
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