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Winning and losing issues from Kentucky's 2011 General Assembly
However, legislators rushed a bill into law to address something most Kentuckians never considered: allowing optometrists to perform some surgical procedures despite not having graduated from medical school. That bill followed large campaign donations
Updated: 03/10/2011 10:48P
Representative Watson Re-Introduces Bill For Good Faith Exception
Watson, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, vowed to take action on his bill that will clarify this area of criminal law. Currently, there is no “good faith exception” to the exclusionary rule that governs criminal investigations.
Updated: 03/10/2011 10:05P
[UPDATED] Irvine 11 Charged With Misdemeanors, Face Jail, Probation, Community
That university punishment is characterized as "sufficient," while the criminal charges are deemed "detrimental to our campus" and "a dangerous precedent for the use of the criminal law against nonviolent protests on campus." Rackauckas is accused of
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:59P
Judge rules in favor of Bay County police, prosecutors named in civil rights
“Indeed, prosecutors are entitled to absolute immunity even if their actions were wrongful, malicious, or taken in bad faith,” Ludington wrote, citing case law. “Plaintiffs who have been wronged by a prosecutor must look to criminal law or an attorney
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:52P
Sound Suppressor Bill Passes Committee
sound suppressors , which would provide numerous health, safety and strategic advantages for Illinois law enforcement officials serving on tactical response for SWAT teams, passed the Illinois House Judiciary II Criminal Law Committee Thursday.
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:46P
Light Sentences for Attack on Christians in Indonesia Condemned
12 attack became the basis for criminal prosecution as Barda did not even encounter Pastor Simanjuntak on that date. Pastor Simanjuntak said the light sentences showed that the state was unable to fully enforce the law. “This country is more afraid of
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:50P
Lawmakers won't remove gay sex ban from Kansas law
The House Judiciary Committee was considering legislation designed to cleanup language in the state's criminal code when the panel's top Republican and Democrat removed a provision that would have repealed the law. Rep. Jan Pauls, D-Hutchinson,
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:17P
Sex offenders hemmed in
The UNC School of Government's Jamie Markham explains the 300-foot rule at the North Carolina Criminal Law blog. Basically, the law requires serious sex offenders to stay 300 feet away from places designed for children within locations that serve other
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:34P
Jailhouse Watch: Many former top officials remain in jail for months
Ukraine's criminal code defines hooliganism as “a flagrant violation of public order motivated by overt disrespect for society, accompanied by particular impudence or exceptional cynicism.” If convicted of the offense, the men could be fined or
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:30P
Clear Commission Review of Illinois Criminal Code Steps Closer to Completion
Pat Quinn on Thursday signed Senate Bill 1310, which rewrites Criminal Code articles covering sex offenses, bodily harm offenses and deception and fraud. SB 1310 is the product of the Criminal Law Edit, Alignment and Reform (CLEAR) Commission,
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:29P
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