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Eviction specialist backs moves to make squatting illegal
Graham Kinnear, Managing Director at Landlord Assist said: "We would like to see those websites that offer lists of vacant properties and advice for squatters relating to Section 6 (1) of the Criminal Law Act to be removed from the internet as they
Updated: 03/23/2011 04:19A
In defense of professors who use real-life examples
Although I do not know Professor Connell, there is a simple important concept that needs to be addressed here, the use of absurd hypothetical examples entailing violence, sexist and/or racist concepts is key to the teaching and learning of criminal law
Updated: 03/23/2011 03:52A
Gov. Jindal announces bills to crack down on crime
Here, our penalties are severe, our justice is swift, and we will never tire of keeping our streets and neighborhoods secure.” Colonel Mike Edmonson, State Police Superintendent, said, “As a law enforcement officer, our greatest responsibility is to
Updated: 03/23/2011 02:19A
NYU Law welcomes former TARP special inspector general
Neil Barofsky, a graduate of NYU Law in 1995, will work with the Mitchell Jacobson Leadership Program in Law and Business and the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law. He will also teach a fall 2011 course on the financial crisis.
Updated: 03/23/2011 01:58A
Pressure on Republican leaders to 'force' Democrats' return
The missing lawmakers may be testing the patience of their colleagues, but they're not violating any criminal law, Schumm said. And even if they were, they have some immunity from prosecution. That's because according to the state constitution,
Updated: 03/23/2011 01:27A
An Open Letter to All Locksmiths — TF Stern
While it is not my style to preach; I'll make an exception and include a rather lengthy quote from this same chapter: “Men use a variety of arguments to justify the use of the police power to restrict competition. Some claim there is over-production of
Updated: 03/22/2011 11:17P
Compromise deal on Scots appeal cases
The Justice Secretary – and many senior figures in the Edinburgh legal establishment – remain deeply suspicious of what they see as the expansion of the new London-based court into Scots criminal law. SNP leaders fear that Westminster plans to widen
Updated: 03/22/2011 11:12P
Texas Digest: Day care operator back in Texas after fatal fire; Fort Worth
A woman who was an international fugitive for nearly a month after a fire at her Houston home day care center killed four children was returned to Texas on Tuesday. Jessica Tata is being held without bail in a Houston jail, said US Marshals Service
Updated: 03/22/2011 10:39P
A question of military desertion
As a result, the penalty may be decreased to 10 months' imprisonment to be enforced in line with the Law on Criminal Execution, which would also lead to a certain decrease in penalty. However, since the action cited in the question constitutes the
Updated: 03/22/2011 08:01P
GOP policies shrink base
The law is no liberal solution to the immigration problem — immigrants must be sponsored by an employer and cannot leave the state of Utah. It is the US Chamber of Commerce's greatest dream — a source of cheap labor with few legal protections or rights
Updated: 03/22/2011 06:31P
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