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Wisconsin Unions Threaten Businesses
"Failure to do so will leave us no choice but [to] do a public boycott of your business," the letter states. "And sorry, neutral means 'no' to those who work for the largest employer in the area and are union members." Some of the unions' targets were
Updated: 04/02/2011 05:11P
CBI charges Raja, 8 others and 3 companies in 2G case
The CBI said investigation has also revealed that Dynamix Realty, a partner of Mr Balwa's DB Realty, paid Rs 200 crore to Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd during December 2008-2009 through Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd and Cineyug Films Pvt Ltd (both DB
Updated: 04/02/2011 01:34P
For God's sake!
It should be pointed out that even in non-constitutional systems, such as the legal system during the Turkic and Ottoman empires, an analogous system of the “fiqh-siyasa” dichotomy or the separation between family, personal, and criminal law or
Updated: 04/02/2011 11:56A
Death of three: A wakeup call
Under China's criminal law, there are specific crimes and offenses (already reduced from 68 to 55 this year) that can merit capital punishment. Some of them carry a mandatory death sentence like smuggling, trafficking, transporting or manufacturing of
Updated: 04/02/2011 11:56A
silent injustice
Bonds issued by the government are very low-risk investments. However, they also offer lower rates of return than other investments. Jamwa explained that the decision to move NSSF's investments portfolio to higher risk but higher yielding ventures was
Updated: 04/02/2011 10:12A
WILSON v. KNOWLES
The California Court of Appeal affirmed Wilson's sentence. Justice Rushing dissented and would have found that the trial court violated Apprendi. Wilson presented the issue to the state supreme court, which denied his petition for review on the merits.
Updated: 04/02/2011 09:52A
U.S. v. CAPLER
threatened violence, or because the victim did not give knowing consent, either by reason "of ignorance or mistake of fact or of law other than criminal law or by reason of youth or defective mental condition, whether permanent or temporary.
Updated: 04/02/2011 09:48A
PEOPLE v. AMEZCUA
The trial court sentenced each appellant to the upper term of five years in state prison. The trial court found good cause to strike the gang allegations. Amezcua and Ortiz contend that: (1) their constitutional rights to a jury trial and due process
Updated: 04/02/2011 09:36A
Politicians exploit myth that Canada's soft on crime
Now that an election is upon us, prepare to hear politicians trot out the two great myths about the Canadian justice system: One, the system is soft on serious crime, and two, Canadians, perhaps as a result of embracing the first myth, strongly support
Updated: 04/02/2011 08:27A
Peter Andresen: Let us defend ourselves
According to state penal code, the chief law enforcement officer in the city or the county can issue a permit for good cause to a person deemed worthy. In some minds, that means that the Salinas Police Department or the Monterey County Sheriff's Office
Updated: 04/02/2011 08:08A
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