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Warren Leight Taking Over 'Law & Order: SVU'
The experienced producer/writer/show runner will return to writing for the police mystery driven show, Law & Order, but this time on SVU. He started his career writing for Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and then moved on to several other projects,
Updated: 04/11/2011 11:18P
Can Arifinto Be Charged Under the Porn Law?
Chairul Huda, a criminal law expert, said Arifinto could be charged if it was proven that he had stored the porn file on his computer instead of accidentally opening a random e-mail link, as the lawmaker had claimed. A series of pictures taken by a
Updated: 04/11/2011 08:59P
5th annual Criminal Law Symposium centers on First Amendment debate
The fifth annual Criminal Law Symposium, hosted by the Texas Tech Law Review last Friday, tried to set up a stage for new interpretations of the First Amendment. The program consisted of three separate discussion panels, along with several other guest
Updated: 04/11/2011 08:36P
Louis Te Kani to stand for Labour in Waiariki
Mr Te Kani, who has been a lawyer for 11 years, is part owner of law firm Moana Law in Rotorua. His main focus is criminal law but also Maori land issues, civil litigation and family law. He also worked for two years as a senior policy analyst with the
Updated: 04/11/2011 08:09P
Competition Authority says laws allowing fines needed
Currently, the courts only impose fines in competition cases taken under criminal law. Gerald FitzGerald, a director of the Competition Authority, said that in this regard Ireland is unusual. The courts and competition authorities in “virtually all” EU
Updated: 04/11/2011 08:00P
Leight's In: 'Lights Out' Showrunner Takes Helm of 'Law & Order: SVU'
Leight got his start as a TV writer on “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” so he's no stranger to the franchise, the story points out. But “SVU” is in limbo at the moment, waiting for word on whether it is coming back for a 13th season.
Updated: 04/11/2011 04:51P
'Some judges have the write stuff'
A couple of years ago, for instance, I wrote of US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' opinion in a criminal law case that departed from the usual dry, “just the facts, ma'am” recitation of what happened and instead channeled hardboiled detective
Updated: 04/11/2011 04:05P
Why Insider Trading Is Wrong
To say that the person selling (or buying) the shares on the opposite side of the trader with inside information is a victim stretches that term far beyond its usual meaning in criminal law. The broader market could be viewed as a victim when prices
Updated: 04/11/2011 03:51P
Why Is Insider Trading Wrong?
There is also the argument that insider trading is simply unfair when a corporate insider or outside adviser takes advantage of access to information to reap significant personal gains that are unavailable to other investors. Prof.
Updated: 04/11/2011 03:51P
Widener professor sues dean over racism, sexism charges
An embattled professor at Widener University School of Law has sued law Dean Linda Ammons for defamation after he was placed on administrative leave for allegedly using violent hypothetical situations and offensive language during his criminal law
Updated: 04/11/2011 03:35P
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