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Attorney Doug Atkinson Defends Montgomery and Walker County Residents Facing
The new sites focus on criminal drug crimes DWI and violent crimes, which are commonly charged throughout both counties. It is important that an accused person has access to a successful defense law firm, and they now can easily find Attorney Atkinson
Updated: 04/17/2011 12:09A
Georgia lawmakers get mixed reviews
The final gesture of the 2011 regular session was an Arizona-style immigration law to get tough on people who are in the country illegally and, ostensibly, on those who hire them. Near-certain legal challenges aside, it will probably accomplish one of
Updated: 04/17/2011 12:01A
Charges tossed against former mayor
PENN YAN — A criminal indictment against the village's former mayor has been dismissed by a judge who said the charges fall under tax law, not penal law. Acting Yates County Judge Dennis Bender made the ruling Friday morning in the case against Douglas
Updated: 04/16/2011 11:49P
A criminal record should not be a job killer
The National Employment Law Project last week urged employers to reconsider hiring policies that excluded any candidates with criminal records. In a report headlined "65 Million Need Not Apply," the
Updated: 04/16/2011 11:19P
REGION: Jail screening program under fire
Newman said that 25 percent of all people being deported have no criminal convictions is evidence the program is being misused by some law enforcement agencies. In the politically charged debate over immigration, some agencies may be using the program
Updated: 04/16/2011 10:33P
San Antonio Criminal Defense Law Firm Reaching Out to Potential Clients
When the firm is contacted through their new sites, the criminal defense lawyer at the firm can quickly move forward and take the necessary legal action to defend the individual accused. The earlier the firm is involved, the better the potential case
Updated: 04/16/2011 10:22P
Abortion battle heats up in Ohio, nation
“Any of these new efforts to restrict abortion is likely to be challenged in the Supreme Court,” noted Susan Low Bloch, professor of criminal law at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC “It's mainly a question of which are decided and
Updated: 04/16/2011 09:13P
CVTC hosts criminal justice conference
A state wide criminal justice conference was held at Chippewa Valley Technical College. Students from technical colleges across Wisconsin attended demonstrations and also took part in a number of different training seminars.
Updated: 04/16/2011 09:05P
A rude federal awakening for medical pot dreams
The feds have come down – hard – on the Legislature's plans to expand medical marijuana far beyond the voters' original mandate. Marijuana enthusiasts have only themselves to blame. Gov. Chris Gregoire did the state a favor Wednesday by trying to
Updated: 04/16/2011 08:30P
Council panel votes to keep Leggett pal in job
Council President Valerie Ervin, D-Silver Spring, and Councilwoman Nancy Navarro, D-eastern county, voted to keep Subin in his role as director of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission during a meeting of the three-member Government Operations
Updated: 04/16/2011 08:15P
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