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Joan McAlpine: A chance for justice to heal this painful wound
There was an attitude that justice would be undermined if the Crown Office had to explain the reasons for decisions, when it should be the other way around. Common sense said prosecutors had messed up, by allowing two separate trials in which the
Updated: 01/30/2012 07:11P
Man sentenced to three years for rape
Mr Justice Paul Carney said it was the “experience of the court” that a young man taking the amount of drink that he had, along with a cannabis joint, could wake up the next morning unaware that he had committed homicide or rape.
Updated: 01/30/2012 07:10P
LAGS TAUNT VICTIMS FROM THEIR CELLS
Jean Taylor, from Families Fighting for Justice, said: “These perpetrators should not be able to have access to mobile phones in prison. “They are getting away with torturing their victims.” A Prison Service spokesman said: “Prisoners have no access to
Updated: 01/30/2012 07:07P
STEPHEN LAWRENCE KILLERS TO APPEAL
They battled police branded “institutionally racist” by an official inquiry for years to try to bring Stephen's killers to justice. Dobson and Norris have always pleaded their innocence. After they were sentenced, Neville urged them to admit their
Updated: 01/30/2012 07:03P
Meet Roscoe Filburn, the Dead Farmer at the Center of the ObamaCare Case
Raich that medical marijuana cultivated and consumed entirely within the state of California also counted as commerce “among the several States” and was therefore open to regulation under the Controlled Substances Act. That's the case where Justice
Updated: 01/30/2012 07:00P
She The People
By Mary C. Curtis In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first black actress to win an Academy Award, for best supporting actress in the 1939 film “Gone with the Wind” playing Mammy, Miss Scarlett's maid. Her achievement was considered a breakthrough,
Updated: 01/30/2012 06:25P
Conn. chief at center of abuse scandal retires
24 by the FBI and face charges including deprivation of rights and obstruction of justice; all of them have pleaded not guilty. Maturo is also facing heavy criticism for saying last week that he "might have tacos" as a way to do something for the
Updated: 01/30/2012 06:09P
Honour killings 'barbaric': justice minister
After 15 hours of deliberation, the jury handed down the guilty verdict. Mohammad Shafia, 58, his wife Tooba Mohammad Yahya, 42, and their son Hamed, 21, were convicted of the first-degree murder of Shafia's three teenage daughters and his first wife.
Updated: 01/30/2012 06:09P
NYC councilman wants independent police oversight
Two lawyers with the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University called Monday for such an office in a New York Times opinion piece. Democratic City Councilman Brad Lander echoed them in an interview with news website Capital
Updated: 01/30/2012 06:08P
Fed jury convicts 3 in Clean Air Act conspiracy
Fillers was also found guilty of obstruction of justice (http://bit.ly/AtHUGH ). Fillers' company, Watkins Street Project LLC, also was found guilty. Mathis was acquitted of failing to have an asbestos-trained person on site. Topics AP.
Updated: 01/30/2012 06:01P
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