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When Canada’s Parliament re-convened in September 2011, the Minister of Justice introduced the Safe Streets and Communities Act, an omnibus bill of nine separate measures. The measures include replacing the pardon system with 'record suspensions', mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses.

Veteran Used as Test Case for Lawful Open Carry of a Weapon In 2013 a decorated Air Force veterans pleaded not guilty to a charge of "trespassing with a weapon." Mack Worley was arrested in Vancouver, Washington for carrying an AR15 rifle.

It isn't always easy to make a good arrest. Smart criminals meticulously back-up their plans. When caught, criminals generally claim that they are someone else.

“If you didn’t do anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about,” has become the mantra of wealthy white people when talking about law enforcement. The reality for the poor and persons of color is different. An example of the stark differences.

High School Teen Jailed for Underage Sex Ends Up With Older Woman In a case involving more twists and turns since Jared Fogle, "the Subway guy," a Florida, high school cheerleader was jailed for having sex with an underage classmate. While most.

Us SCOTUS Overturns Decades Old Law About Sports Betting The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (Pub.L. 102–559), known as PASPA, is a judicially overturned law that was intended to define the legality of sports betting throughout America. This act.

OAKLAND, Calif. —The personal information of nearly 5,000 patients at three Bay Area hospitals may have been stolen and authorities only found out about because of a drug bust in Oakland almost a month ago. Sutter Health East Bay region notified the.

A large majority are aware that privacy is a legal right protected by stringent laws here in Nevada and the U.S. An officer of the law cannot indiscriminately eavesdrop on your phone conversations without judicial authorization. But that's just one aspect of.

On May 17, 2013 the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the crack cocaine sentencing changes must be applied to all federal prisoners sentenced prior to the 2010 law. The court’s ruling in US v Blewett could have reopened the door to.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction secured by the SEC and the CFTC freezing the assets a spouse received in a divorce settlement from her former husband who ran a massive Ponzi scheme. The court held that the.