Criminal Law 
Governor Quinn signs ‘Crime Victims Compensation Act’ to aid victim and families – Examiner
Governor Pat Quinn was joined by legislators, community leaders and crime victims as he signed three new laws to increase assistance for crime victims and their families. The measures signed today will strengthen crime victims’ rights …
Prosecutors claim MegaUpload had enough US connections to face American criminal law – thecmuwebsite.com
Government representatives in the US have told a court in Virginia that MegaUpload had plenty of business connections with America, and therefore the company should be made to face criminal charges in the country, even though it was incorporated in … Continue reading
Campus crime law ignored at PSU – Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
For more than two decades, colleges and universities have been required to publicly share details of campus crimes and report murders, rapes, robberies, arson and other serious offenses to the federal government. That requirement was apparently …
Mass. lawmakers move closer to crime bill accord – Boston Herald
BOSTON – House and Senate negotiators inched closer to agreement Monday on a long-stalled overhaul of the state’s criminal sentencing laws, including a provision that would bar parole for three-time violent offenders. A six-member conference …
Feds say US ties make Megaupload subject to criminal law – Ars Technica
The United States government has told a Virginia judge that a long list of American connections makes Megaupload subject to US criminal law. The Friday court filing was a response to the company’s argument that its lack of a US … Continue reading
New Illinois laws help crime victims and their families – Abc Local Web
July 16, 2012 (CHICAGO) — Legislation that state leaders say helps protect crime victims is now law. Gov. Pat Quinn signed three bills Monday that beef up existing laws and practices. Under one new law, enforcement officers have to provide … Continue reading
Criminal libel law a blow to free expression – ifex.org
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) – Moscow, July 17, 2012 – The re-introduction of criminal libel to Russia’s domestic laws is a yet another serious blow to freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. The European Union member states, the United … Continue reading
Study: Stand your ground laws don’t deter crime – Ogden Standard-Examiner
“Stand your ground” laws do not deter crime and might actually cause an increase in murders and manslaughters, according to a study out of Texas A&M University. Researchers in College Station, Texas, looked at 21 states that in recent years … Continue reading
Crime victims and families assisted by 3 new Illinois laws – 13 WREX-TV
Three new Illinois laws will help strengthen the rights of crime victims and their families. House Bill 5187 will require law enforcement to give crime victims a written copy of their rights within 48 hours of first contact as well … Continue reading
Governor Quinn signs laws to help crime victims – msnbc.com
CHICAGO, Ill — Governor Pat Quinn signed a three laws Monday designed to increase assistance for crime victims and their families. Quinn says that the three measures signed today will strengthen crime victims’ rights, ensure that victims know their rights … Continue reading
