Criminal Law 
Campaign law heads to governor’s desk – HometownLife.com
Marty Knollenberg, R-Troy, that will strengthen Michigan’s campaign finance laws and make abuse of campaign funds a criminal offense. Knollenberg’s district includes Clawson. House Bill 5058, part of a package of legislation designed to …
Is dad who killed man caught molesting his daughter a hero or criminal? – Alaska Dispatch
In most jurisdictions, according to “Criminal Law,” a widely used textbook, the use of fists in defense if there are no other weapons present is automatically an example of reasonable force. But in this case, were emotions an extenuating circumstance … Continue reading
Here’s a professional secret: I like cops – Concord Monitor
Writing these columns has been harder than I thought it would be. I’ve promised my editor I would write about the courts and criminal law, but I’ve also promised my employers at the New Hampshire Public Defender that I would … Continue reading
Deported criminal returned to Britain to claim his ‘right to family life’ – Daily Telegraph
Now a senior immigration judge has ruled that his right to a “family life”, enshrined in British law, trumps the Home Secretary’s desire to deport him again, which the judge said was “disproportionate”. It is believed to be the first … Continue reading
SJC overturns Milford infant death case: Medical aid not required – Worcester Telegram & Gazette
The Supreme Judicial Court said the state has adequate criminal laws prohibiting murder, most late-term abortions and the neglect and abuse of children to protect viable fetuses and living children “without the need to subject all women …
Bay Area sees dramatic drop in violent crime – San Francisco Gate
If the recession fed desperation, said Robert Weisberg, a criminal justice expert at the Stanford Law School, it may also have created a sense of “communal solidarity.” Crime went down, he noted, in some of the worst years of the … Continue reading
Bid to fast-track ban on all prostitution in Scotland – scotsman.com
However, the Scottish Government recognised that criminal law alone will not be sufficient to tackle the complex problem of prostitution and had made clear that legislation and enforcement are just part of the solution. “We will give careful …
UHV criminal justice students begin honors society chapter – Victoria Advocate
In the spring, Jena West, a criminal justice major who hopes to eventually go to law school, asked Akins if there was an organization that students studying in the field could join. Akins had served as faculty director for an … Continue reading
Can a piece of paper block border tunnels? New law will try – Yuma Daily Sun
The Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012, signed into law last week by President Barack Obama, makes it a criminal offense for property owners to build, finance or let others build border tunnels on their property. ”We didn’t have very … Continue reading
Republicans, Democrats spar on allowing illegal immigrants with criminal pasts to avoid deportation – FOX News
“It pretty clear in most immigration laws that you want to weed out the most serious … They also must have no major criminal offenses, have been in the country for at least five continuous years, have graduated from a … Continue reading
