Criminal Law 
Penn State report to fuel civil, criminal proceedings – USA Today
The incident is at the heart of a pending criminal trial in which Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley, now on leave, and retired vice president Gary Schultz are charged with lying to a grand jury and failing to report … Continue reading
TVShack and the expanding reach of criminal copyright law – Los Angeles Times
Also TV networks vs. the Dish’s commercial Hopper Republicans are from Nashville, Democrats are from Funkytown Is Aereo a 21st century Betamax? Maybe As with Megaupload, the TVShack case seems to push the boundaries of copyright law …
Chile’s Pinera signs hate crime law after gay youth death – Reuters
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile on Thursday became one of the last Latin American nations to pass an anti-discrimination law, after a brutal beating that led to a young gay man’s death put pressure on conservative president Sebastian Pinera’s …
Chile’s Pinera signs hate crime law after gay youth death – msnbc.com
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile on Thursday became one of the last Latin American nations to pass an anti-discrimination law, after a brutal beating that led to a young gay man’s death put pressure on conservative president Sebastian Pinera’s …
Fed funds target crime across New York state – The Business Journal
Grants from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program are intended to assist local law enforcement in efforts to reduce crime and improve the criminal justice system. The state grant will be split …
Statewide crime statistics for 2011 scheduled for release – msnbc.com
A news conference is scheduled for Thursday in Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office. The state compiles annual crime statistics based on data provided by local law enforcement agencies across North Carolina. Crime was down across the state in 2010 …
Florida Supreme Court upholds tough drug possession law – msnbc.com
Derek Byrd, president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said the Florida law flies in the face of the concept of criminal intent, a “bedrock principle” of criminal law in the United States. “In essence, someone could be … Continue reading
Viewpoints: With voter ID laws, GOP is pulling off a crime at ballot box – Sacramento Bee
Spare us any more hooey about “preventing fraud” and “protecting the integrity of the ballot box.” The Republican-led crusade for voter ID laws is revealed as a cynical ploy to disenfranchise as many likely Democratic voters as possible, with …
Felon Voting Laws Disenfranchise 5.85 Million Americans With Criminal Records: The Sentencing Project – Huffington Post
A record number of Americans with criminal records cannot vote in what is expected to be a tight presidential election, a new study says. More than 5.85 million adults who’ve been convicted of a felony aren’t welcome at polling places, … Continue reading
The victims of crime deserve swift justice – Daily Telegraph
Magna Carta asserted that “to no one will we refuse or delay right or justice”. Justice delayed is indeed justice denied, especially to the victims of crime. Yet our justice system routinely tolerates delay. On average, almost five months elapse … Continue reading
