Maritime Law 
Johnson files to run for Orangeburg County Sheriff – Times and Democrat
Orangeburg Department of Public Safety Officer and former U.S. Marine Darnell Johnson has announced he is running for sheriff of Orangeburg County. Johnson says he is displeased with the level of law enforcement services that are being provided to the … Continue reading
Marine guardian’ backs Keystone XL pipeline, fracking – AlterNet
The Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) is a law, signed by Governor Gray Davis in 1999, designed to create a network of marine protected areas off the California Coast. However, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2004 created the privately-funded …
For a gun-safe New York, worry about the crooks – New York Post
Marine Ryan Jerome is only stating what New York’s legitimate firearms owners have been saying for years (“In the Interests of Justice,” Editorial, Feb. 17). There are over 85,000 gun laws on the books, but only law-abiding citizens follow them … Continue reading
VIDEO/CLASS OF 1954: Plymouth North High School awards diploma to Korean War era vet – Abington Mariner
One of the provision of the act, signed into law by then-Gov. Mitt Romney in November 2005 … Tavares packaged his GED degree and records of his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps and, later, the Army National Guard. But … Continue reading
AP source: Pot found aboard plane near Marine 1 – Associated Press
The Secret Service said the plane had entered into the same airspace as Marine One. Officials interviewed the pilot and turned the matter over to local law enforcement. NORAD spokesman Michael Kucharek declined to disclose how close the Cessna …
Harbor commission agrees to radar sensors upgrade – San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Separately, the harbor commission on Thursday agreed to purchase two inflatable vessels that will be used to train students at the port’s new Regional Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center. The panel agreed to buy the boats from Costa Mesa …
The articulation of maritime piracy in Kenya’s foreign policy – Polity.org.za
Maritime piracy – and Somali piracy in particular – has … A lack of resources and expertise, and poor information surrounding procedural and evidentiary requirements in Kenyan law has posed a substantial challenge. This event arguably signals the …
Sunken treasure headed back to Spain – YAHOO!
Pizzo said Odyssey Marine must provide an inventory of the coins to Spain … “Clearly, the political influences in this case overshadowed the law,” she said. The ruling would also discourage other treasure hunters from reporting their finds, she added.
Can the Miami Marine Stadium become the next High Line phenom? – Miami Herald
To generate revenue for its operations, the Friends group is also proposing limited commercial development on a portion of the stadium’s vast parking lot, including a marine-exposition center and a restaurant. To get around a law that requires …
China’s Xi, U.S. officials talk food trade in Iowa – YAHOO!
The campaign also said despite Romney’s charges that the administration was soft on trade, he had criticized Obama for enforcing U.S. trade laws on Chinese tire exports … Shipping’s terminal at the city’s main maritime port, which shuffled an estimated … Continue reading
