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Intel Chief says Sequestration to Hamper Cyberthreats Fight
At a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee today, National Intelligence Director James clapper said cyberthreats are the biggest problem facing the U.S. today. His prepared remarks are here. ......
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THE PREMIERE OHIO D.U.I. DEFENSE LAWYERS' SEMINAR
A Buddhist proverb says, "When the student is ready, the master appears." For three days last week, D.U.I. lawyers from across the state, and across the country, convened in Columbus for 'The Premier...
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Legal Marijuana and Family Law
The abuse of alcohol is often a factor in contested child custody and access hearings. While “social” drinking has never been a concern, where a parent has a history of alcoholism, binge drinking, or...
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Changes Proposed to Missouri Criminal Statutes
It's been several decades since the last update was done to Missouri's criminal statutes but it looks like the public won't have to wait much longer for changes to be implemented. A substantial...
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Local Police in Jacksonville, Florida Area Going After Synthetic Marijuana Cases
As criminal defense lawyers in the Jacksonville, Florida area, we have taken on several new cases involving arrests for synthetic marijuana. These cases typically involve undercover police officers...
View ArticleSunshine Week: In Celebration of Open Government
The following post appears courtesy of Melanie Ann Pustay, Director of the Office of Information Policy at the Department of Justice and Lisa Ellman, Chief Counselor for the Open Government Partnership...
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Department of Justice Endorses Recommendations for Changing Child Porn...
I wrote here last week about the exciting new report by the United States Sentencing Commission, calling for substantial changes to the way child pornography crimes are sentenced in this country. The...
View ArticleCharlotte Woman Charged with Misdemeanor Death by Vehicle
A Charlotte woman has been arrested and charged with a misdemeanor death by vehicle after she was invloved in a fatal car accident Sunday morning. Accordingly, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police...
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After Madoff: Should Charities and Their Officers Become More Wary About Who...
Michael J. Kline writes: This blog series has often used Forms 990 and Forms 990-PF filed with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) by public charities and private foundations, respectively, which have...
View ArticleCalifornia Man Exonerated by DNA Evidence after 14 Years in Prison
Johnny Williams with his attorney, Melissa Dague O'ConnellA California man who was convicted of raping a nine-year-old girl in 1998 was exonerated Friday after new DNA testing secured by the Northern...
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Your Consent to Search Has Limits
The facts in the case of Huey Lee Oldham versus the State of Florida are as follows: Deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office went to Mr. Oldham's home to investigate a neighbor's...
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Maine Drug Court Process Ruled Unconstitutional
The case of Arnold Gross v. State of Maine challenges the fundamental structure of Maine's drug court system. In the February 25, 2012 decision, Justice William Anderson of the Penobscot County...
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Recanted Testimony in Battery Cases
Ever been under a lot of pressure and emotion, so much so that you said something you shouldn't have said? It happens. What happens when a couple's night of drinking turns ugly? Ever known an ugly,...
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NYC Housing Development Fund Corporation Property Manager Indicted for Second...
Calling it a theme may be too strong, but Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. is plugging away on his mission to snag, a/k/a, arrest, white collar defendants who commit Grand Larceny and...
View Article"ProPublica: Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About...
The piece is excerpted at FourthAmendment.com: Data companies are scooping up enormous amounts of information about almost every American. They sell information about whether you're pregnant or...
View ArticleVirginia Man Exonerated by DNA Evidence
A Virginia man who was convicted of a 1976 abduction of a woman and her two children was exonerated Friday when his writ of actual innocence was granted by the Virginia Supreme Court after DNA testing...
View ArticleHow can a Family Law attorney help me with child custody modification?
If you are unhappy with a prior child custody order, you will need to petition the court to modify it. You will also have to show there has been a material change in the living situation of yourself or...
View ArticleE.D.Pa.: Officer corroborated tip when they saw defendant with gun; hot...
Officers got a man with a gun wearing a leather jacket with a hoodie on the street. Responding, defendant matched the description. When he saw a gun in defendant’s waistband, the report, even if...
View ArticleFreispruch nach Vergewaltigungsvorwurf durch eigene Mitarbeiterin
Ein 42-jähriger Inhaber einer Sicherheitsfirma wurde von einer damals 21-jährigen ehemaligen Mitarbeiterin der Vergewaltigung bezichtigt. Vor dem Schöffengericht in Reutlingen bestritt der Angeklagte...
View ArticleFender Bender Reckless Driving Tickets
Some people are surprised when they’re in a fender bender and the trooper gives them a reckless driving ticket. Sometimes the trooper has nothing else to charge other than reckless driving. This...
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