A proposal filed today by State Senator Raumesh Akbari (D) would dramatically change how marijuana possession is treated under Tennessee law by increasing the amount considered a low-level offense ...
A jury has found a man not guilty of offering a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat for the murder of a top Border Patrol commander ...
The Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA), enacted in 1996, requires defendants convicted of certain federal crimes to pay ...
Snapchat messages a Chicago man accused of soliciting the murder of a Border Patrol commander unknowingly sent to a ...
SB 1587 adds $1 million minimum damages, employer liability and ICE notification requirements The post Tennessee bill would ...
A case that started in Gibson County may soon have far-reaching results when the Tennessee Supreme Court hears arguments ...
JAKARTA: Civil groups have warned the newly effective Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) can undermine civil liberties and risk pushing the country toward an authoritarian ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia on Friday began enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major ...
Indonesia’s long-awaited new Criminal Code, which has come under fire for its bans on pre-marital sex and insults to the state, comes into effect today. The 345-page Code was approved by parliament in ...
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JAKARTA, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Indonesia's new criminal code, which will make crimes of premarital sex and insulting the state when it takes effect on January 2, will need public oversight to help ...
The Liberal government is proposing what it calls a 'generational' amendment to the Criminal Code. Justice Minister Sean Fraser’s Bill C-16 would reinstate mandatory minimum sentences for certain ...