Administrative Law. September 2011 Legal News, Crime Stories and Legal Publications

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Judge considers DNA testing of items linked to Dexter murders

Bangor Daily NewsSeptember 1, 2011

The justices ruled that Cole should have issued written findings of fact as to why the evidence Cookson asked to be tested in 2009 did not meet criteria outlined in state law. The hearing Wednesday focused on the issue of where the items were before ...more »

Millthorpe residents, staff speak out over lodge scandal

Blayney ChronicleSeptember 1, 2011

Supporters of the lodge say they are concerned about how the department has handled allegations raised at a Guardianship Tribunal hearing in early July. "It's just shocking, I couldn't believe it," Tracey Nest, an owner of a business located near the ...more »

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Administrative Hearings

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Law professor Liu confirmed for California high court

ReutersSeptember 1, 2011

After a hearing on Wednesday in San Francisco that lasted little more than an hour, the three members of California's Commission on Judicial Appointments asked Liu a total of five questions. That followed a parade of 10 speakers extolling Liu, ...more »

Investigations

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Complex owner: Blue gloves belong to me

Macon Telegraph (blog)September 1, 2011

... murder suspect Stephen McDaniel's apartments by a private investigator belong to the complex's owner. McDaniel, 25, is accused in the slaying and dismemberment of Lauren Giddings, his 27-year-old neighbor and Mercer University law school classmate. ...more »

Federal Regulations

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'Cooperative agreement:' An introduction

Santa Ynez Valley JournalSeptember 1, 2011

These criteria were codified in 1978 in 25 Code of Federal Regulations part 83. Because of sloppy practices and procedures employed by California Indian agencies, these recognition criteria were often overlooked or falsified. Between 1885 and 1935, ...more »

Regulatory Enforcement

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Welcome to dragnet surveillance

SalonSeptember 1, 2011

Indeed, the FBI's rules are so permissive that some American cities have balked at joining Bureau-led Joint Terrorism Task Forces because they would run afoul of local laws that prevent the police from monitoring lawful religious and political activity ...more »