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...trade with the Philippines; andWhereas the development of the territory is being greatly retarded by the want of a law-making or legislative body therein, to be elected by the people:Resolved by the legislative assembly of the state of Oregon...
...It did that in 2010 when, in a case involving a former executive of Enron Corp., it narrowed the definition of a law making it a crime to "deprive another of the intangible right of honest services." The justices ruled that the law could...
...person in the officer's custody or in the custody of a law enforcement agency.HB 127 also updates computer hacking laws, making it illegal to use a keystroke logger to steal information as it is being entered into a computer. Previously it was...
...Borough of Juneau and the Municipality of Anchorage being examples) allow for the highest degree of autonomy and local law-making authority under Alaska law. Both Anchorage and Juneau were formerly much smaller and less powerful municipal governments...
...Alvarez had done nothing of the sort, and his claim to have done so ran him afoul of the Stolen Valor Act, a federal law making it a crime to falsely claim receipt of a military decoration.There's no doubt Congress' heart was in the right place...
...Alvarez had done nothing of the sort, and his claim to have done so ran him afoul of the Stolen Valor Act, a federal law making it a crime to falsely claim receipt of a military decoration.There's no doubt Congress' heart was in the right place...
...snooping on you?"After 9/11, Congress hastily passed the Patriot Act, the first of many changes to surveillance laws making it easier for the government to spy on you without having any evidence, or even suspicion you've done something wrong...
...when one party holds a supermajority, as the Republicans do in both the House and Senate, sound decision making and law making for the good of the public are sacrificed for power and pure political grandstanding. The other day the House and Senate...
...man's argument that he should not be charged with felony drunk driving because his offense occurred before a new state law making his crime a felony went into effect. Friday's ruling involves the case of Eric B. Fowler, 33, who was arrested...
...Constitution made it legal to own the marijuana. The appellate court reversed the conviction but upheld a state drug-dealer law making it illegal to possess more than four ounces of marijuana in a home. "Alaska citizens have a right to possess less than...