Law, Crime & Justice

Incorporating a company can be done online in Canada federally. Elsewhere, online filing may require lawyers, paralegals or other agents to file your documents for a fee.

Dec 3, 2009 - Bert Collingwood

William Benson traveled to each state in the U.S. when the 16th Amendment was ratified, obtained official records, wrote about his findings and was sued by the DOJ.

Dec 3, 2009 - Dan Reale

Not filing an income tax return on time can lead to expensive penalties and interest charges. For large amounts and complex situations, a tax professional can help.

Dec 2, 2009 - Bert Collingwood

A Franks Hearing is used to confirm or refute the truthfulness of an arrest warrant and the information used to acquire one.

Dec 2, 2009 - Dan Reale

There is a whole other league of child abusers out there. They commit economic abuse daily and contribute to the poverty of children nation wide.

Nov 29, 2009 - Kathy Schlossmacher

Medicine is governed by laws designed to prevent research abuses. Nevertheless, unethical experimentation continues on vulnerable populations such as the terminally ill.

Nov 28, 2009 - Jeffrey Willett

Arizona DUI laws can be tough and it's often quite helpful to find a reputable Arizona DUI attorney when faced with any type of DUI charge.

Nov 27, 2009 - Emily Rogers

Under Bill C-58, Internet Service Providers face fines and jail for not reporting sites containing child pornography and customers engaged in illegal activity.

Nov 26, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

A Swiss court has agreed to allow Polanski to walk free on two conditions - that he pay $4.5 million bail and remain in the country under house arrest.

Nov 25, 2009 - Alexandra Szydlowska

Learn how a new civil rights law, GINA, protects individuals from discrimination in the workplace, as well as from insurance companies due to genetic testing.

Nov 25, 2009 - Renee Holmes

Statute and caselaw universally hold that arrested persons are to be brought directly to a magistrate without undue delay.

Nov 25, 2009 - Dan Reale

The Northeast is home to cities with the highest and lowest crime rate ranking, according to CQ Press's new book.

Nov 24, 2009 - Elvira Nieto

Attorney Robert Jones wrote Secure the Blessings of Liberty to introduce people to the U.S. Constitution, the Federalist Papers and America's founding documents.

Nov 24, 2009 - Dan Reale

As the law requires criminal acts be committed voluntarily and non-insane automatism occurs where the body acts without conscious instruction, automatism is a defence.

Nov 23, 2009 - Zoe Robinson

Judges are divided over the sufficiency of computer contact between child and parent when deciding whether or not to allow a child to be moved to another jurisidiction.

Nov 23, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

Nearly fifty years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, there remains one tangible proof of the tragic event, a twenty-six second document of death.

Nov 23, 2009 - Heather Harris

Canadian prosecutors are making a second attempt to jail Tremblay as a dangerous offender. The application was triggered by his conviction for criminal harassment.

Nov 22, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

Operation Unite will see police in both countries take to the streets in major centers on Dec. 11 and 12 to combat street crime caused largely by binge drinking.

Nov 21, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

According to the U.S. State Department's 2008 International Narcotics Control Report, about 90 per cent of the cocaine entering America travels through Mexico.

Nov 21, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

The presence of a Christian symbol on public land has spurred a drawn-out debate on legal standing and the Establishment Clause.

Nov 20, 2009 - Jenny Ashford

The seach for Britain's Night Stalker ended with the arrest of a 52-year-old man who is believed to be responsible for over 100 sexual attacks and burglaries since 1990.

Nov 19, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

The False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to safely report false claims being made against the Federal Government, such as with Medicare fraud and military billing.

Nov 18, 2009 - David Harris-Gershon

The body of five-year-old Shaniya Nicole Davis, who was reported missing on Nov. 10, 2009 was found almost a week later. Her mother has been charged in the case.

Nov 17, 2009 - Elvira Nieto

The U.S. Constitution does not give Americans rights. It was created and modified to prevent government from infringing rights.

Nov 17, 2009 - Dan Reale

Music has the undeniable power to inspire and heal; but this power can also be harnessed to torture and coerce.

Nov 16, 2009 - Cheryn Tan

Most people end a marriage with divorce before embarking on a second. George Joseph Smith preferred bigamy and murder to end his marriage

Nov 16, 2009 - Lynda Osborne

Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try some 9/11 plotters in civilian courts has met with different responses from victims' families and politicians.

Nov 16, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

Bringing 911 suspects to New York City is not only proper, it may be the best way for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to strike a lasting blow against Al-Qaeda.

Nov 16, 2009 - Paul Hamilton

In addition to being aware of one's environment and de-escalating threats, there are a few things women can do make sure they do not become a criminal's target.

Nov 15, 2009 - Joni Chng

Half a century has gone by since the Clutter murders in Holcomb, Kansas on Nov. 15,1959, but memories of the event still cast a dark shadow over the community.

Nov 14, 2009 - Vickie Britton

A 51-year-old pilot is the latest member of a commercial flight crew to be criminally charged after his blood-alcohol level was found to exceed permissible amounts.

Nov 14, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

In the wake of the Ft. Hood shootings a flood of information about the gunman has emerged that makes it seem inconceivable that something was not done to prevent this.

Nov 12, 2009 - Melody Hicks

After a six-year investigation, Rwandan immigrant, Jacques Mungwarere,became the second person to be charged under Canada's Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act.

Nov 12, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

Gil Erickson used assets in the Erickson Family Trust to guarantee loans from private parties for his business, Northpoint Development, to build condominiums in San Jose.

Nov 12, 2009 - Dianne Smith

77 year old father and his four grown sons arrested in Missouri for 20 year old crimes.

Nov 12, 2009 - Elvira Nieto

Oliver Wendell Homes held that Congress could regulate speech that created a clear and present danger to cause the substantive evils that it has a right to prevent.

Nov 11, 2009 - James Lincoln Ray

The computer virus that was responsible for child pornography charges laid against Michael Fiola is now making the rounds, making it possible to frame innocent people.

Nov 11, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

Brown v. Board of Education was a major Supreme Court case from 1954, in which segregation was deemed not fitting to the Fourteenth Amendment.

Nov 10, 2009 - Thomas Wyatt

With its talons dug deep into Italy's social structure, the Mafia endures; unrelenting, it continues to suckle on those who can afford it least.

Nov 10, 2009 - Hari Navarro

Duress of circumstances is a recognition in English Law that sometimes it is necessary to commit a crime in order to avoid a greater evil.

Nov 9, 2009 - Zoe Robinson

Thames Valley Police force covers a vast area in central England. From towns and cities to vast tracks of countryside.

Nov 9, 2009 - Lynda Osborne

Raymond Jessop, 38, a member of the FLDS church was convicted of sexually assaulting his 16-year-old ninth wife despite the fact that she refused to testify against him.

Nov 9, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

Conservative Muslims control parts of what used to be Somalia and deal with transgressions with what the rest of the world sees as excessive cruelty.

Nov 8, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Tiny but fearless Kimberly Munley, a civilian DOD police officer with the Ft Hood base police has been credited in ending Major Hasan's rampage.

Nov 8, 2009 - Christopher Eger

According to a new report, proper monitoring of registered sex offender, Phillip Garrido could have resulted in kidnapped Jaycee Dugard being rescued sooner.

Nov 7, 2009 - Arthur Weinreb

Knowing ways to handle unpleasant confrontations and harassment before they become physical can do a great deal in saving a woman from victimization.

Nov 7, 2009 - Joni Chng

Carjacking can happen anywhere. There are steps drivers can take that may greatly reduce the risk of being carjacked.

Nov 7, 2009 - John Bartels

Without a professional police force it is difficult to imagine how law and order can be maintained. In various forms policing dates back to pre Christian times

Nov 7, 2009 - Lynda Osborne

There have been a number of landmark Supreme Court cases over the last 100 years. The court's rulings in these cases have helped to shape the nation.

Nov 6, 2009 - Thomas Wyatt

Each year, thousands of Colorado motorcyclists ride from Columbine High School to Platte Canyon High School to honor Keyes, whose last text message was "I love you guys."

Nov 6, 2009 - Candace Kearns Read