International Law

US immigration agents face problems transiting drugged deportees overseas
[JURIST] US immigration agents transiting involuntarily sedated immigration deportees through foreign countries have been challenged by local authorities, the Washington Post reported Wednesday...

Why some convicted immigrants are still in the U.S.
In some cases, the convict's home country won't take the guy back. Countries like Iran, China, India and Vietnam are either slow to accept the deportees or won't take them at all. Which means they go back on the street...

Jamaican Lesbian Denied Asylum
A Federal appeals court in Philadelphia has denied the asylum claims of Jamaican lesbian Marcia Forrester, despite widespread violence and persecution of lesbians in Jamaica. The court wrote that "notwithstanding Forrester's obvious masculinity and lesbian status, she failed to offer any evidence that she was tortured or arrested on any of her four visits to Jamaica...

Lawyer Seeks $108 Million From Ponzi Scheme
That dollar amount from a news report in the Jamaica Observer sure grabbed my attention, until I realized it was $108 million in Jamaican dollars. Still, even when converted to U.S...

Deportation dilemma
Robert Salmon is a Jamaican who has lived in the United States since May 1984. Much of his family also lives in the United States as legal permanent residents. After New York state authorities convicted him of an aggravated felony,...

Badvertising Hall of Shame / ADA
From the website of Andy Nolen, who practices in the Harris County Criminal Justice Center: RATED BY GOOGLE AND YAHOO AS ONE OF HOUSTON’S: BEST CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS BEST CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS BEST CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS BEST CRIMINAL LAW FIRMS BEST CRIMINAL DEFENSE TRIAL LAWYERS I suppose he would say that his name pops up in a search for “best criminal attorneys Houston” [...

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Director Admits Criminal Neglect of Patient
Donna Cameron, of Ashton Pennsylvania, who was the former Director...

Finally, A Rational Discussion Of The Criminal Alien Program In Irving
My friend René Castilla has written an excellent guest editorial ...

Criminal Intimate Abuse Declining?
Criminal violence against intimate partners has dropped nearly two...

Immigration Consequences Of Criminal Convictions
IntroductionFor non-citizens, the immigration consequences of a cr...

Missing Children
Databases and organizations

Will my Criminal Record prevent me from naturalizing or getting a Green Card?
A Lawful Permanent Resident can apply for United States citizenship after 5 year...

It is my understanding that the 6th Amendment requires, that if you can't afford a lawyer in a criminal case, the Court must provide a lawyer in your defense at no charge to you. However, in a civil case no such protecti
That is not entirely true, even in the case of criminal cases. The court will pr...

Is it legal for me to tell a guy I am on the Pill so that I can get pregnant and get child support out of him?
Get real - you can't win by lieing. Child support is NOT for you it's ...

Favorite Law & Order spin-off?
I like Special Victims Unit and Criminal Intent because they focus more on the p...

In criminal testimonry, what is the difference between transactional immunity and use immunity?
"Use immunity" essentially prohibits the prosecution from using the witnesses te...

Criminal Law
If you have been arrested or mistreated by police you should speak to a criminal law attorney.

Wal-Mart
Avoids Criminal Charges over Clerk's Death

Drug Pusher
Biovail agrees to pay $24.6 million settlement in criminal lawsuit.