Mandatory Minimum Sentence for Drug Trafficking Is Unconstitutional: BC Judge
Mandatory Minimum Sentence For Drug Trafficking Is Unconstitutional: BC Judge
He has 21 prior convictions, including fraud or forgery offences, thefts, assault, possession of a prohibited weapon and — most significantly — a 2012 trafficking charge. … Changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act will impose tougher sentences for …
Read more on Huffington Post Canada
Senate adopts narrow voucher school accountability bill
"That's my definition of accountability, and that's what this piece of legislation does," Olsen said. Sen. John Lehman of Racine, a former teacher and the ranking Democrat on the Senate … The first of the proposals would make people immune from …
Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Major marijuana legalization measure off the table for 2014
Despite polls indicating that Californians are poised to legalize pot, the state's best shot for a marijuana measure has suddenly gone up in smoke — and that likely means the Golden State will have to wait until at least 2016 to catch up with other …
Read more on San Jose Mercury News