Mar 11th, 2010 · California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ended the state's practice of destroying the parole records of convicted sex offenders a year after they finish their paroles. The move was prompted by Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher who urged the governor to make that change after a registered sex offender was charged in the murder of a San Diego teenager, and Fletcher discovered his parole file had been destroyed. Fletcher offers his insight.
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Mar 9th, 2010 · The law excludes anyone convicted by a court from participating in elections. The Nobel laureate, who has spent 14 of the past 20 years in detention, was convicted last August of violating the terms of her house arrest by briefly sheltering an American who swam to her lakeside residence.
Keywords: Americans · law · residents · convicted · shelter · Detention · laureate · Nobel · Myanmar · exclude · Suu · Kyi
Mar 7th, 2010 · Europeans are debating the overall reach of the Internet into their lives. An Italian court recently convicted three Google executives for privacy violations after a clip was posted on Google Video showing a disabled student being bullied by classmates in Turin. The ruling highlights a deep trans-Atlantic cultural gap: Americans see the ruling as undermining the concept of freedom of expression, while Europeans put privacy first — they consider it a fundamental human right.
Keywords: European · Turin · Americans · Italian · protections · executives · freedom · culture · convicted · human · students · privacy
Mar 4th, 2010 · Two Germans and two Turkish men were convicted Thursday over a foiled 2007 plot to attack U.S. targets in Germany and given prison sentences ranging up to 12 years.
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Mar 1st, 2010 · The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in the appeal case of former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling. Skilling was sentenced to a prison term of more than 24 years for his role in the collapse of the energy giant.
Keywords: Enron · Skilling · energy · convicted · Prisons · Supreme Court · Supreme · CEO · collapse · Enron CEO Jeff Skilling
Feb 28th, 2010 · In early February, a federal court in New York convicted Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui of attempted murder of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The FBI says she was an al-Qaida operative. She says she was held in secret custody by Pakistan and the U.S. and tortured, which the U.S. denies.
Keywords: Afghanistan · Afghan · federal · operative · lady · New York · convicted · Pakistan · Custody · Scientists · Secret · FBI
Feb 26th, 2010 · A proposed law would require convicted animal abusers to register with a statewide database similar to the national database for sex offenders. Many proponents of the registry believe animals have the same basic rights as humans.
Keywords: national · Sex · animal · law · abusing · convicted · California · human · registered · Registry · database
Feb 25th, 2010 · An Italian court has convicted three current and former Google executives for privacy violations. Google says it will appeal these convictions. The case was closely followed for its implications concerning Internet freedom in Italy and elsewhere in Europe.
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