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Court's focus on deterrence in Firstmac case: a crucial reminder for financial product distributors
The Firstmac case addressed the quantum dispute relating to the contentious civil penalty that arose from the judgment on liability, Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Firstmac Limited ...
Bryan Kohberger Defense Argues Autism Diagnosis Should Take Death Penalty Off the Table
The argument about potential sentencing measures comes as Judge Steven Hippler warns defense attorneys and prosecutors on the ...
NCAA rules committee proposes timeout penalty to deter faking injuries
The NCAA football rules committee’s latest idea to stop the trend of faking injuries will be to charge a timeout in certain situations.
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Below-the-Threshold Deterrence, Philippine Style
In the middle of the night, a CBS News crew onboard the Cape Engaño woke to the sound of alarms. The Philippine sailors ...
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Bill would get rid of death penalty in Pennsylvania
Legislation proposed by a Susquehanna Valley lawmaker would abolish the death penalty in Pennsylvania. House Bill 888 would remove the death penalty as an option for punishment for first-degree murder ...
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Will harsher punishment really reduce rape?
In light of the recent nationwide call for swifter execution of rapists and the Law Advisor’s reponse, we revisit the legal and societal implications of the death penalty for rape ...
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Bryan Kohberger Defense Argues Autism Diagnosis Should Take Death Penalty Off the Table
“Mr. Kohberger’s autism spectrum disorder (ASD) reduces his culpability, negates the retributive and deterrent purposes of capital punishment, and exposes him to the unacceptable risk that he ...
Professional Planner1d
Why members shouldn’t pay when trustees misbehave
A case brought by ASIC against AustralianSuper sets out how and why profit-to-member fund trustees are treated differently ...
Gov. Landry defends nitrogen execution as a crime deterrent, but a judge blocks the state's first use of this method
A judge has halted Louisiana’s first nitrogen hypoxia execution, but Gov. Jeff Landry says the method is a necessary deterrent to violent crime.
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Gov. Landry defends nitrogen execution as a crime deterrent, but a judge blocks the state's first use of this method
AND AFTER A LUNCHEON IN SAINT TAMMANY PARISH, GOVERNOR LANDRY SAYS THIS IS NOT ABOUT JUST PUNISHMENT. HE SAYS IT’S ABOUT DETERRENCE. HOW ABOUT WE SEND A SIGNAL TO PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT IF YOU ...