RALEIGH, NC — The North Carolina General Assembly is ready to close up work for a season, and is trying to tidy up some laws which have secured approval. The committee, for example, has agreed to compromise about changes to a bill which would allow bondsmen to access court records … View full post on Collateral Magazine

NEW YORK, NY — A bill has been sponsored by Senator Gustavo Rivera, which would allow charitable organizations to grant bail bonds for those who have been arrested on petty misdemeanors and who cannot afford bail. The bill has already passed the Senate and Assembly unanimously. The bill may be … View full post on Collateral Magazine

RALEIGH, NC – Senate Bill 756 has failed to pass in North Carolina. The bill would have severely limited unsecured appearance bonds and pretrial release programs. The bill would also have set minimum bail amounts for offenses. Introduced by Sen. Debbie Clary, the bill was supported by North Carolina bail … View full post on Collateral Magazine

Connelly: Bill O'Reilly should apologize to Seattle, Vancouver Seattle Post Intelligencer South of the 49th Parallel, remember the fit O'Reilly threw at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Our crime was choosing not to publish pictures circulated by the FBI of two "suspicious" passengers on a Seattle-Bainbridge ferry. The men were "still on the …

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HARTFORD, CT  – The House of Representatives passed a bail bill by 129-7. If the bill is signed into law it will impose new standards for Connecticut bail bondsman solicitation, bond reporting, and other requirements for the bond industry. The bill had previously passed the Senate unanimously. In the House … View full post on Collateral Magazine

Haslam signs teachers union bill, increase to Hall tax exemptions The Tennessean (blog) (Amended Bill Passed House 96-0; Passed Senate 31-0) This Bill terminates the post-conviction defender commission and creates the post-conviction defender oversight commission and the office of the post-conviction defender. (Amended Bill Passed House … and more »

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Rev. pushes bill to save DNA after convictions The Salem News The bill would also allow post-conviction access to the DNA evidence — which would help those falsely convicted, whether they're currently in jail, on parole or listed as a sex offender, Lucca said. Hill said he hopes to have a hearing for the bill …

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SEC Credit-Rating Rules, 401(k) Bill, ECB Greek Aid: Compliance BusinessWeek Emanuel Goffer last week lost a bid for a two-week postponement of the trial because of what he called “inflammatory” publicity from Rajaratnam's May 11 conviction. The case is US v. Goffer, 10-cr-00056, US District Court, Southern District of New York … and more »

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Crime fiction: the return of Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole, Bill James times two and … The Seattle Times New in crime fiction: Norwegian author Jo Nesbø's latest Harry Hole thriller; two books by two authors named Bill James; and local authors Aaron Elkins, Gregg Olsen and Kevin O'Brien pen new mysteries. Nesbø reads from "The Snowman" May 21 at Seattle's …

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Ex-Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell resurfaces Atlanta Journal Constitution It's apparent he feels no reason to shy away following his federal conviction for tax evasion and subsequent detention at a low-security prison camp and halfway house. Tom Houck, a political and media gadfly and longtime Campbell friend, … and more »

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