Law_Crime

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Silver Spring resident Wendy Hercules, 16, speaks in support of a lawsuit filed by immigrant advocacy group Casa de Maryland that claims elections officials erroneously validated many signatures that helped send Maryland's Dream Act to referendum. The law would allow some illegal immigrants to receive tuition breaks. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez gets the customary Mexican "perp walk" by federal police officers in Mexico City after his arrest. Mr. Acosta, a former federal police officer, was one of Mexico's most-wanted. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Anthony Sowell, 51, was convicted on July 22 of killing 11 women and then hiding some bodies in his Cleveland home and burying others in his backyard.

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A woman is seen in front of wall decorated with flowers in memory of the victims of Friday's bomb attack and shooting rampage in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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** FILE ** Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens leaves federal court in Washington on Thursday, July 14, 2011, after a federal judge declared a mistrial in his perjury trial after prosecutors showed jurors evidence that the judge had ruled out of bounds. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Public corruption "is a problem across this country," says Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, co-sponsor of a bill to strengthen exisiting laws applying to misconduct in office. "Our citizens deserve to be governed by the rule of law, not the rule of men." (Associated Press)

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Associated Press David Pinckney, who calls himself as an "intactivist," demonstrates outside a San Francisco courthouse Thursday. A state judge struck down a proposed ballot initiative that, if approved by voters, would have banned circumcision in the city.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS "Boardwalk Empire" actress Paz de la Huerta pleaded guilty Thursday to harassment of a reality-TV figure.

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A police officer writes a parking ticket for a car illegally parked during rush hour on Constitution Avenue and west of 15th Street in Northwest Washington on Wednesday. The city is temporarily allowing people hit with citations before Jan. 1, 2010, to pay the original fines without late fees. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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In this file photo, a police officer writes a parking ticket for a car illegally parked during rush hour on Constitution Avenue and west of 15th Street in Northwest Washington, D.C. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times) **FILE**

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Chien-Ming Wang will start Friday for the Washington Nationals against the New York Mets. (Associated Press)

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Attorneys for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich filed a 158-motion for a retrial on his behalf, citing alleged errors and biases. A jury last month convicted the former governor on 17 of 20 charges. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., left, is arrested in front of the White House after performing an act of civil disobedience at a rally in support of the DREAM Act in Washington, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Associated Press Liberal California law professor Goodwin Liu, nominated Tuesday to the state Supreme Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, said he looked forward "to the opportunity to serve the people of California on our state's highest court."

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Associated Press Lawyer Hector Pineiro holds a photograph of a Kahr Arms handgun in Worcester, Mass., at the Aug. 15, 2002, announcement of a lawsuit against the gun maker in connection with the December 1999 fatal shooting of Danny Guzman. A settlement of the case was announced Tuesday.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS The entrance to Golders Green Crematorium in London is surrounded by media on Tuesday as mourners arrive for Amy Winehouse's funeral. She was found dead Saturday at her London home. She was 27.

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is said to be concerned about international reaction should the country develop nuclear weapons. (Associated Press)

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William Newell, Former ATF Special Agent in Charge Phoenix Field Division, is seen during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing looking into the Justice Department's firearms trafficking investigation, Operation Fast and Furious, on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Carlos Canino, ATF acting attaché to Mexico, is seen during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the Justice Department's "Fast and Furious" firearms trafficking investigation on Capitol Hill on July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)