International News

• Lap Dancing A Crime In Israel

  Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said on Sunday that law enforcement had received a statement from the state attorney’s office saying lap dancing can be considered a form of pro...

• Guadalajara Is First To Relax Sex In Public LawS

  It’s now less risky to get frisky – in public – in Guadalajara.   Mexico’s second-largest city has made it harder to police sexual activity in places...

• Proposal to decriminalise traffic offences in Keny

  The high number of traffic cases is disrupting the criminal justice system yet there is little evidence to show that sentences are making roads safe.   Traffic offences const...

• U.S. Military in Germany Go to Local Courts for DU

  Barbecues, village festivals and get-togethers where alcohol is served may be a huge part of summertime fun in Germany, but the consequences of driving under the influence afterward can b...

• Germany edges toward Chinese-style rating of citiz

  China is experimenting with a dystopian “social credit system” which grades every citizen based on their behavior. The head of an expert panel argues that Germany is sleepwalk...

• Germany - What we learned from this year’s crime

  The national crime statistics published on Tuesday indicated a dramatic drop in crime levels. At the same time, the general public think that Germany is becoming less safe. So where does...

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National News

• Chief justice: Public will be able to access Maine

  The judiciary Thursday announced that the public would be able to access some court documents online once the $15 million electronic case filing system is implemented over the next few ye...

• Proposed bill would eliminate PACER fees

  A new bill before the U.S House of Representatives would prohibit the federal courts from charging for public documents. The Electronic Court Records Reform Act would require that documen...

• Public records hard to access in Minnesota

  Getting your hands on government information in the state of Minnesota is not always as easy as it may sound. In fact in some cases it may be impossible.   A KARE 11 investig...

• Long-public Nevada arrest database made secret

  A database of Nevada arrest records that was open to public inspection for decades has been made secret by a new state law.   The Nevada Department of Public Safety, which co...

• Legal nonprofit expands access to Maryland court d

  Matthew Stubenberg may be leaving his job as information technology director at Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service later this month, but his chief accomplishment at the Baltimore nonprofi...

• Lee County Clerk of Court hosts free workshop on h

  Learn how to search and view Lee County’s civil and criminal court documents and public records at a free two-hour workshop Sept. 20 at the Cape Coral Public Library. &nbs...

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