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- proper noun law A compilation of the statutes of the United States federal government, with sections arranged by topic rather than by date of enactment, and with superseded and expired sections removed.
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I invite your attention to Title 18, United States Code, which is entirely criminal, bars various minor misdeeds like wire/mail fraud and white slavery, espionage, bank robbery, contains the RICO statute, etc.
McCain And Obama Battle It Out Over Supreme Court Handgun Decision 2009
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NO matter how perfect the statute is written, the people who perform the audit have conflicts of interest, and the very fact that the statute is published in the United States Code is a foolish public announcement of the method by which potential criminals will be investigated, so they can figure their way around any such audit.
The "All or Nothing Approach:" Should It Apply To Democracy? 2007
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Four other officers involved in the incident were not charged due to lack of evidence, although they could be charged later by the District Attorney, or the Civil Rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice, under 18 United States Code sections 242, which prohibits deprivation of civil rights "under color of law."
Brian Levin, J.D.: A Homeless Son's Death at the Hands of Police Spurs a Father's Call for Justice J.D. Brian Levin 2011
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Four other officers involved in the incident were not charged due to lack of evidence, although they could be charged later by the District Attorney, or the Civil Rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice, under 18 United States Code sections 242, which prohibits deprivation of civil rights "under color of law."
Brian Levin, J.D.: A Homeless Son's Death at the Hands of Police Spurs a Father's Call for Justice J.D. Brian Levin 2011
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Mr. von NotHaus was convicted under a section of the United States Code that makes it a crime to manufacture or pass "any coins of gold or silver or other metal, or alloys of metals, intended for use as current money, whether in the resemblance of coins of the United States or of foreign countries, or of original design."
When Private Money Becomes a Felony Offense Seth Lipsky 2011
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The Torture Statute, publicly promulgated federal law codified in the United States Code, says torture is a criminal offense.
Morris Davis: Conservative and Liberal Pillagers Master the Art of Pandering 2010
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Here you go: TITLE 42CHAPTER 21SUBCHAPTER II §2000a, otherwise know as the definition of "public accommodation" in the United States Code as it pertains to services operated by private entities.
What Makes Something a Place of Public Accommodation, Anyway? 2010
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Count Two charges defendant HUNTER with misprision of a felony, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 4, for concealing crimes he witnessed on the Danziger Bridge.
New Orleans Cop Tells All: READ The Federal Filing On The Danziger Bridge Massacre 2010
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United States Code, Section 600, seems to fit like a glove around the facts as reported.
Craig Alan Silverman: The Time Limited Power of Andrew Romanoff 2010
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United States Code, Section 600, seems to fit like a glove around the facts as reported.
Craig Alan Silverman: The Time Limited Power of Andrew Romanoff 2010
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