| Aiding and Abetting Illegal Aliens and Employment of Illegal Aliens |
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| An illegal alien is a person born in a foreign country who has come into the United States by way of improper channels. Illegal aliens may enter the United States by crossing the Mexican or Canadian border. They are also smuggled in by means of transportation by roadway or waterway.
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| Criminal Liability For Violating the Clean Air Act |
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| The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established national air quality standards with respect to certain air pollutants. The Clean Air Act requires that states develop a plan that: implements the EPA standards, maintains the standards developed by the EPA and enforces the standards under the EPA.
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| FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS |
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| A state prisoner who is seeking federal habeas corpus relief must file a petition in a federal court. The petition does not need to be filed by the prisoner himself or herself. An attorney or a "next friend" of the prisoner may file the petition on behalf of the prisoner. More... |
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| PROSTITUTION, PIMPING, & PANDERING |
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| A person commits the offense of prostitution when he or she knowingly offers to engage, agrees to engage, or engages in sexual conduct for money with another person. A person also commits the offense of prostitution when he or she knowingly solicits another person in a public place to engage in sexual conduct for money. More... |
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| CONTEMPT |
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| Contempt is defined as conduct that obstructs or tends to obstruct the proper administration of justice. Contempt also includes an act that constitutes disrespectful conduct towards a court. In order to constitute contempt, the act itself must be disrespectful. A person's intent or purpose is not relevant. The fact that the conduct may be irritating to the court does not constitute contempt. More... |
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