Selebi's successor, Gen Bheki Cele, was recently suspended over alleged unlawful property deals.

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In the other Florida case, Justice Antonin Scalia, the court's most vocal champion of a strict textual reading of the constitution, argued that Congress was wrong to regard damage to an ongoing business from the false advertising or unfair competition of a state agency as an unlawful deprivation of property barred by the 14th amendment.

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Then last month the High Court ruled that search warrants issued to the SFO as part of its investigation into the property tycoons the Tchenguiz brothers, were unlawful and obtained by "misrepresentation".

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The exhibit's introduction cites the government's definition of terrorism -- "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives" -- and says its aim is to address how and when Americans felt under threat, and from whom.

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Federal law makes it unlawful to circumvent technological measures employed by copyright owners to protect their property, including software.

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Both are charged with unlawful possession of a voting machine, which is a felony, and dealing in stolen property.

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Paul Maguire admitted the unlawful possession of an improvised explosive device with intent to endanger life or cause serious injury to property.

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Mr Harris's lawyer had tried to block access to the postings, but a judge ruled that once the messages had been sent they became the property of Twitter, meaning the defendant was not protected by Fourth Amendment protection against unlawful search and seizure.

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