19 h. ago Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO ruled unfit for trial and ordered hospitalized

NEW YORK — A federal judge ruled Friday that the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is not competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges and ordered him hospitalized to see if his mental condition improves. Michael Jeffries’ lawyers sought the ruling last month, writing in a letter filed in a New York federal […]

Science

20 h. ago A tent is not an accommodation under N.S. regulations, judge rules

Bradley Lowe 'died destitute' in a tent pitched in front of Halifax's City Hall

Other

8 d. ago Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger

A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite the defendant’s recent autism diagnosis. Kohberger, 30, is charged in the stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves at a rental home […]

Events

8 d. ago Hudson’s Bay auction of items including 1670 royal charter can go ahead, judge rules

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay can now prepare to auction off 4,400 artifacts and art pieces along with the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the now-ailing company. Superior Court judge Peter Osborne gave the department store chain permission Thursday to move forward with a sales process run by auction house Heffel Gallery Ltd. Hudson’s Bay will […]

Culture

9 d. ago Judge rules the Trump administration violated a 2019 settlement in deporting a man to El Salvador

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump ordered his administration to facilitate the return of a man who was deported to El Salvador last month despite having a pending asylum application. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland ruled Wednesday that the government violated a 2019 settlement agreement when it deported […]

Politics

2 w. ago Janitors at Surrey's Sunrise Poultry fired for 'time theft' but company can't sue

B.C. Supreme Court judge rules companies with union contracts must settle disputes grievance process and the Labour Board

Events

2 w. ago Judge rules Frank Stronach sex crimes case can advance to trial

Stronach’s lawyer, Leora Shemesh, was unfazed by the decision, saying she was 'extremely happy' with how the case is unfolding

Events

2 w. ago Google illegally monopolized some digital ad markets, U.S. judge rules

The ruling is a second major blow to embattled tech giant Alphabet

Technology

2 w. ago Google loses 2nd U.S. antitrust case, this time over its online ad platform

A U.S. judge ruled that Google unlawfully monopolized markets for publisher ad servers and the market for ad exchanges which sit between buyers and sellers.

Technology

2 w. ago ‘Woman’ legally defined as someone biologically female, rules U.K. Supreme Court

Five judges ruled that the U.K. Equality Act meant that trans women can be excluded from certain spaces, including changing rooms and swimming pools.

Other

2 w. ago J.K. Rowling celebrates after U.K’s top court backs ‘biological’ definition of woman

Author J.K. Rowling is ecstatic after the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition. Five judges ruled unanimously that the Equality Act of 2010 means trans women can be excluded from some groups and single-sex spaces, such as changing rooms, homeless shelters, swimming […]

Culture

2 w. ago Gaudreau brothers did not contribute to their deaths by cycling while impaired, judge rules

The judge ruled the issue was moot, upholding all of the charges against driver Sean Higgins, including manslaughter and vehicular homicide

Sport

3 w. ago Immigration judge rules Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

JENA, La. — A Louisiana immigration judge ruled Friday that the U.S. can deport Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil based on the federal government’s argument that he poses a national security risk. Immigration Judge Jamee Comans made the determination at the end of a nearly two-hour hearing. Khalil can appeal the ruling. Khalil, who […]

Society

3 w. ago Lawsuit alleging Alabama officials illegally harvested inmates’ organs can proceed, judge rules

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A lawsuit that accuses Alabama prisons of illegally harvesting the organs of people who died while incarcerated will be allowed to proceed, a state judge ruled on Tuesday. The consolidated lawsuits filed by eight families alleges that the Alabama Department of Corrections illegally allowed the University of Alabama at Birmingham to study […]

Other

3 w. ago Indigenous man who fractured victim’s skull gets house arrest instead of jail after appeal

Appeal court rules that the judge who sentenced the man to jail failed to give due consideration to the role of his Indigenous background

Events

3 w. ago In Calgary courts: Earlier killing by murder suspect can be used as evidence for Crown to prove its case, judge rules

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from April 7-11, 2025

Events