7 h. ago Ontario judge recalls lawyers in supervised consumption site case

An Ontario judge has asked lawyers to return to court in the challenge to a new provincial law that bans supervised consumption sites within 200 metres of schools or daycares.

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51 h. ago Trump administration argues judge can’t order return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge didn’t have the authority to order the Trump administration to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. to a notorious El Salvador prison, government attorneys argued Saturday as they urged an appeals court to suspend the ruling. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis […]

Politics

51 h. ago B.C. Supreme Court strains under increase in complex cases and jury trials, plus judge shortage

Chronic shortage of judges adds to delays and bumping of trials, according to 2024 annual reports for B.C. Supreme Court and Appeal Court

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3 d. ago An AI avatar tried to argue a case before a New York court. The judges weren’t having it

NEW YORK (AP) — It took only seconds for the judges on a New York appeals court to realize that the man addressing them from a video screen — a person about to present an argument in a lawsuit _ not only had no law degree, but didn’t exist at all. The latest bizarre chapter […]

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3 d. ago Ottawa man found guilty on terror, hate charges related to neo

OTTAWA — A Superior Court judge has found Ottawa-area graphic designer Patrick Macdonald guilty on three counts of terror and hate-related charges related to the production of antisemitic propaganda for the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division. Superior Court Justice Robert Smith found Macdonald guilty this week on all the charges he faced: participating in the activities […]

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3 d. ago Judge says U.S. government may have ’acted in bad faith’ as he weighs contempt over deportation order

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that the Trump administration may have “acted in bad faith” by trying to rush Venezuelan migrants out of the country before a court could block their deportations to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge Jeb Boasberg in Washington pressed a Justice Department lawyer to explain the government’s actions […]

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6 d. ago Alberta judge who mocked woman was harsh and disrespectful: judicial council

A judicial review board says a Calgary judge who mocked and mimicked a woman during a court hearing was harsh and disrespectful. The board’s decision says Court of King’s Bench Justice Earl Wilson admitted his tone during a 2024 hearing about a restraining order was hurtful and that he is sorry. A complaint to the […]

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8 d. ago Judge rejects Hudson’s Bay proposal in creditor protection case

TORONTO — An Ontario judge has rejected a Hudson’s Bay restructuring agreement, increasing the likelihood that lenders may seek to push the company into receivership. In a written decision issued Saturday, Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne said he declined to approve the agreement because it is “neither necessary nor appropriate at this time.” The […]

Economics

1 week ago Quebec man found in contempt of court for swastikas outside his home

MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been found in contempt of court for refusing to remove swastikas from outside his home in a municipality that he accuses of being “the most racist city in the world.” A Quebec Superior Court judge ruled earlier this month that Yahia Meddah had not taken seriously injunctions ordering him […]

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2 w. ago Trump assails judge who blocked deportations as the case heads to appeal

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday questioned the impartiality of the federal judge who blocked his plans to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador, levelling his criticism only hours before his administration will ask an appeals court to lift the judge’s order. Just after midnight, Trump posted a social media message calling for Chief […]

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2 w. ago Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order to rehire probationary federal workers

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.  The emergency appeal argues that the judge can’t force the executive branch to rehire some 16,000 probationary employees. The California-based […]

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2 w. ago Hudson’s Bay to liquidate all but six stores starting Monday

TORONTO — After a week spent seeking a lifeline, an Ontario court has given Canada’s oldest company permission to start liquidating all but six of its stores on Monday. The Friday approval from Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne allows the retailer to begin selling off inventory at most of its 80 Hudson’s Bay stores, […]

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2 w. ago Hudson’s Bay hopes to save six stores, begin liquidation process Monday

TORONTO — After a week spent seeking a lifeline, Hudson’s Bay says it has found a way to keep six stores open. Canada’s oldest company is back in court today to seek permission from an Ontario judge to liquidate all but six stores, and hopes to begin that process starting Monday. The six stores being […]

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2 w. ago Hudson’s Bay hopes to keep 6 stores open, begin liquidation in days

Canada's oldest company is back in court Friday to seek permission from an Ontario judge to liquidate all but six stores, and hopes to begin that process starting Monday. 

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2 w. ago Hudson’s Bay due back in court today as it continues to seek permission to liquidate

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay will return to court today, where it’s been seeking permission to liquidate all of its stores as it faces financial troubles. Ontario Superior Court judge Peter Osborne said in a filing made late Tuesday that he will continue to hear motions related to the beleaguered department store that filed for creditor […]

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2 w. ago Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching federal judges shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of a judge who ruled against his deportation plans. “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment […]

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2 w. ago Court finds UWaterloo stabbing was hate crime in sentencing attacker

A mass stabbing at a University of Waterloo gender studies class was not a terrorist attack but a “particularly grave” hate crime meant to make people feel unsafe in those spaces, an Ontario judge ruled Monday in sentencing the attacker to 11 years in prison. The judge sentencing Geovanny Villalba-Aleman told a Kitchener court that […]

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3 w. ago Denied fire insurance payout because he grew pot, B.C. homeowner wins appeal

There was no dispute that the fire was caused by an insured risk, an accidental kitchen fire, and not the marijuana cultivation, Appeal Court judge wrote

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3 w. ago U.S. judge accepts Pentagon leaker’s guilty plea in military court

The plea agreement calls for dishonorable discharge and no jail time. The judge approved the plea agreement, but had not addressed his sentencing yet.

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3 w. ago Harvey Weinstein in court as judge weighs key rulings for looming #MeToo retrial

NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial next month will largely be an abridged version of the original, with one big addition: a charge based on an allegation from a woman who wasn’t a part of the first case. Just how the reprise of the disgraced movie mogul’s prosecution plays out is coming into focus […]

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