9 h. ago In Calgary courts: Preacher violated conditional sentence order by sermonizing on courthouse steps, judge rules

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from July 7 to 11, 2025

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37 h. ago Calgary woman's slaying by previously convicted killer was first

Previously convicted killer Christopher Ward Dunlop left his Calgary home in the early hours of Feb. 16, 2023, with murder on his mind, a judge ruled Monday. In finding the Calgary man guilty of first-degree murder, Justice Colin Feasby not only ruled the death of sex-trade worker Judy Maerz was a planned and deliberate act, […]

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6 d. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Trudeau judge abuses Charter to free man busted with a loaded Glock

Drug arrest ruled illegal by Liberal-appointed judge shows why crime is on the rise in Canada

Politics

6 d. ago US judge says China’s Huawei Technologies must face criminal case for racketeering and other charges

BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. judge has ruled that China’s Huawei Technologies, a leading telecoms equipment company, must face criminal charges in a wide reaching case alleging it stole technology and engaged in racketeering, wire and bank fraud and other crimes. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly on Tuesday rejected Huawei’s request to dismiss the allegations […]

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8 d. ago In Calgary courts: Convicted Coutts border protester can be released on bail pending appeal, judge rules

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from June 30 to July 4, 2025

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9 d. ago Tim Hortons’ botched Roll Up to Win class action approved, judge rules, but only for Quebec customers

Montreal law firm claims about half-million customers across Canada received an email in April 2024 saying they had won a boat, only to later find out it was an error

Economics

1 week ago California court rules state insurance policy on smoke damage is unlawful

A California judge has ruled the state’s bare-bones home insurance program’s handling of smoke damage claims is unlawful, a decision that could have wide-ranging implications as insurers increasingly deal with the aftermath of wildfires. Home insurance broadly covers fire damage, but there is a growing dispute over what damage must be covered when flames don’t […]

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1 week ago U.S. Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship. The outcome was a victory for the Republican president, who has complained about individual judges throwing up obstacles to his agenda. […]

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1 week ago Judge blocks Georgia’s social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia has become the latest state where a federal judge has blocked a law requiring age verification for social media accounts. Like in seven other states where such laws have been blocked, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the Georgia law infringes on free speech rights. The ruling by U.S. District Judge […]

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1 week ago Jes Staley loses bid to overturn UK ban over Jeffrey Epstein friendship

A judge ruled that the executive misled officials about the nature of the banker’s relationship with the pedophile

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1 week ago In Calgary courts: Lawyer argues standard of proof for conditional sentence orders violates Charter rights of convicted preacher

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from June 23 to 27, 2025

Culture

2 w. ago Judge rules AI company Anthropic didn’t break copyright law but must face trial over pirated books

In a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that AI company Anthropic didn’t break the law by training its chatbot Claude on millions of copyrighted books. But the company is still on the hook and could now go to trial over how it acquired those books by downloading them […]

Economics

2 w. ago Lawsuit against truckers' convoy to proceed in Ottawa, Toronto judge rules

Lawyers for the truckers argued that everyone who worked at the Ottawa Courthouse, including its judges, witnessed the occupation of downtown.

Transport

2 w. ago OpenAI scrubs mention of Jony Ive partnership after judge’s ruling over trademark dispute

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A budding partnership between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to develop a new artificial intelligence hardware product has hit a legal snag after a federal judge ruled they must temporarily stop marketing the new venture. OpenAI last month announced it was buying io Products, a product […]

Economics

2 w. ago Man acquitted after B.C. judge rules he ‘likely’ slashed woman but Crown couldn’t prove it

The judge ruled concluded that while it was "likely" Shone Robert Selbie was the attacker caught on CCTV, the evidence wasn't good enough to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.

Other

2 w. ago Judge overstepped power when ordering government to appoint judges faster, appeal court rules

At the time of the 2024 ruling, there were 75 judge positions waiting to be filled, an unusually high number. The judge said the long delay was 'failing' Canadians

Politics

3 w. ago White House defiant as judge rules Trump’s National Guard deployment was illegal

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the immigration raids that fueled the protests would move forward, saying agents have thousands of targets

Society

3 w. ago Judge rules Trump illegally deployed National Guard to L.A. protests

A U.S. federal judge has ruled the deployment of the National Guard was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded his statutory authority.

Society

3 w. ago B.C. man’s ‘relatively modest’ child porn collection doesn’t merit jail time, judge rules

Mark Keenan pleaded guilty but says six images were part of a solo ‘sting operation’ to catch pedophiles

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3 w. ago Child pornography collection was ‘relatively modest’ so no jail, judge rules

WARNING: Graphic details A British Columbia man scored the break of a lifetime on child pornography charges after a judge deemed his collection of filth “relatively modest.” Mark Keenan, 54, was convicted on child pornography charges but will be allowed to serve his sentence in the community. He pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child […]

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