34 h. 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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56 h. 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

4 d. 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 […]

Events

4 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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

Other

7 d. 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

8 d. 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

8 d. 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

1 week 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

1 week 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

2 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

2 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

2 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

Other

2 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 […]

Events

2 w. ago MANDEL: Accused serial killer fit to stand trial, judge rules

The slayings took place over three consecutive days in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Hamilton

Events

3 w. ago Judge to rule whether Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial

Crown attorney Delphine Mauger told reporters a trial was impossible because it is clear the octogenarian is gravely ill and won't recover.

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3 w. ago In Calgary courts: Police statement of dead witness can't be used against serial rape suspect, judge rules

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from June 2 to 6, 2025

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3 w. ago Judge dismisses murder charges against Atlanta cop in 2019 shooting of unarmed man in closet

ATLANTA — A federal judge has thrown out murder charges against a former Atlanta police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man hiding in a closet. U.S. District Judge Michael Brown ruled Tuesday that Sung Kim, a 26-year veteran of the Atlanta police department, acted in self defense and shouldn’t face charges in the […]

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3 w. ago B.C. RCMP undercover officer posing as postal employee breached rights of accused

Judge ruled it was Charter breach for RCMP officer in Kelowna to deliver package to door of man suspected of ordering two gun silencers.

Events