3 h. ago ’HE IS INNOCENT’: Juror urges clemency for Alabama man facing execution

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has cleared the way for the execution of a man whose innocence claim is supported by a juror from his trial. Justices on Friday authorized the execution of Robin “Rocky” Myers, who was convicted in the 1991 killing of his neighbour, Ludie Mae Tucker. The execution will […]

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30 h. ago Supreme Court deals severe blow to Holocaust survivors’ lawsuit against Hungary

WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court ruling on Friday dealt a severe blow to Holocaust survivors and their families in a long-running lawsuit seeking compensation from Hungary for property confiscated during the Second World War. The justices threw out an appeals court ruling that had allowed the lawsuit to continue despite a federal law that […]

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3 d. ago Supreme Court dismisses appeal for Alberta man convicted in Metis hunter killings

The Supreme Court says it dismissed Roger Bilodeau's appeal for the same reasons outlined by the Alberta Court of Appeal in 2024, which said there was no miscarriage of justice.

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3 d. ago Estate of Dutch man who died in Surrey includes Yukon gold stakes that may be worth millions or nothing

The world wanderer leaves questions about what his estate is worth, whether he was in a spousal relationship with a B.C. woman or if he wanted his Dutch siblings cut out of the will, according to B.C. Supreme Court ruling

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3 d. ago Judge rules RCMP remarks racist, but B.C. pipeline protesters’ convictions will stand

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has found members of the RCMP made “grossly offensive, racist and dehumanizing” remarks about Indigenous women who were arrested in 2021 during a blockade of Coastal GasLink pipeline construction. Justice Michael Tammen said in a ruling delivered in Smithers, B.C., on Tuesday that his findings of state misconduct don’t warrant […]

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4 d. ago Yuan Yi Zhu: MAiD’s decade of expansion shows how Canada’s slippery slope was actually a cliff

The guardrails restraining state-assisted death have flown off, despite the Supreme Court of Canada's promises otherwise

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