Category Archives: Justice
German teacher goes on trial in suspected cannibalism case
BERLIN (AP) — A German man who is suspected of having killed another man for sexual gratification and eaten pieces of the victim's body went on trial Tuesday in Berlin.
No person had ‘fairer hearing,’ government lawyer tells Meng Wanzhou extradition case
VANCOUVER — There has been no misconduct in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou that would justify a stay of proceedings, a lawyer for Canada's attorney general told the British Columbia Supreme Court. Robert Frater told the court Tu...
Epstein accuser sues Prince Andrew, citing sex assault at 17
NEW YORK (AP) — One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accusers sued Prince Andrew on Monday, taking accusations that she has repeatedly publicly lodged against him, including that he sexually assaulted her when she was 17, to a formal venue.
EPA ordered to update rules on oil spill-fighting chemicals
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must update nearly three-decade-old regulations about the chemicals that can be used to disperse offshore oil spills, which some environmental groups conten...
Family of man killed after police put knee to his neck sues
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Family members of a Navy veteran who died after a Northern California police officer pressed a knee to his neck for nearly five minutes during a mental health crisis filed a federal lawsuit against the city
Arkansas sheriff convicted of oppressing 2 jail inmates
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — A federal jury on Monday found an Arkansas sheriff guilty of violating the rights of two people in his custody by assaulting them.
LA deputies shot in ambush sue ‘ghost gun’ kit maker
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies badly wounded in an ambush shooting last year sued a Nevada company Monday for making the parts for a “ghost gun” used in the attack.
Ottawa violating obligations toward Labrador’s Innu during treaty talks: report
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The federal government should abandon its negotiating position during treaty talks with Labrador's Innu Nation and let the drawn-out, decades-long process reach a conclusion, according to a new report by the Canadian Human Rights Com...
Meng’s legal team argues for stay in proceedings as remedy to ‘abuse’ in case
VANCOUVER — The only way for the Canadian justice system to protect its integrity after hearing arguments about widespread misconduct in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is for proceedings to be stayed, her lawyers argued Monday. M...
Liberal government urged not to reinstate top military commander McDonald
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is being urged not to reinstate Admiral Art McDonald as Canada's top military commander even though police did not lay any charges after a six-month investigation into an allegation about his conduct. Prime Minis...
