Category Archives: Justice
Former player unlikely to participate in Blackhawks review
CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney who represents a former Chicago Blackhawks player who alleges he was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010 is open to the possibility of her client participating in the team's review of the accusations
Judge questions treatment of suspended horse trainer Baffert
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge was sympathetic Monday to horse trainer Bob Baffert’s claims that his May suspension by the New York Racing Association — after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test —
Pesticide caused kids’ brain damage, California lawsuits say
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawsuits filed Monday in California seek potential class-action damages from Dow Chemical and its successor company over a widely used bug killer linked to brain damage in children.
Florida suspect in Haiti president killing deepens mystery
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The arrest of a failed Haitian businessman living in Florida who authorities say was a key player in the killing of Haiti’s president deepened the mystery Monday into an already convoluted plot surrounding the assassination...
Judge hears case challenging new Alaska election system
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A lawsuit challenging a voter-approved initiative that would end party primaries and institute ranked-choice voting for general elections in Alaska is alleging constitutional violations but the accusations are actually policy obje...
Canadian military’s new plan to fight misconduct includes culture officers, training
OTTAWA — The acting commander of Canada’s Armed Forces says the military’s new plan to fight misconduct will include posting "culture officers" on warships, developing training workshops with survivors, and launching a restorative justice program in th...
Privacy law applies to Google results, judge says in ‘right to be forgotten’ case
OTTAWA — A federal judge says the results of Google searches are covered by the law governing how companies handle personal information, a victory for people seeking a digital "right to be forgotten." Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien referred the m...
Group behind church court challenges hired private investigator to follow judge
WINNIPEG — A group supporting multiple churches across the country in court challenges against COVID-19 public health orders has admitted to hiring a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge. "I accept full responsibility and sole responsibility...
New community-led centre for Black Nova Scotians who interact with justice system
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is launching a community-led justice institute to support Black Nova Scotians who interact with the legal system. Premier Iain Rankin and African Nova Scotian Affairs Minister Tony Ince announced a $4.8-million investment to creat...
For democracy, it’s a time of swimming against the tide
The old Nicaraguan revolutionary, with his receding hairline and the goatee that he had finally let turn grey, spoke calmly into the camera as police swarmed toward his house, hidden behind a high wall in a leafy Managua neighborhood. Surveillance
