Category Archives: Justice
Rent control provision quietly softened by N.S. Liberals two days after announcement
HALIFAX — Two days after Nova Scotia's Liberals announced temporary rent caps in response to evictions and fast-rising rents amid the pandemic, they quietly decreased how broadly the controls applied. On Nov. 25, Chuck Porter, who was at the time minis...
Undoing Trump rule won’t likely affect Okefenokee mine plan
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Biden administration’s plan to revive protections for some wetlands and streams that got eliminated during Donald Trump’s presidency isn't likely to restore federal oversight of a proposed mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp's va...
Neo-Nazi group members linked to attack plot plead guilty
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Two neo-Nazi group members whose talk of planning an attack at a Virginia gun rights rally was secretly recorded by the FBI pleaded guilty on Thursday to gun charges.
Lawmakers remove state legislator over Oregon Capitol breach
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Lawmakers in Oregon on Thursday night expelled a Republican legislator who let violent, far-right protesters into the Statehouse.
Anchorage leaders plan to consider child abuse law revisions
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The outgoing mayoral administration in Anchorage is asking the local Assembly to make changes to the city's criminal code that it says would allow for more effective prosecution of child or vulnerable adult abuse cases.
Woman: Missouri lawmaker told her to deny allegations
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri police officer campaigning for a state House seat last year repeatedly told a woman to deny that they had sex years ago while she was drunk and he was on duty, the
Distributors, regulators cast blame for opioid epidemic
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Opioid distribution companies and federal regulators pointed the finger at each other as a contributing factor in the nation's opioid epidemic during a landmark civil trial in West Virginia.
Police: Shooter kills 2 then self at Florida supermarket
ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A shooting inside a Florida supermarket Thursday left three people dead, including the shooter, authorities said.
Quebec’s new language bill creates ‘charter-free zone,’ Anglo rights group warns
MONTREAL — Quebec's new French-language bill represents a significant overhaul of the province's legal order and could significantly impact minority rights, an organization representing Quebec's English community warned on Thursday. Marlene Jennings, p...
Woman wanted by Vatican asks Italian government to intervene
ROME (AP) — Lawyers for an Italian intelligence analyst wanted by the Vatican on embezzlement-related charges have asked Italy's government to press papal prosecutors to decide whether to put her on trial or archive the case.
