Articles by Law is Cool

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Definition of marriage again

‘Lola’ continues fight for common-law alimony Judge Carole Hallee ruled against Lola last month, saying there wasn’t evidence unmarried partners were being discriminated against, and that to recognize all couples in a relationship of permanence…


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Religious accommodation

Sikh not mocked in hard hat row, hearing told A Sikh security guard who would not don a hard hat at a Home Depot store under construction was not mocked or told he could be…


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Death by procedure

US judge ‘ignored death row plea’ The prisoner, Michael Wayne Richard, was put to death hours after she allegedly shut the court, despite being told an appeal was imminent.


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Dragged out trial loses a judge

Judge steps down in B.C. corruption trial Judge Elizabeth Bennett is stepping down as the trial judge in the long-running political corruption trial involving former executive assistants to provincial Liberal cabinet ministers.



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Full disclosure

Released Canadian’s lawyer clamouring for client’s case file He added he fears that Ms. Mohamud is the victim of a “whisper campaign” from federal officials who are leaking unverified claims to the news media. “My…



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Hypnosis evidence and murder

Man admits committing 1992 murder A former Canada Post supervisor admitted today to the 1992 killing of his girlfriend, two years after the Supreme Court of Canada threw out his conviction in a landmark decision because…


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Government loses again in Khadr case

Ottawa must seek Khadr’s return: Court The Federal Court of Appeal ruled today that the government offered no compelling reasons why it should not comply with an order to request that Khadr, 22, be repatriated…


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Taser International

Taser maker to file suit over inquiry … “The assertion is that commission breached basic principles of fairness and fundamental justice,” Mr. Neave said in an interview with CTV at his Vancouver office. “They were…