The Dutch government said Thursday that police in more than a dozen countries have confiscated computers and made arrests in an illegal file-swapping sweep led by US authorities. The raids occurred Wednesday in the Netherlands, Australia, Israel, Germany, South-Korea,...
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Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes, passed by Canada's House of Commons on June 28, 2005 . Excerpt:WHEREAS the Parliament of Canada is committed...
Canadian high court says Rwandan accused of war crimes must be deported
The Supreme Court of Canada Tuesday ruled unanimously that Rwandan Leon Mugesera , accused of inciting genocide, must be deported from Canada. In 1992 Mugesera gave a speech in Rwanda encouraging Hutus to kill Tutsis,...
Canada high court says no right to counsel at sobriety checkpoints
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that police at roadside DUI checkpoints do not have to inform suspects of their right to legal counsel before asking them whether or not they had been drinking or...
Orbanski v. the Queen, Supreme Court of Canada, June 16, 2005 [ruling that police at roadside DUI checkpoints do not have to inform suspects of their right to legal counsel before asking them whether or not they had been drinking...
UN rights chief says Canada top court may need to revisit deportation ruling
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, formerly a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, said Monday in an interview that the Canadian high court will likely have to revisit a 2002 deportation ruling that may conflict...
Chaoulli, et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, et al., Supreme Court of Canada, June 9, 2005 . Excerpt:The relief...
Canada high court overturns Quebec limitation on private health care
The Supreme Court of Canada Thursday overturned a section of a Quebec law that prevented people from buying private insurance for procedures covered by public health care. The Quebec Hospital Insurance Act was challenged [Canadian Press...
Ellen Podgor :"In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court issued an extremely narrow decision favorable to the government in the case of Pasquantino v. United States. Justice Thomas, delivering the opinion of the...
Supreme Court rules people convicted of foreign crimes can still own gun in US
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Tuesday in Small v. US that people convicted of a crime in a foreign country may own a gun in the US. Justice Stephen Breyer, writing for the...
