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Lawyers, Crown battle over race-based jury question

Rakhi Ruparelia, associate professor at the University of Ottawa faculty of law, says the case shows how difficult it has been to move past the 25-year-old Parks question. The Ontario Superior Court ... read more

The Trump Administration Wants the Power to Decide Who's a Journalist

“This is a five-alarm fire for the First Amendment,” said Jonathan Peters, a media law professor at ... in the coming legal battle. The question looming over it all is whether the government ... read more

A triple murder trial, a recanted confession, and three family tragedies: the jury begins deciding

saying it would be “improper” to respond to questions while the jury is deliberating. The Crown has alleged the Harrisons were murdered at key moments in an acrimonious custody battle over Caleb and ... read more

The 9 most ridiculous moments from Uber’s $245 million legal battle with Waymo

Uber and Waymo have settled their epic legal battle over self-driving car tech ... character gives his famous "greed is good" speech. Waymo's lawyers wanted to show it to the jury during Kalanick's ... read more

Legal battle over prisoner voting ban heard at Supreme Court

"Equally a race-based system saying no Māori or Chinese person could vote couldn't be implemented without engaging the protected right in s74 as entrenched. "It's a question ... "The Crown concedes ... read more

Law over rape victims could change after Ched Evans case - Attorney General

The Welsh footballer was found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman at a retrial following a five-year battle to clear his name. In a rare move, the jury at Cardiff Crown Court ... Speaking in ... read more

SFO failed to obtain key documents in Barclays probe, says judge

A jury at Southwark Crown ... between a lawyer and client, but options were open to the SFO to obtain them, the jury heard. David Webb, an SFO investigator, told the court that the SFO and Barclays ... read more

Legendary Crown Attorney Leo McGuigan dies

John Scott, now chief Crown attorney for Durham Region, said his colleague was self-effacing with a knack for connecting with a jury. One day, McGuigan was debating a defence witness over the ... read more

THE ORDEAL OF LESTER CROWN

Crown's security clearance was upheld. But within three weeks, the Pentagon returned to the attack, filing for an appeal. Crown's lawyers - the defense ... It hinges on the battle between the Pentagon ... read more

Experts renew call for challenge changes, jury lists with more Indigenous names

During jury selection, the Crown and defence ... Toronto lawyer Jessica Orkin said problems with Canada’s jury system can’t be solved with one fix. She represented an Aboriginal man, Clifford ... read more