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Supreme Court won't hear case of Canadian facing terrorism trial in US
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the extradition case of Abdullah Khadr, shutting the door on American efforts to prosecute the man in a terrorism case. The high court has dismissed the federal government's leave-to-appeal application in the
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:08A
Former NHLer Burnett loses injury lawsuit
The court action claimed police "failed to properly identify Cheers as a nuisance to the public, a trap for the unwary and to take pre-emptive steps to abate the danger it represented to potential patrons." Evidence presented at the trial showed that
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:08A
Seller of George Foreman trademarks down for the count on breach of contract
The court also upheld the denial of Perlmutter's requests to amend his complaint to cure various defaults because he did not articulate to the trial court any reason why he should be given “another bite at the apple.”
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:06A
Delay hits honour killing trial; accused rushed to hospital
The honour-killing murder trial of an Afghan immigrant family is on hold. Ontario Superior Court Judge Robert Maranger told the jury Thursday morning that one of the three accused has "a
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:06A
Canadian won't be extradited to US on terror charges after Canada's top court
Dennis Edney, his lawyer, said the top court's decision not to hear the Canadian government's appeal means the case is over. The government had argued it was wrong to prevent an "admitted" terrorist from facing trial in the US As is usual practice,
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:06A
Canal trial delayed after dad's medical emergency
The delay in the trial of Tooba Mohammad Yahya, 41, her husband, Mohammad Shafia, 58, and their son, Hamed Mohammad Shafia, 20, comes during a week in which the court has been hearing dramatic video of the accused under police interrogation.
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:03A
Arson accused feels 'lucky'
The trial began on Tuesday in the Timaru District Court before Judge Joanna Maze and a jury of seven men and five women, with the Crown and defence summing up their cases yesterday before the jury retired at 4.40pm. The jury was still out late last
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:02A
Hank Skinner, Texas Death Row Inmate, One Week From Execution Despite Untested
The other problem is that Skinner did ask for testing at the time of trial. His court-appointed attorney made a strategic decision to disregard his client's wishes, believing the testing would implicate him. That attorney, Harold Lee Comer,
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:02A
Abdullah Khadr Trial: Canada Court Denies Extradition For Canadian Terror Suspect
TORONTO -- A Canadian indicted in the US on charges he supplied al-Qaida with weapons in Pakistan will not be extradited to the United States after Canada's Supreme Court said Thursday it wouldn't hear the case.
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:01A
Supreme Court upholds acquittal of Diane Lee
In the first trial, the Taipei District Court sentenced Lee to two years in prison. In the second trial, the Taiwan High Court acquitted her on Aug. 23. It was the High Court's view that while the approval of Lee's eligibility for the post had been an
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:00A
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