BBC News The Canadian government says a brother-in-law of the ousted Tunisian president has applied for refugee status. Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon had earlier suggested Canada would comply with a request for the extradition of Belhassen Trabelsi. The billionaire businessman…
The Jurist The Arizona House of Representatives and Senate on Thursday introduced bills challenging the right to US citizenship for the children of legal and illegal immigrants born in the state. The proposed legislation, House Bill 2562 and Senate Bill 1308, are proposals…
As expected by many in the legal community, Verizon has filed a legal challenge of the recent Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Report and Order on regulations dealing with net neutrality. The suit, which the corporation filed on January 20, 2011…
The Nation The Appeals Court Friday commuted the jail term of convicted Canadian paedophile from six years to five years and four months. The court upheld the guilty ruling of Christopher Paul Neil, 35, an English-language teacher. Read More: http://bit.ly/hOGVDw
BBC News A US consular employee has appeared in court charged with the murder of two motorcyclists who were shot dead in the Pakistani city of Lahore. Raymond Davis told the court he had fired his gun in self-defence. Another…
Charges have been dropped against a Canadian artist who was accused of possessing explosives and dangerous weapons in connection with Toronto’s G20 summit. Kristen Peterson was charged in June 2010, a day after her partner, computer programmer Byron Sonne, was…
BBC News A Jewish ice hockey player is suing his former club claiming they discriminated against him because of his religion. Jason Bailey played in California for the Anaheim Ducks but was assigned to play with the club’s minor league…
The Toronto Star MONTREAL—A Canadian soldier is facing charges of inappropriate behaviour after performing medical exams on female recruits. The Canadian Forces says Sgt. Christian Boudreau has been charged with five counts of breach of trust and five counts…
CBC News Tunisia has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, accusing him of taking money out of the North African nation illegally. Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia after being driven from…
Time What goes around, comes around. Especially if it’s a Nissan Maxima. A man in Brooklyn must have been kicking himself after losing his car to a thief in what could be called the oldest trick in the book.…