Arguments in a seminal copyright case are being heard at the US Supreme Court this week, as Supap Kirtsaeng defends his right to have imported to America and resold copies of textbooks produced and distributed in Asia. The books were…
A crucial Canada-China investment agreement is closing in on its date of commencement. This deal will probably be one of the most important trade agreements Canada has signed since NAFTA and will lock signatories in for a minimum of 15…
Whether or not the rights laid out in the US Constitution apply to inmates at Guantanamo Bay is the subject of debate this week as the pre-trial hearings begin for five men implicated in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including the…
What might have been a minor change in the way in which candidates can file for office in South Carolina has stirred up significant controversy. The state passed a law in 2010 that allowed candidates to submit some of their…
The Native Transparency Act, which will require native chiefs and councillors to publish their salaries and other remuneration, has been criticized by first nations chiefs as another example of unilateral action and paternalistic behavior because the first nations peoples were…
On Wednesday October 10th, 2012, 15 year old Amanda Todd, victim of bullying, was found dead in her home in Port Coquitlam, BC. BC Premier Christy Clark has commented on the suicide and argues that the issue of bullying should…
Ontario’s teachers and education support workers are taking the government to court over Bill 115, which is a legislation introduced by the Ontario Liberals that imposes the terms of members’ contracts and restricts their right to strike. The teachers and…
The lawyer representing the family of a young man killed by campus police in Alabama last week is arguing that the officer’s use of force was unjustifiable. 18-year old Gilbert Thomas Collar, a freshman at the University of South Alabama,…
With former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse sentencing still fresh in the news, one of his victims has filed a lawsuit against Penn State University. The lawsuit filed by the man identified only as ‘Victim 1’ alleges…