Oath Keepers-linked attorney ruled incompetent to stand trial, will get mental treatment in custody

CNN — Kellye SoRelle, the woman who is claimed to be general counsel for the right-wing Oath Keepers militia, will be held in federal custody for mental health treatment after a judge ruled Tuesday that she was incompetent to stand trial. SoRelle is facing several charges related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the […]

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Surrey taxpayers paid $316K to former mayor’s lawyers: documents

The law firm that represented former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum in his public mischief trial last year was paid more than $300,000 by the city, according to municipal financial records. The city’s statement of financial information for 2022, which was posted online last week, includes a payment of 316,663.50 to Peck and Company Barristers. Richard […]

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Meta Will Block All News Stories On Facebook And Instagram In Canada After New Law Demands Payment To Publishers

Topline Meta will block access to news articles for all Facebook and Instagram users in Canada after the country passed a new law, the Online News Act, which would force internet companies to pay news publishers for their content. Meta will block news availability in Canada following a law that will force companies like it […]

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North Carolina makes changes to new abortion law days before enforcement

RALEIGH, NC – North Carolina Republican legislators rolled out on Thursday adjustments to the state’s new abortion restrictions that are set to take effect in days, addressing some provisions that litigation seeking to block the law’s enforcement calls are confusing and inconsistent. GOP senators said the changes offered on the Senate floor were small, designed […]

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Attorney General Garland keeps poker face as firestorm erupts after Trump charges

WASHINGTON (AP) — On his first day as attorney general, Merrick Garland pledged a return to what he called the “norms” of the Justice Department and said he would work to eliminate the perception of political interference. But in the two years since he took office, the former federal judge has found himself in the […]

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Ex-Trump Attorney Who Quit Classified-Documents Case Offers Ex-President Free Legal Advice: STFU

If you’ve been keeping tabs on the legal affairs of one Donald Trump, you likely know that the ex-president is currently struggling to find lawyers willing to represent him in the classified-documents case brought by the Department of Justice. The search for attorneys was necessary by not one, not two, but three lawyers who were […]

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Entrepreneurs in Canada: Information on Intellectual Property Law

Published on June 21st, 2023 at 09:00am EDT Immigrant entrepreneurs who come to Canada to develop and start a business should be familiar with intellectual property law in Canada in order to protect their business and intellectual assets. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Intellectual assets can include inventions, new technologies, new brands, […]

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First successful federal age discrimination case leads to $232,000 awarded to employee who was “forced to retire”

Age discrimination has been an area of ​​some discussion with human resources and people and culture teams with concerns over fitness for work, use of technology, physical ability and ability to adapt and change are brought into question. There are of course some positions where there are specific legal obligations around age retirement. However, in […]

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