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Bill 96: Quebec public servants to rely on ‘good faith’ of people seeking service in any language but French

May 24, 2023

With Quebec’s new law to protect the French language poised to come into effect June 1, the government has sent provincial agencies a list of criteria clients must meet in order to be served in a language other than French. CBC News has obtained the instructions the ministry responsible for the French language has given to those agencies and institutions on how to apply the law, known as Bill 96. The law’s wide scope limits the use of English in the courts and by civil servants, and imposes stricter language requirements on small businesses, municipalities and CEGEPs. Provincial civil servants…

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Trump’s defeat in Carroll case presages more legal peril

May 17, 2023

With one jury verdict in the books — complete with a $5 million award to Carroll — here’s a look at what’s coming next in Trump’s legal travails. Indictment watch in Fulton County Key date: July 11 Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia, a state that President Joe Biden won narrowly. Willis recently told local law enforcement to prepare for potential indictments between July 11 and Sept. 1. Willis’ charging decisions are rooted in the work of a special grand jury she…

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The Ontario law federation raises alarm over dwindling number of lawyers in remote areas

May 12, 2023

The Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA) is raising concerns over access to justice as the number of practicing law professionals in rural and remote areas of the province of dwindles. FOLA, which represents 46 district and county associations in Ontario, put forward a motion last week that calls on the Law Society of Ontario to develop a strategy for attracting and retaining law professionals in underserved communities. “We hear from communities all across Ontario about the lack of lawyers who are moving to fill gaps in service in smaller communities, and these are predominantly northern communities and rural communities,”…

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Attorney general alerts online companies to BC’s image-sharing law

May 6, 2023

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Niki Sharma says the Intimate Images Protection Act will come into force in the coming months and create new legal mechanisms to stop the distribution of such photos online. Author of the article: The Canadian Press Ashley Joannou Published May 04, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read British Columbia’s attorney general Niki Sharma has sent a letter to major technology companies warning they could soon face orders to stop the distribution of intimate images of BC residents shared without their consent. Sharma speaks during a ministers meeting in Ottawa, on…

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Florida approves ban on abortions after 6 weeks

April 21, 2023

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill approved by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The governor’s office said in a statement late Thursday that he had signed the legislation. The ban gives DeSantis a key political victory among Republican primary voters as he prepares to launch an expected presidential candidacy built on his national brand as a conservative standard bearer. The six-week ban will take effect only if the state’s current 15-week ban is upheld in an ongoing legal challenge that is before the state Supreme Court, which…

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Idaho forces minors to get parental consent for abortions

April 10, 2023

BOISE, Idaho– Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law Wednesday that makes it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent. The law is the first of its kind in the US and creates a new crime of “abortion trafficking,” barring adults from obtaining abortion pills for a minor or “recruiting, harboring or transporting the pregnant minor” without the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian. Anyone convicted of breaking the law will face two to five years in prison and could also be sued by the minor’s parent or guardian. Parents…

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Harvard Law Review Elects Apsara Iyer as 137th President | News

March 19, 2023

Apsara A. Iyer, a second-year law student at Harvard Law School, was elected the 137th president of the Harvard Law Review, becoming the first Indian American woman to hold the position. The Law Review, founded in 1887, is among the oldest student-run legal scholarship publications. Previous editors of the organization include Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer, Ketanji Brown Jackson ’92, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as well as former President Barack Obama, who served as the review’s 104th leader. In the Law School’s Jan. 30 press release, Priscila E. Coronado, Iyer’s predecessor, said the publication was “extremely lucky” to have Iyer…