LGBTQ Ugandans live in fear as new law looms
KAMPALA (Reuters) – At a shelter for lesbian women in Uganda’s capital Kampala, gone are the days when the residents, having fled abuse and stigma at home, can breathe easy…
The Senate gave final reading to new law protecting workers’ pensions
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published April 24, 2023 • 3 minute read The former General Chemical plant in Amherstburg on Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Windsor Star File photo…
Liberals table legislation to overhaul passenger rights charter
MONTREAL – The Liberals have put forward legislation that aims to make good on their pledge to tighten passenger rights rules after a year marked by travel chaos and a…
‘Keira’s Law’ set to educate judges on domestic violence, coercive control
Keira’s Law has officially been passed by the Senate. Bill C-233, more commonly known as ‘Keira’s Law,’ is meant to expand the training of judges to accept on cases surrounding…
Emergencies Act: Convoy in ‘full swing’ by invocation, feds say
OTTAWA – The “Freedom Convoy” movement was still in “full swing” the day the Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act early last year, justifying the extraordinary measures, a federal lawyer…
Province should pay legal fees from fatality inquiries into Indigenous teen suicides: judge
The Alberta government should pay the legal fees for a small First Nations children’s services agency that appeared at the fatality inquiries into the suicides of four Indigenous teenagers, a…
Legal Centers Supporting Families Struggle to Keep Lawyers
Lawyers representing some of BC’s most vulnerable people say they’re chronically underpaid, leading to high turnover and positions they struggle to fill. Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select…
Harvard Law Review Elects Apsara Iyer as 137th President | News
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…
Assistant Attorney General Discusses Antitrust Law Enforcement at Harvard Law School Event | News
Assistant Attorney General Jonathan S. Kanter spoke about his work to modernize antitrust law at a Harvard Law School event on Monday. The discussion, titled “Changing Antitrust Strategy,” was hosted…