Vincent D'Onofrio ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent") has signed on for David Dobkin's upcoming dramedy "The Judge" at Warner Bros. Pictures Robert Downey Jr. plays a successful attorney who returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father (Robert Duvall), the town's judge, is the murder suspect. The … [Read more...]
US Federal judge finds National Security Letters’ gag provision unconstitutional
March 15, 2013 by
Woo, boy. You know those National Security Letters that the FBI has been issuing at its own discretion -- the ones Google has been doing its best to track? Judge Susan Illston of Federal District Court in San Francisco just found 'em unconstitutional. As the story goes, NSLs arrive from the factory with a gag order on the recipient, and as Illston … [Read more...]
Judge dismisses attempt to block more Chinese miners
December 14, 2012 by
A Federal court judge has dismissed efforts to block 60 more Chinese miners from coming to BC. Two unions sought the injunction in ongoing efforts to keep foreigners from taking jobs which could possibly be done by Canadians. Their lawyer, Charles Gordon, says there's no need to appeal the latest ruling which favours the operators of a new … [Read more...]
Judge sides with unions in Chinese miners dispute
December 7, 2012 by
Unions fighting the company who hired Chinese miners to work a northern BC mine have cleared another hurdle. The court has ruled that HD Mining will have to hand over all documents submitted to the government with their applications to hire foreign workers for their Tumbler Ridge mine. The judge said they must also give the unions access to … [Read more...]
Judge agrees to unseal search warrant
October 29, 2012 by
A provincial court judge in Surrey has agreed to unseal search warrant information obtained by the RCMP in an investigation linked to a Mountie accused of professional misconduct. Judge Peder Gulbransen's decision gives the public access to the warrant executed in August at the New Westminster home of Grant Wakefield, a man accused of defamation … [Read more...]
Judge rejects mistrial application
October 24, 2012 by
A new trial has -- not -- been ordered for a young man accused of distributing child porn online in Maple Ridge. Provincial court judge Shehni Dossa has dismissed a request for a mistrial from 21-year old Dennis Warrington. He posted images on his Facebook page of sexual activity between two teens at a rave in Pitt Meadows more than two years … [Read more...]
Canada’s top judge visits Vancouver
August 11, 2012 by
Canada's top judge says she'd like to see a more diverse judiciary, but not if it means the best people aren't appointed.Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin suggests Canada can do better when it comes to including women and aboriginals on courts across the country, but says it's a difficult balance. "I'm not big on saying token or quota or anything. … [Read more...]
Native leader says judge should have sent Robinson to jail
July 27, 2012 by
At least one First Nations elder is accusing the judge in the Monty Robinson case of misusing an aboriginal legal provision, after the former RCMP officer was sentenced to no jail time for obstructing justice. Grand Chief Stewart Philip says some blame goes to Robinson's lawyer as well. "The intent of Gladue was not to provide a legal loophole for … [Read more...]
BC Supreme Court judge strikes down assisted-suicide law
June 15, 2012 by
Canada's law against doctor-assisted suicide has been declared 'invalid' by a BC Supreme Court judge, but existing legislation can not be struck down for at least one year. Justice Lynn Smith has delivered a 395-page report declaring the legislation's 'absolute prohibition' as unconstitutional. She says current law discriminates against people like … [Read more...]
A California judge has found 3 people guilty in the 2007 murder of a Tsawwassen man.
April 9, 2012 by
Three people have been convicted in the murder of a Tsawwassen business man. Ronald Wesley Handwerk, Fernando Antonio Benavidez, and Jackie Lynn Dunson have been found guilty in a California courtroom. 48 year old William Dobbs was on vacation with his partner in Indio, California in 2007 when he was murdered. He met … [Read more...]
