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464 ABA Journal North America articles.

Alec Scott, Esq: ‘Why I Escaped the Law’

It isn’t just many American lawyers who feel overworked and dispirited. Their Canadian counterparts increasingly feel the same way, according to an article in next month’s issue of Toronto Life magazine. Author Alec Scott, a lawyer who is now a journalist, says that getting fired from a big Toronto firm…

Aug 13, 2007 11:09 PM CDT

Canada to Review Polygamy Ban?

In a case that could have an effect on United States law enforcement, a prominent Canadian criminal attorney serving as a special prosecutor has recommended that his country reconsider its ban on polygamy. Appointed in a British Columbia case involving a U.S.-based splinter Mormon group that has reportedly openly practiced…

Aug 1, 2007 11:47 PM CDT

Interest Wanes in $100 M Murder Trial

As the trial the man alleged to be Canada’s most prolific serial killer ever nears an end, after six months and at a cost of some $100 million (Canadian) dollars, spent on the case to date, folks are losing interest in it. And this is only the first of two…

Aug 1, 2007 10:22 PM CDT

TB Attorney Released, Not Contagious

An Atlanta trial lawyer who caused an international scare by traveling in May, against medical advice, with what was then thought to be a highly dangerous form of TB has been successfully treated and released. While Andrew Speaker is not completely cured, he does not pose a health risk to…

Jul 27, 2007 12:58 AM CDT

Sweepstakes Loser Finally Wins

A Quebec businessman misled by a Time magazine sweepstakes promotion is entitled to nearly $100,000, a Canadian judge has found. Justice Carol Cohen said Time’s sweepstakes letter violated Quebec consumer protection laws, the New York Times reports. The solicitation “had the capacity to mislead if viewed through the eyes of…

Jul 23, 2007 6:44 PM CDT

Tort Suit to be Filed Against TB Attorney

It almost had to happen–Atlanta trial attorney Andrew Speaker, now notorious as the lawyer who traveled internationally against doctor’s orders while infected with tuberculosis, is reportedly about to be sued by fellow travelers. But, contrary to stereotype, it isn’t an American plaintiff lawyer who’s going to file the case. A…

Jul 6, 2007 7:26 PM CDT

Khadr, 20, Starts 6th Year at Gitmo Jail

Although he scored a big legal victory June 4, when the U.S. government–at least for now–was told by a military court that its terrorism charges against him are invalid, Omar Khadr’s day-to-day situation is still the same. Held since he was 15 years old at the U.S. military prison at…

Jul 3, 2007 5:37 PM CDT

Appeals Judge Seeks Secret Trials (Not)

A 7th Circuit judge reportedly created a stir amongst visitors from the Australian legal community at a recent Chicago conference, when he allegedly advocated secret trials for terrorists, among other non-traditional approaches to deal with this relatively new threat to the United States. Speaking of the possibility that terrorist plots…

Jul 2, 2007 11:17 PM CDT

Canadian Policy Offers a Lesson for US

With twice as many immigrants coming into the country annually as in the U.S., Canada’s system–which otherwise is similar to proposed legislation in Congress–offers cautionary lessons about what doesn’t work. One drawback is a points system that provides credits for desired traits, like education and English fluency, but is difficult…

Jun 28, 2007 1:37 AM CDT

Lawyer, 82, Oldest Ontario Bar Admittee

An 82-year-old Atlanta lawyer apparently has become the oldest member of the profession ever to be “called to the bar” to practice law in Ontario, Canada. Although three other lawyers in their seventies previously hung out shingles as fledgling legal eagles, it appears that Gerald van Buskirk clearly holds the…

Jun 26, 2007 12:03 AM CDT

Guard Changing at Cozen O’Connor

The guard is about to change Cozen O’Connor, a 546-lawyer Philadelphia-based law firm known as an international insurance coverage powerhouse.The two name partners, although they have signed employment contracts to remain at the helm for another decade, are ceding significant control to the next generation of lawyers and the firm…

Jun 25, 2007 11:37 PM CDT

700 Arrests in Global Pedophile Ring

Police have arrested more than 700 suspects in a global pedophile ring and rescued 31 children thought to be victims. About 200 of the suspects are from Britain, the government’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center told Associated Press. The British investigation involved law enforcement agencies from 35 countries. Primary…

Jun 18, 2007 7:51 PM CDT

No Girlfriend Allowed, Defendant Told

A Canadian judge has ordered a 24-year-old man to stay away from intimate relationships for the next three years. Justice Rhys Morgan said he issued the order to protect the public until the defendant gets counseling for a dependent personality disorder, Associated Press reports. Morgan sentenced Cranley to the 146…

Jun 14, 2007 7:35 PM CDT

Judge Tosses Charges Against Gitmo Detainee

A military judge today threw out charges against a Guantanamo detainee who was 15 when he was captured in Afghanistan. However, Army Col. Peter Brownback said the dismissal was without prejudice, which means the government could refile charges against the Canadian man, Associated Press reports. Brownback said the government had…

Jun 4, 2007 7:03 PM CDT

Feeling the Heat

The Growing Debate Over Climate Change Takes on Legal Overtones

Jul 8, 2006 8:22 PM CDT

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