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A judge has granted permission to Derek Chauvin’s lawyers to have tissue samples from George Floyd’s body examined. It’s part of the former Minneapolis police officer’s efforts to challenge his federal conviction of violating Floyd’s civil rights after he was also convicted in Floyd’s 2020 killing. CBC | World News
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Judge rejects Trump’s attempt to throw out hush money conviction
A judge Monday rejected U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s bid to have his hush money conviction dismissed because of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the case’s overall future remains unclear. CBC | World News
Read More »Court overturns Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 alleged attack that prosecutors said was staged
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police. CBC | World News
Read More »Gun conviction not the end of Hunter Biden’s legal woes. Here’s what awaits U.S. president’s son
Hunter Biden’s legal woes are not over after his conviction on three felony firearms charges in a trial that put a spotlight on his drug-fuelled past. CBC | World News
Read More »Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, at centre of controversial murder conviction, gets parole hearing
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has a parole hearing Monday at a federal prison in Florida. CBC | World News
Read More »Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction in New York overturned
New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. CBC | World News
Read More »Inside Vybz Kartel’s 10-year fight to appeal his murder conviction: ‘My cries were heard’
The dancehall artist’s conviction for a 2011 murder and subsequent life sentence was recently overturned by the Privy Council in London. But Kartel remains in prison as his case returns to Jamaica for a possible retrial, leaving many asking what now? Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Why the sexual assault conviction rate appears lower for hockey players
A CBC News investigation of dozens of publicly reported sexual assault cases involving junior hockey players found a conviction rate of 15 per cent compared to 42 per cent for other cases. CBC’s Jonathon Gatehouse breaks down the factors that could give players the edge in court. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Log burner warning about new regulations to avoid ‘large fines and a criminal conviction’
With cold temperatures still sweeping across the UK, households are being warned they could face £300 fines for lighting their log burners. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »Post Office scandal: Ex-postmistress told to repay £18k has conviction quashed
Kathleen Crane had endured an ‘appalling experience’ after being wrongly convicted of fraud as part of the Post Office scandal. Daily Express :: News Feed
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