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«#ConcordiaUniversity..shocked by comments from #Quebec’s higher #education minister, who is promising 2 go ahead w/ #tuition hikes for out-of-province #students despite court ruling that struck down the measure in its current form.

“We were astonished by the comments..by the Ministry..We had hoped the decision by #SuperiorCourt in April could mark reset of relationship w/ the gov. The comments, made 1 day after end of appeal period, make it clear this is not the case”»

ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/co

Concordia University is seen in Montreal, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press)
CTVNews · Concordia University ‘astonished’ after Quebec vows to maintain tuition hikes for out-of-province studentsConcordia University said it was shocked by comments from Quebec’s higher education minister, who is promising to go ahead with tuition hikes for out-of-province students despite a court ruling that struck down the measure in its current form.

«Quebec #SuperiorCourt judge has invalidated university #tuition hike 4 out-of-province students meant to reduce ## of English speakers in the province

Ruling..says #Quebec gov's 2023 decision 2 increase out-of-province tuition by $3,000..was unreasonable & based on limited data

Decision also overturns new requirement that 80% of out-of-province undergraduate students @ English-language universities reach intermediate level of proficiency in #French by graduation»

ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/qu

McGill University is seen Friday, Oct.13, 2023, in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)
CTVNews · Quebec court overturns out-of-province tuition hikeBy The Canadian Press

Via #MontrealGazette - Apr 03, 2025

#JoeOrtona, president of the #QuebecEnglishSchoolBoardsAssociation, →calling decision by #Quebec #CourtOfAppeal Wed a complete victory 4 #English-language boards that have been fighting 4 survival since Quebec gov tried 2 erase them 5 yrs ago

Decision supports 2023 ruling by Quebec #SuperiorCourt Justice #SyvainLussier, who found parts of #Bill40 were #unconstitutional, violated rights of province’s English-speaking community

montrealgazette.com/news/provi

Interim US Attorney Ed Martin announced dismissal this afternoon of roughly 80 #FBI #federalprosecutors #DOJ #attorneys who worked on #CapitolRiots cases #jan6th in #DC office over past 4 yrs two...cuts amount to about 8% of office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on #hiring #promotions, the openings will have impacts across office’s #civil #appellate #SuperiorCourt and #violentcrime divisions, where some prosecutors had been previously reassigned. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/20

The Washington Post · D.C. U.S. attorney fires Jan. 6 prosecutors, launches new probesBy Spencer S. Hsu
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The prosecutors were still under probationary status, allowing the firings w/o recourse under #DOJ policy….

Notifications went out Fri to people who served in the office’s now-disbanded Capitol siege prosecution section…. The cuts amount to about 8% of the office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on hiring & promotions, the openings will have impacts across the office’s #civil, #appellate, #SuperiorCourt & #ViolentCrime divisions…

#law#Felon47#Jan6

Via the #MontréalGazette, OCT 23, 2024

#Quebec’s #CourtOfAppeal has upheld a landmark 2022 decision that found a law permitting random traffic stops by police led to #RacialProfiling.

The province’s high court agreed with a #SuperiorCourt ruling that declared inoperative an article of the province’s #HighwaySafetyCode that allows #police to randomly stop drivers without a reasonable suspicion that an offence has been committed.

montrealgazette.com/news/quebe

montrealgazetteCourt of Appeal upholds Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stopsThe law violates Charter rights, including freedom from arbitrary detention and equality rights, it says.

Oberstes Gericht von #Pennsylvania lehnt Antrag von #Mumia Abu-Jamal auf neues Verfahren ab

"Recht ist Politik mit anderen Mitteln." David Kairys, Juraprofessor an der Temple University

Mumia Abu-Jamals Antrag auf Wiederaufnahme des Verfahrens gegen seine Verurteilung wegen Mordes ersten Grades wurde am 10. September 2024 vom Obersten Gericht von Pennsylvania abgelehnt.

Seine Anwälte Judith Ritter (Professorin für Rechtswissenschaften an der Widener University), Sam Spital (Legal Defense Fund) und Bret Grote (Abolitionist Law Center) werden beim Obersten Gerichtshof von Pennsylvania Berufung einlegen.

Das dreiköpfige Richtergremium des #SuperiorCourt, bestehend aus dem vorsitzenden Richter Jack Panella (Demokrat), Victor Stabile (Republikaner) und dem emeritierten vorsitzenden Richter John Bender (Republikaner), erließ ein 23-seitiges Urteil, in dem es die Weigerung der Richterin am #Philadelphia #CommonPleas, Lucretia Clemon, bestätigte, eine Beweisaufnahme zu gewähren.

Das Gericht bestätigte Clemons' Meinung, dass das Gericht aufgrund von Verfahrenshindernissen nicht befugt sei, die ihm vorliegenden Ansprüche zu prüfen. Bei den beiden Streitfragen handelte es sich um Verstöße gegen die #Verfassung bei der Auswahl der Geschworenen (ein Batson-Anspruch) und um die Unterdrückung von #Beweismitteln zugunsten des #Angeklagten (ein #Brady-Anspruch). Um das Gericht zu zitieren: "Der [unterdrückte] Brief war kein Anklageerhebungsmaterial oder entlastend", und die Vorvernehmungsnotizen "zeigen keine unangemessenen Beweggründe für den Ausschluss von Geschworenen".

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trueten.de/archives/13396-Ober #Rassismus äBlackPantherParty #FreeMumia #FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners #FreeeThemAll #Knast #Solidarity

@FreeMumiaBerlin
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Via the #MontrealGazette

A #SuperiorCourt judge has approved a $65-million #settlement between former residents of a #QuebecCity #orphanage and a religious order and a local #health authority.

Justice #DanielDumais rendered a decision last week approving the class-action settlement reached for victims of the #Mont DYouville orphanage.

The settlement is the largest in Quebec history for an abuse class action, the judge noted in his ruling.

montrealgazette.com/news/quebe

Montreal Gazette · Court authorizes $65-million settlement in Quebec orphanage abuse case | Montreal GazetteThe settlement, for victims of abuse at the Mont d'Youville orphanage in Quebec City, is the largest in Quebec history, the judge notes.

I was adding something to my phone's calendar, and saw that it had been a year since I was last called for jury duty. When looking up how often you can be summoned in GA, I discovered a little quirk: the rule is not that you can only be summoned once a year, but rather, that you can be summoned whenever they update the jury pool list, which is once a year. So, you could be called twice in a calendar year. This seems unfair.

From Fulton County: "Jurors are eligible to be summoned for jury duty every time a new juror master list gets uploaded to our jury management system, which is once a year."

For those in the U.S. what are the rules regarding how often you can be summoned in your state? Also, how much/how do you get paid? In Fulton County Superior Court, the rate has not changed since I first served in 1994: $25 per day, in a check mailed to you after you complete your service. (I think State Court is even less.) Your employer is required to continue your regular pay during this time, but only if you are salaried (and they can legally deduct your jury pay from your salary). The unsalaried or unemployed are SOL.

The first time I served, I couldn't afford to buy lunch. It was humiliating.

Via the #MontrealGazette

#McGill #University has been denied in its request for an #injunction to have the pro-#Palestinian encampment removed from the field on its lower #campus.

After hearing arguments on the matter on Monday, #Quebec #SuperiorCourt Justice #MarcStPierre denied the request Wednesday morning. The judge suggested that the school modify its request and file it to court within the next 10 days.

#Montreal #Israel #Palestine

montrealgazette.com/news/local

Montreal Gazette | Montreal GazetteThe Quebec Superior Court judge suggested McGill modify its request to have the pro-Palestinian encampment removed.
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A #Quebec #SuperiorCourt judge is being asked to authorize a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all residents of public long-term care homes that experienced #COVID19 outbreaks during the #pandemic's first two waves.

#Montreal lawyer #PatrickMartinMénard said today in court that Quebec's early response to COVID-19 in long-term care homes was marked by improvisation and that a pre-existing pandemic plan was ignored until it was too late.