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Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin has issued a call to action to governments, lawyers and judges to find solutions to the access-to-justice “crisis” imperilling the country’s legal system, which is now too expensive and complicated for the vast majority of Canadians. In a speech to the Canadian Bar Association yesterday, the country’s top judge declared access […]

July was a great month for J. K. Rowling – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix hit the big screen and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, was published. However, this month has not started so well. There was nothing that J. K.

Mexican businessman Carlos Slim is now said to be the world’s richest man. He is Latin America’s leading business mogul, acquiring telecommunication assets and banking and retail businesses throughout the region and beyond. His massive increase in wealth in recent years should further increase public scrutiny of Slim and his business empire, particularly within Mexico.

A sweeping surveillance law ratified Friday in Zimbabwe will target “imperialist-sponsored journalists with hidden agendas,” the country’s information minister told CPJ. Sikhanyiso Ndlovu described the law as intending “to protect the president, a minister, or any citizen from harm.” The Interception of Communications Act will allow authorities to intercept all phone, Internet, and mail communications,

Silence enveloped a San Francisco courtroom Tuesday after a jury dealt once-powerful high-tech executive Gregory Reyes a devastating blow by finding him guilty on all counts, ending the nation’s first criminal trial over the backdating of stock options. After six days of deliberation, the jury handed the federal government a resounding victory. Reyes could face

The Bush administration rushed to defend new espionage legislation Monday amid growing concern that the changes could lead to increased spying by U.S. intelligence agencies on American citizens. In a push to counter criticism of the new law, senior administration officials cited a combination of legal barriers and resource restrictions that they said will keep

American Home Mortgage Investment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday in Wilmington, Del., capping a tumultuous 10 days for what had been one of the nation’s biggest home lenders. The company, based in Melville, N.Y., said it fell victim to “extraordinary disruptions” in the markets that support the mortgage industry. A weak housing market

In his day, Bert Fingerhut was a Wall Street player. A top-ranked securities analyst for eight straight years, making calls that moved markets, Mr. Fingerhut rose to director of research at Oppenheimer & Co. in 1980. Three years later, he retired to Aspen, Colo. He was 40 years old. In the Rockies, Mr. Fingerhut became

The family of a teenage Iraqi girl gang raped and murdered by U.S. troops said on Sunday they were disappointed that a soldier sentenced to 110 years in jail for the crime did not receive the death penalty. Private Jesse Spielman was found guilty of four counts of murder, rape, conspiracy to commit rape, and

The Democratic-controlled House has approved and sent to President Bush for his signature legislation written by his intelligence advisers to enhance their ability to intercept the electronic communications of foreigners without a court order. The 227 to 183 House vote capped a high-pressure campaign by the White House to change the nation’s wiretap law, in