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Canada

Review of Sobotiak murder conviction revealed undisclosed police evidence, court filing says

The case of Roy Sobotiak, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Susan Kaminsky in 1987, has…

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Nova Scotia

Investigation of N.S. police actions in wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun in limbo

Nova Scotia’s police watchdog, the Serious Incident Review Team (SIRT), is currently waiting for confirmation on whether another oversight agency…

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World

Musk says French leader Le Pen’s conviction will ‘backfire’ like Trump’s legal rulings

In a shocking turn of events, popular right-wing politician Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzlement in a French…

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Canada

First Nations man sues government over wrongful conviction in 1973 Winnipeg murder

A third First Nations man, Clarence Woodhouse, has recently been exonerated in the 1973 killing of a Winnipeg father and…

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World

Connecticut to award $5.9 million to family of disabled man wrongfully imprisoned for 1992 murder conviction

Connecticut is poised to pay nearly $5.9 million to the family of Richard Lapointe, a disabled man who was wrongly…

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US Election 2024

Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for disgraced former NJ Senator Bob Menendez after bribery conviction

Federal prosecutors are pushing for disgraced former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez to be sentenced to 15 years in prison…

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Canada

Sask. man who took daughter to prevent COVID vaccine appeals, calling abduction conviction ‘unreasonable’

A 55-Year-Old Man Appeals Conviction for Abducting Daughter Michael Gordon Jackson, a 55-year-old man from Carievale, Sask., has filed a…

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Sports

Malcolm Koonce: Father fighting to erase conviction

Las Vegas Raiders Player Malcolm Koonce’s Father Seeks Justice in 1981 Robbery Conviction Before Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Malcolm…

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World

US citizen imprisoned in Russia given new 15-year sentence in wake of espionage conviction

A Russian-born U.S. citizen, Eugene Spector, who was already serving time in Russia for a bribery conviction, has now been…

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Politics

Justice minister says new wrongful conviction commission will support women, racialized people

Federal Government Introduces New Commission to Review Wrongful Convictions The federal justice minister has announced the creation of a new…

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