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California bar investigating Trump lawyer for ethic breaches

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The State Bar of California says it is investigating well-known conservative attorney John Eastman for possible ethics violations after the one-time candidate for state attorney general argued former U.S.
Alberta NDP checking to ensure premier doesn't get OK to interfere in justice system

Alberta NDP checking to ensure premier doesn't get OK to interfere in justice system

EDMONTON — The Opposition NDP says it will be watching to make sure advice to Premier Danielle Smith doesn’t grant her back-door permission to continue interfering in Alberta’s justice system.
Trump adviser faces possible disbarment over his efforts to overturn 2020 election

Trump adviser faces possible disbarment over his efforts to overturn 2020 election

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorney John Eastman, the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power, concocted a baseless theory and made false claims of fraud in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election, a prosecutor
Atlanta clerk sued for denying 'Stop Cop City' petition lets effort move forward

Atlanta clerk sued for denying 'Stop Cop City' petition lets effort move forward

ATLANTA (AP) — Facing a lawsuit from opponents of Atlanta’s proposed police and firefighter training center, the city clerk on Wednesday approved a petition that seeks to force a voter referendum on halting the complex.
Three years too long a wait for Line 5 reroute, Indigenous band in Wisconsin says

Three years too long a wait for Line 5 reroute, Indigenous band in Wisconsin says

WASHINGTON — Three years is more than enough time for Line 5 to suffer a catastrophic rupture and far too long to make an Indigenous band in Wisconsin wait for the controversial cross-border pipeline to be rerouted, the band's lawyers say.
Former mayor John Tory endorses Ana Bailão in Toronto mayoral race

Former mayor John Tory endorses Ana Bailão in Toronto mayoral race

Former Toronto mayor John Tory, whose resignation over an affair with a staffer triggered a byelection, stepped back into the public realm on Wednesday to endorse his ex-deputy, Ana Bailão, for the city's top job.
North Carolina House revives LGBTQ+ education limits in final days of session

North Carolina House revives LGBTQ+ education limits in final days of session

RALEIGH, N.C.
Police arrest 45, seize 440 weapons in Canada-wide raids targeting 3D-printed guns

Police arrest 45, seize 440 weapons in Canada-wide raids targeting 3D-printed guns

MONTREAL — Police said Wednesday they arrested 45 people and seized 440 weapons in simultaneous raids across eight provinces, targeting manufacturers of 3D-printed or "ghost" guns, which are increasingly showing up at crime scenes in Canada.
Equal Rights Amendment champion comes up short in final effort as lawmaker

Equal Rights Amendment champion comes up short in final effort as lawmaker

A feminist lawmaker who has been pressing for the Equal Rights Amendment for five decades came up short in her final effort before leaving the Maine Legislature. Rep.
Fire department called to assist dying patient in N.S. hospital with no doctor

Fire department called to assist dying patient in N.S. hospital with no doctor

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia mayor says a patient died last week in his Annapolis Valley town after going into cardiac arrest at a hospital where no doctor was present. Mayor Sylvester Atkinson of Middleton, N.S.