Why Sweden can’t declare a state of emergency over COVID-19
Sweden cannot legally declare a full state of emergency to deal with corona, says an expert in constitutional law –
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Civil liberties in Arctic Canada need to be monitored amidst pandemic, experts say
Civil liberties experts say governments across Canada, including in the North, need to be extra cautious when putting legally binding public health
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Canadian mining company Baffinland faces millions in liens over stalled expansion project in Arctic
Construction companies are taking steps to make sure they’ll get paid for work they did for Baffinland’s Mary River Mine.
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Group seeking Alaska governor recall sues over rejected application
The group seeking to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has sued over the rejection of its recall application. Recall Dunleavy filed
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Alaska gov disputes public defender caseloads, but recommends reforms
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration unveiled a new report that looks at the status of public defenders across Alaska. It
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Offender in Northern Canada wins appeal, overturns banishment from his community
A Nunavut, Northern Canada man convicted of sexual assault and breaking and entering is no longer going to be banished
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Judge ignored Indigenous sentencing report while giving Inuk man open-ended sentence, appeals court rules
A trial judge unfairly ignored an Inuk man’s abusive and violent upbringing when slapping him with an indeterminate prison sentence
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Nursing shortage at obstetrics unit in Northern Canadian city leads to workplace complaint, appeal
The manager of approximately 90 nurses at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories is appealing a conduct committee’s decision
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Canadian gov directs $1.8M to legal support for Nunavut’s women and children
The federal government gave three projects in Nunavut $1.8 million to educate residents on the legal protections that exist for
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Lawyers in Yellowknife, Northern Canada push back at courthouse bail hearing ban
Criminal defence lawyers have gone to court to fight an “unwritten policy” recently enacted by Justices of the Peace in
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U.S. Attorney General hears from Indigenous leaders about justice problems in rural Alaska
U.S. Attorney General William Barr met with Alaska Native leaders from around the state Wednesday in Anchorage to discuss law
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A Canadian first: Federal court issues decision in Indigenous Cree and Dene languages
In a bid to make the justice system more accessible, Canada’s Federal Court has issued its first ruling in Cree
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Russia canceled polar cruise ship leases, Canadian company says
There will be two fewer cruise ships stopping in Sydney, N.S. (Atlantic Canada), this summer. One Ocean Expeditions said in
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Canada: Opponents to proposed Indian day school settlement make voices heard
First Nations lawyers who object to the proposed federal Indian day school settlement held a rally Wednesday outside the Winnipeg,
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Alaska: Mining opponents ask for investigation into Pebble’s parent company
Two groups hoping to stop the Pebble Mine, in southcentral Alaska, are asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate
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