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An attorney for GOP megadonor Harlan Crow offered to meet with Senate Judiciary Committee staff as Democrats push to investigate undisclosed, luxury trips that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted from the real estate developer.

Crow’s attorney, Michael Bopp, has rebuffed the committee’s demands for information, but in a Monday letter, Bopp offered to meet with the committee staff to discuss their request.

“While the concerns we expressed in our Response about the Committee’s investigation remain, we respect the Senate Judiciary Committee’s important role in formulating legislation concerning our federal courts system, and would welcome a discussion with your staff,”

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Oatley Vigmond, an award-winning personal injury law firm in Ontario, is hosting a special event on May 17, 2023 between 6 and 9 pm called Kicks & Cocktails at Liberty North located at 100 Caplan Ave., in Barrie.

It will feature a self-defence class for local health-care providers and lawyers, followed by a cocktail reception. The goal of the event is to raise awareness and funds for the Compassionate Justice Fund, in collaboration with the Ontario Brain

The Federal Court of Australia recently handed down its decision in the defamation proceedings brought by Ben Roberts-Smith against various media outlets and journalists. The high-profile cases attracted significant public and media attention.

In the proceedings, Mr. Roberts-Smith alleged that various publications communicated imputations (meanings) concerning unlawful and unethical conduct in the course of his military service in the Special Air Service Regiment. He alleged that certain publications also communicated imputations to the effect that he had engaged in bullying other defense personnel, committed family violence and that he was a hypocrite as he publicly supported family violence prevention initiatives

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The family of a murdered mother and toddler is headed for Ottawa to take the next step in their push for change to Canada’s justice system.

“Noah’s Law” was conceptualized by Cody McConnell and his family after his fiancée, Mchale Busch, and 16-month-old Noah McConnell were murdered inside their Hinton apartment building.

On Monday, McConnell and five family members will be in the House of Commons as Conservative MP Gerald Soroka introduces a private member’s bill.

On Tuesday, Quebec senator Pierre Boisvenu will introduce the bill in the Senate. In April, he

The New York art collector Stuart Pivar has filed a lawsuit against his lawyer for allegedly stealing an Andy Warhol painting after an unconventional deal.

The complaint, filed April 17 in New York Supreme Court, says that Pivar sold a 1977 Warhol painting of himself—Porbit of Stuart Pivar—last year to his one-time attorney, Mitchell Cantor. The lawyer paid $100,000 for the piece, despite Pivar estimating it to be worth $5 million.

When contacted by Artnet News, Pivar explained that he needed cash fast at the time, but could not recall why: “I needed it for something very, very