"Courts, not third parties, are responsible for protecting the public’s right of access"

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/eff-challenges-secrecy-eastern-district-texas-patent-case

#public #access #court #patents #eff

EFF Challenges Secrecy In Eastern District of Texas Patent Case 

Clinic students Emily Ko and Zoe Lee at the Technology Law and Policy Clinic at the NYU School of Law were the principal authors of this post.Courts are not private forums for business disputes. They are public institutions, and their records belong to the public. But too often, courts forget that...

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B.C. Court of Appeal says alleged drug trafficker will be extradited to U.S.
The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court decision and ruled that an alleged drug trafficker, who operated on the Silk Road online platform, will face extradition to the U.S.
#News #Canada #BritishColumbia
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-court-appeal-silk-road-trafficker-9.7177157?cmp=rss

Arsonist who torched Essex asylum seeker hotels jailed after ‘taking matters into own hands’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/26/arsonist-torched-essex-asylum-seeker-hotels-jailed-taking-matters-hands-28123918/

Firefighter from Trail found not guilty of assaulting of homeless man
A firefighter from Trail, B.C., who was charged with assaulting a man who was homeless has been found not guilty.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/gregory-ferraby-not-guilty-trail-9.7177522?cmp=rss
Actors can smoke on stage, Quebec Court of Appeal rules
The province’s highest court upheld a lower-court decision that had struck down fines issued to three theatres for allowing performers to smoke during plays.
#Canada #QuebecCourtofAppeal #Smoking
https://globalnews.ca/news/11816648/actors-smoking-quebec-court/
Court defers deportation of truck driver who caused fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash
An application by semi-truck driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu to defer his deportation after he pleaded guilty to killing 16 people and injuring 13 when his vehicle crashed into a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team in April 2018 has been accepted by a Federal Court judge at a hearing on Friday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/humboldt-broncos-crash-driver-deportation-court-9.7177025?cmp=rss
Deportation of truck driver responsible for Humboldt Broncos bus crash deferred temporarily
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/humboldt-broncos-crash-driver-deportation-court-9.7177025?cmp=rss
Breaking down the court decision allowing actors to smoke on stage in Quebec
The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a Superior Court decision allowing actors to smoke on stage in theatres as part of an artistic performance. The case involved three theatres in Quebec City. Louis-Philippe Lampron, one of the lawyers defending the theatres, explained the decision to Breakaway guest host Allison Van Rassel.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7175935?cmp=rss
Reservoir RSL makes a statement

RESERVOIR, VIC. — The Reservoir RSL Sub-Branch condemns in the strongest possible terms the cowardly act of vandalism committed against our Sub-Branch in the early hours of ANZAC Day.

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