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Conservative government gave ‘serious thought’ to gender parity on Supreme CourtThe previous Conservative government at one point considered working toward giving women a majority of the nine seats on the Supreme Court of Canada, said former justice minister Peter MacKay.CanadaSep 12, 2016
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Supreme Court of Canada rejects appeal in Alberta sex assault caseThe Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from an Alberta man who was convicted of sexual assault after police ordered him to swab his own genitals for evidence of the victim's DNA.CanadaJun 23, 2016
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California foster parents appeal after girl, 6, with trace native blood removed from homeLexi, who is less than 2 per cent Native, was removed from her foster parents' home under the Indian Child Welfare Act, which gives custody to her relatives.WorldMar 23, 2016
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Italy high court hears appeal of Amanda Knox murder convictionItaly's high court began hearing the appeal of Amanda Knox's murder conviction Wednesday as it considered the fate of the "very worried" American student and her former boyfriend in the brutal 2007 murder of Knox's British roommate.WorldMar 25, 2015
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