News roundup — December 21, 2012

By Heather Gardiner
Dec 21, 2012 / Share
Canada

SCC rejects leave to appeal by municipalities found liable for sisters' paralysis, Toronto Star

Prosecutors can do background checks on potential jurors, top court rules, The Globe and Mail

Arguments heard in court over residential school documents, CBC News

United States

N.Y. law students can't sue over misleading job data: court, Reuters

Ohio governor passes law to slightly weaken gun control, Reuters

International

Norway court supports expulsion of child asylum seekers, Reuters

Lawyers await Maya apocalypse in Mexico, Reuters