News Roundup - January 8, 2015

By James Kang
Jan 08, 2015 / Share
Canada

Calgary lawyer receives sanction for carrying axe in fight with other lawyer, Calgary Herald

Lawsuit against Durham Regional Police Services Board suggests use of racial profiling, Toronto Star

Vancouver woman to appear in court for setting traps on bike trails, The National Post


United States

Drop in arrests and fines in New York affecting traffic lawyers and bail bonds firms, Reuters

Massachusetts top court to consider how to handle tainted drug convictions, Reuters


International

Nepali single mothers believe law change would strip young people of citizenship, Reuters

Myanmar court sentences man to death for 2013 bomb attack on hotel, Reuters