The World Trade Organization (WTO) has held that the US adhered to international trade rules in setting softwood lumber tariffs against Canada . A WTO panel publicly released a report Monday that was originally disclosed to the parties in February. Canada had claimed that the US had violated the WTO's Anti-Dumping Agreement , which allows [...]

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Padilla v. Hanft, Supreme Court of the United States, April 3, 2006 . Excerpt from Justice Anthony Kennedy's concurrence, in which Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice John Paul Stevens joined: Whatever the ultimate merits of the parties' mootness arguments, there are strong prudential considerations disfavoring the exercise of the Court's certiorari power. Even if [...]

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said he's willing to reopen Canada's perenniel constitutional debate. In an interview with CBC radio Sunday ahead of Monday's opening of the 39th Parliament in Ottawa, Harper said, "Ultimately, there will have to be constitutional changes, not just to accommodate Quebec but also to accommodate demands we have from [...]

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