law Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Sun, 24 Apr 2022 22:55:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg law Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to join US Supreme Court https://teachingkidsnews.com/2022/04/24/judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-join-us-supreme-court/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2022/04/24/judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-join-us-supreme-court/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2022 22:55:31 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=20739 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will soon join the US Supreme Court.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2022/04/24/judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-join-us-supreme-court/feed/ 1 Kids Take Ontario Government to Court over Climate Change Plan https://teachingkidsnews.com/2020/01/19/kids-take-ontario-government-to-court-over-climate-change-plan/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:56:23 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=18270 Seven young people in Ontario are taking the provincial government to court over its plan for fighting climate change.

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]]> She Said, He Said: A Big Week For Political Testimony https://teachingkidsnews.com/2019/03/03/she-said-he-said-a-big-week-for-political-testimony/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 02:25:37 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=17645 Politics heated up last week in Canada and in the United States. In both countries, people were giving “testimony” about their leaders–Justin Trudeau (Canada) and Donald Trump (United States). “Testimony,” in this case, is when people make a public statement […]

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]]> Mid-Term Election Puts Democrats In Control Of US House Of Representatives https://teachingkidsnews.com/2018/11/11/mid-term-election-puts-democrats-in-control-of-us-house-of-representatives/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2018/11/11/mid-term-election-puts-democrats-in-control-of-us-house-of-representatives/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2018 01:31:29 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=17304 The House of Representatives in the United States is now controlled by the Democrats. The Senate remains in the control of the Republicans.
The Democrats and Republicans are two political parties in the United States (groups of people with very different ideas about how the country should be run). US President Donald Trump is a Republican.
On Nov. 6, the United States had a big election, called the "mid-term" elections. Americans vote for who they wanted to represent them in two main branches of their government: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2018/11/11/mid-term-election-puts-democrats-in-control-of-us-house-of-representatives/feed/ 1 Quebec’s Bill 62 Bans Face Coverings For Public Workers https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/10/22/quebecs-bill-62-bans-face-coverings-public-workers/ Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:58:47 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=16439 People in Quebec are worried that Muslim women could be denied certain public services, after the government passed a "religious neutrality" bill.
The province's Bill 62 was passed by the Quebec provincial government on Oct. 18. It says that people who work for the government in certain jobs must have their face uncovered. It also requires people who are using government services -- for instance, riding a bus or using a library -- must do so with their face uncovered.
It also bans public workers, like doctors and teachers, from covering their face while they are working.

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]]> Senator Mike Duffy On Trial Facing 31 Charges https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/04/12/senator-mike-duffy-on-trial-facing-31-charges/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/04/12/senator-mike-duffy-on-trial-facing-31-charges/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2015 01:24:24 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=14633 A Canadian senator is involved in a lengthy and significant criminal trial.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/04/12/senator-mike-duffy-on-trial-facing-31-charges/feed/ 1 Canadian Senators Being Investigated https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/05/29/1-canadian-senate-tradition-is-tarnished/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/05/29/1-canadian-senate-tradition-is-tarnished/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 01:00:17 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=10592 The Canadian Senate is an important part of the Government of Canada, but now some senators are being investigated to find out if they took money they weren't entitled to.

A senator’s job is to give the final approval to a bill before it becomes law.

Some Senate members have been accused of taking money for things that are not covered by their Senate budget.

The expenses of senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, Mac Harb, and Patrick Brazeau are being looked at.

Mike Duffy used to be a journalist before he was appointed to the Senate. In the Senate, he represents Prince Edward Island.

He was accused, along with the other senators, of taking money for things that he had no right to.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/05/29/1-canadian-senate-tradition-is-tarnished/feed/ 2 New Blue Jays Pitcher Separated From Beloved Pit Bull https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/04/04/2-new-blue-jays-pitcher-wants-pit-bull-ban-to-end/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/04/04/2-new-blue-jays-pitcher-wants-pit-bull-ban-to-end/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:55:25 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=9872 Mark Buehrle is a baseball pitcher who recently joined the Toronto Blue Jays.

Buehrle is an extraordinary pitcher. He is one of only 18 people in the game’s history to pitch a “perfect game.”

The Blue Jays are pinning some of their hopes of winning this season on Buehrle.

However, there is a problem. When Buehrle signed on with the Jays, he had to move to Toronto.

Ontario law doesn’t allow people to keep pit bulls as pets; Buehrle has a pit bull named Slater.

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