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Here are a couple of lawsuits which have been spurred by the upcoming winter Olympics.

First, We have news of a bizarre sports lawsuit in Canada regarding women's ski jumping. From the article:

Forget all of that and consider that a judge ruled that the International Olympic Committee effectively has legal jurisdiction over the Canadian Government. The logic of this decision continues a process where the people of Vancouver have been smashed by the stateless, mobile dictatorship of the IOC.

Here is the bottom line: The court ruled that the International Olympic Committee is in violation of Canadian law by excluding women's ski jumping from the 2010 Winter Olympics, which will take place in Vancouver. However, the court apparently also rules that the IOC's regulations are superior to Canadian law, which has enraged an activist group (and the reporter who wrote this article).

Next, we have news that Vancouver plans to reform its sign ban after a civil rights group sued claiming it infringes on free speech:

The Vancouver-based British Columbia Civil Liberties Association accuses the city of stalling on the changes and says it will press ahead with the suit to prevent enforcement of the law. The ordinance prohibits the posting of signs that aren’t approved by the city, except for those celebrating the 2010 Winter Olympics. The law applies in a 40-block area downtown.