Supreme Court of Canada rules to bolster rights of inmates in provincial jails
The judgement, which considered question of how inmates are disciplined, is a rare reversal from the Court on established law ...
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Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt standard of proof applies in inmate disciplinary proceedings: SCC
In a split ruling, the SCC found Saskatchewan rules for disciplining inmates violates the Charter ...
Chris Selley: Two recent elections violated the Constitution, but don't expect consequences
Lost somewhat amid the aftermath of Ontario’s Feb. 27 election was the Supreme Court of Canada’s March 7 decision declaring ...
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Minister of Justice announces judicial appointments in BC, Quebec, and Tax Court
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Arif Virani, has announced several judicial appointments across ...
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Canada top court strikes down election finance law provision for infringing right to vote
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that a provision of an Ontario election finance law violated the constitutional right to vote, finding the provision to be invalid and of no effect. Writing ...
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Canada's top court to hear appeal of Indigenous Nova Scotia man's assault sentence
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal of a sentence given to an Indigenous man from Nova Scotia who ...
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Bill 21: federal government to intervene on secularism law at Supreme Court
The federal government announced Monday that it intends to intervene in the Supreme Court appeal on Quebec’s secularism law – ...
Top court finds Ontario spending limits on 3rd-party election ads unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Canada has found an Ontario law that limits spending on third-party election advertising violates the ...