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 ...
Canada's esteemed military colleges live to fight another day, but report signals changes coming
On the eve of International Women’s Day last weekend, Minister of National Defence Bill Blair released an independent report ...
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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 ...
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Darren Thorne, Andrew J. Brouwer join the Federal Court bench
Darren Thorne and Andrew J. Brouwer have joined the Federal Court as judges, announced Arif Virani, justice minister and ...
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 ...
'I trusted the system to handle it': N.L. justice department mum on cases tossed due to delays
The Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Justice can’t — or won’t — provide information about how many cases have been ...
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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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Michigan Supreme Court selects new chief justice
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court announced its justices have selected a new chief justice with the upcoming departure of the current incumbent. The justices unanimously selected Megan ...
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Supreme Court seems intent on taking small steps in dealing with challenges to Trump's agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — In fewer than 500 carefully chosen and somewhat opaque words, the Supreme Court has now weighed in twice on President Donald Trump's rapid-fire efforts to remake the federal ...
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Canadian governments fail to stop money laundering because they want the cash, says law prof
Politicians in Canada are mostly pretending they’re desperate to crack down on money laundering, according to the stark, well ...
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Canada’s first federal Indigenous Justice Strategy to address systemic discrimination and overrepresentation in the Canadian justice system
The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency “The Indigenous Justice ...