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 ...
'Reasonable doubt' applies to disciplinary punishments for Sask. inmates: Supreme Court
Canada's highest court has ruled against unfair proceedings for inmates, stating that a standard proof beyond a reasonable ...
Panama reopens talks about the future of a controversial copper mine, but opposition remains
More than a year after Panama’s Supreme Court halted operations at a huge copper mine because its government concession was ...
B.C. court voids ‘cult’ marriage, finding young woman didn’t ‘truly consent’ to it
The ruling found the marriage voidable, saying the man 'pursued, harassed, and perhaps even stalked' the teenager who was ...
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Supreme Court of Canada sets hearings for Meredith and Donowa criminal cases
The Supreme Court scheduled Shamar Meredith v. His Majesty the King, 41370, on Monday, March 24. The appellant was charged with first-degree murder after a fatal shooting. Before the trial, the Crown ...
A Canadian author wrote a children’s book about a puppy at Pride. Now, it’s at the centre of a U.S. Supreme Court case
Robin Stevenson’s Pride Puppy! is one of several works involved in a court challenge over whether parents have the ...