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Body-cam footage and a written police report show that three witnesses to Justice Brown’s conduct at an Arizona resort told mostly the same story as that reported by a former U.S. Marine → Read More
If judicial council determines Justice Russell Brown’s conduct was serious enough, he could be the first Supreme Court Justice removed from the bench through a public trial → Read More
The disciplinary body did not disclose any details about the complaint against Justice Brown, who has been on leave of absence since Feb. 1 → Read More
Lawsuit accuses the federal prison system of conducting at least half a million illegal strip searches between 2014 and 2020 → Read More
The reduction flows from the Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous rejection of a federal law that allowed judges to close the door on parole for mass killers → Read More
Ontario enacted a law in 2015, aimed at protecting critics of the wealthy and powerful. The wealthy and powerful are now exploiting it, with a new ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal attempting to change that → Read More
Ex-NHL goaltender Don Edwards is writing a book detailing the injustice surrounding his parents’ murder. Edwards believes full parole is inevitable for the man who killed them in 1991 → Read More
Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown’s leave means a strong voice for provincial rights is absent as the court takes on a federalism case → Read More
It took six years, several judges, 40 court orders, six offers to settle, more than 20 motions and, finally, a 12-day trial to achieve a court ruling in the case of Vineet Mehra and his ex-wife Jyoti Lakhtakia → Read More
Canada’s first independent body for reviewing wrongful convictions would be established under legislation tabled in Parliament on Thursday → Read More
Canada’s first independent body for reviewing wrongful convictions would be established under legislation tabled in Parliament on Thursday → Read More
Ruling is the latest to consider how the particular circumstances of Indigenous offenders should affect everything from sentences to what a jury is allowed to hear about the accused during trial → Read More
A public statement from seven retired Supreme Court judges describes the override and other legal proposals as a threat to democracy, human rights and judicial independence in Israel → Read More
Federal law requires judges to pay particular attention to the circumstances of Indigenous offenders at sentencing, in an attempt to reduce disproportionate rates of incarceration → Read More
The case is about whether self-governing First Nations have the right to make decisions according to Indigenous values and traditions – even if that means violating Charter rights and freedoms → Read More
Superior Court Justice Patricia Hennessy is to determine how much the Crown owes for breaking a treaty promise to share wealth produced by the natural resources of a vast area in Northern Ontario → Read More
The Supreme Court of Canada reaffirmed its willingness to strike down mandatory minimum sentences on the basis of hypothetical scenarios → Read More
Supreme Court to rule on use of hypothetical ‘invented scenarios’ - that if a sentence would be cruel and unusual punishment for one person, it cannot stand - in sentencing decisions → Read More
Ontario Court of Appeal sends message to lower-court judges that when men try to kill their intimate partners, rehabilitating them is secondary to punishing them and deterring others → Read More
The Supreme Court’s major cases in 2023 will look at Canada’s shape and future as a federation, Indigenous rights, sexual assault → Read More