Civil Rights
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From R. v. Askov, 1990 |
The Supreme Court of Canada set out the factors to be considered in determining whether a person charged with an offence had been tried within a reasonable time in accordance with the Canadian … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 13 | 2017 | $1.30 Add |
From RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 1995 |
A divided Supreme Court of Canada issued several opinions on whether a law prohibiting advertising and promotion of tobacco products and the requirement on tobacco manufacturers to place an … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 12 | 2017 | $1.20 Add |
From Canada (Attorney General) v. Hislop, 2007 |
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that after federal legislation recognized same-sex conjugal relationships, a same-sex spouse of a deceased Canada Pension Plan contributor was entitled to a … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
From Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys, 2006 |
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the right of a Sikh student to wear a kirpan to high school on the basis of freedom of religion. | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
From R. v. Grant, 2009 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada revisited the definition of "detention" under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as the test for excluding evidence found to … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 10 | 2017 | $1.00 Add |
From Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that a law prohibiting designated employees from participating in a strike substantially interfered with a right to a meaningful process of … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
From Canada (Prime Minister) v. Khadr, 2010 |
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that the right to liberty and security of the person of a Canadian detained in a U.S. military installation was infringed by the refusal of the … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
From Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that a law prohibiting designated employees from participating in a strike substantially interfered with a right to a meaningful process of … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 13 | 2017 | $1.30 Add |
From R v. Oakes, 1986 |
In striking down a section of the Narcotic Control Act that presumed possession for the purpose of trafficking, the Supreme Court of Canada established a test to determine whether a limit on a … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
From R. v. Mills, 1999 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that provisions of the Criminal Code governing the production of private records to an accused in sexual offence proceedings did not violate the … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 14 | 2017 | $1.40 Add |
From R. v. Patrick, 2009 |
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld a conviction for unlawfully producing, possessing and trafficking in a controlled substance based partly on evidence from the accused’s garbage, on the … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 8 | 2017 | $0.80 Add |
From R. v N.S., 2012 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada set out a test as to when a witness who for sincere religious reasons wishes to wear a niqab while testifying in a criminal proceeding would be required … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
From R. v. Nur, 2015 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada struck down mandatory minimum sentences for convictions for possessing prohibited or restricted firearms with readily accessible ammunition as … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
From R. v. Nur, 2015 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada struck down mandatory minimum sentences for convictions for possessing prohibited or restricted firearms with readily accessible ammunition as … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 13 | 2017 | $1.30 Add |
From Morgentaler v. The Queen, 1988 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada, for various reasons in three opinions, struck down provisions of the Criminal Code making it an offence to procure a miscarriage. The dissenting opinion … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 15 | 2017 | $1.50 Add |
From Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2005 |
A majority of the Supreme Court held that a provincial law prohibiting Quebeckers from taking out private insurance for services available under the public health care plan infringed the Quebec … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 21 | 2017 | $2.10 Add |