Constitutional Law
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Alberta premier’s phone call to accused raises questions about court caseA phone call between Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and a Calgary pastor where they discussed his criminal trial raises questions about whether she has compromised the case.PoliticsMar 31, 2023
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Smith rejects accusations her Alberta sovereignty bill is undemocratic power grabPremier Smith is rejecting accusations that a bill granting her and her cabinet powers to rewrite laws while bypassing the legislature is an undemocratic, dangerous power grab.PoliticsNov 30, 2022
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Alberta Court of Appeal reserves ruling in federal carbon tax challengeThe Alberta Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the provincial government’s challenge of the federal carbon tax.CanadaDec 19, 2019
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Bob Layton: Legal loophole in drug dog caseConstitutional law frees a drug hauler — even after he appeared to confess.CommentaryFeb 22, 2019
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Some of the cases involving new Supreme Court Justice Sheilah MartinSheilah Martin of Calgary has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. Here's a look at some of the cases she has worked on since she was called to the bar in Alberta in 1989.CanadaNov 29, 2017
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New Supreme Court justice will be Alberta’s Sheilah MartinPrime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday morning his nomination of Martin to fill the seat on the Supreme Court that will be left vacant when Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin retires on Dec. 15.CanadaNov 29, 2017
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Canada’s doctor-assisted dying law unconstitutional: expertCanada's foremost constitutional authority predicts the federal government's proposed new law on medically assisted dying will be struck down by the courts as unconstitutional.CanadaJun 6, 2016
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