Supreme Court Of Canada
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Mandatory minimum child pornography sentences unconstitutional, Supreme Court rulesThe offence of possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation materials covers a very wide range of circumstances, Supreme Court of Canada Justice Mary Moreau said.CrimeOct 31
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Supreme Court rules against mandatory minimum child pornography sentencesThe decision affirms a ruling of the Quebec Court of Appeal, which said the mandatory minimum sentences violated the Charter guarantee against cruel or unusual punishment.CanadaOct 31
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Canada’s justice minister rules out withdrawing legal submission on notwithstanding clauseCanada's Justice Minister has rejected calls from five premiers that he rescind a request for the Supreme Court of Canada to put limits on use of the notwithstanding clause.PoliticsOct 8
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Supreme Court of Canada sides with Toronto couple over disputed portion of their backyardIn its decision, the Supreme Court sided with the couple, saying that under the applicable statutory rules the city's title to the land was extinguished over four decades ago.CanadaSep 19
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Canada’s top court won’t hear appeal in land dispute at Ontario’s Sauble BeachThe Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear an appeal of a lower-court ruling that upheld a First Nation's ownership of a stretch of land at a popular Ontario beach.CanadaAug 28
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Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of man convicted in Via Rail terror plotA jury could not reach a verdict for the man concerning the rail plot charge, but found him guilty of three other terrorism-related offences.CrimeAug 7
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Supreme Court won’t hear case of Ontario man who fatally shot Indigenous manThe Supreme Court won’t hear Peter Khill’s case, finalizing his manslaughter conviction in the 2016 shooting of Indigenous man Jonathan Styres in Ontario.CrimeJul 31
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Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Albertans constitutional challenge of sex-work lawThe Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a constitutional appeal from two Alberta men who were convicted of criminal offences for their roles in the sex trade.CrimeJul 24
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Supreme Court allows lawsuit in labour-inducing drug case at New Brunswick hospitalThe Supreme Court of Canada is allowing a class-action lawsuit against New Brunswick’s largest health authority and an obstetrics nurse to proceed.HealthJul 24
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Supreme Court sets standard for Crown on seeking adult sentences for youthUnder the Youth Criminal Justice Act, youth have what is known as diminished moral culpability, a principle the Crown must argue doesn't apply to a specific offender.CrimeJul 18
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