Supreme Court Of Canada
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Supreme Court will hear case about closed Acadian Peninsula courthousesA group of mayors from the Acadian Peninsula say the closure of the Caraquet and Tracadie courthouses in 2022 violate official language rights in New Brunswick.CanadaMay 29
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Supreme Court refuses to change existing rules on trial delaysThe ruling the Supreme Court released Friday involves an Ontario case where the delay exceeded the limit set by the court by only four days.CanadaMay 29
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Aboriginal title can’t be declared over private land; Supreme Court of Canada refuses appealThe Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a ruling that Aboriginal title cannot be declared over private land, in a decision the federal government says will have an impact in B.C.PoliticsMay 28
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Canada’s top court says intimate partner violence is a basis for civil claimsThe top court's ruling today comes in the case of a woman who suffered years of physical and emotional abuse by her husband during a 16-year marriage.CrimeMay 15
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Canada’s top court upholds limits on key privilege for spy watchdog membersThe top court's decision settles a thorny legal question about the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, better known as NSICOP.PoliticsMay 1
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear Churchill portrait thief’s sentence appealThe man who stole the "Roaring Lion" portrait of Winston Churchill from the Château Laurier in Ottawa will have a chance to appeal his sentence in the Supreme Court of Canada.CanadaApr 30
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Crown can seek forfeiture of seized assets in derailed Quebec drug cases: top courtThe Supreme Court of Canada says the Crown can seek the forfeiture of assets seized in a drug probe even though the criminal cases against most of the accused were set aside.CanadaApr 17
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What’s at stake as Supreme Court hears challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21From the use of the notwithstanding clause to state secularism to Quebec's unique place within Canada, constitutional law experts say the case will result in a major new precedent.CanadaMar 24
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge of Ottawa’s firearms banA not-for-profit advocacy organization, firearm owners, businesses, hunters, and recreational and sport shooters have appealed lower court rulings that upheld the ban.CanadaMar 19
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Ottawa appeals Emergencies Act use during ‘Freedom Convoy’ to Supreme CourtThe federal government is appealing a January ruling from the Federal Court of Appeal that upheld the use of the emergencies law breached Charter rights.CanadaMar 17
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