Supreme Court Of Canada
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Supreme Court upholds expansions to Canada’s rape shield lawsIn a 6-3 ruling today, the court says the expanded rules to further prevent a sexual assault complainant's past from being used against them in a trial are entirely constitutional.CanadaJun 30
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Convicted murderers win sentence appeals in Alberta, will get earlier chance to apply for paroleFour men, each convicted of at least two counts of first-degree murder, have won the right to be able to apply for parole earlier than their initial sentences called for.CrimeJun 25
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What happened to… Supreme Court ruling on Quebec mosque shootingOn this episode of 'What happened to…?' Erica Vella provides an update on the Supreme Court ruling on consecutive sentences in Canada.CanadaJun 23
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Quebec judge dismisses defamation suit against comedian Mike Ward regarding jokeJudge Manon Gaudreault dismissed the suit but also rejected Ward's claim that Sylvie Gabriel's lawsuit was abusive and an excessive use of the legal system.CanadaJun 22
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Could the bill targeting ‘negligent’ extreme intoxication be law by summer?The Supreme Court of Canada struck down a law barring the extreme intoxication defence in criminal cases where the intoxication is self-induced. Bill C-28 is in response to that.CanadaJun 20
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New Liberal bill targets ‘negligent’ extreme intoxication after Supreme Court rulingJustice Minister David Lametti's bill would require a court to consider whether a person did anything to avoid such a risk in extreme intoxication cases.CanadaJun 17
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Supreme Court of Canada orders Alberta Court of Appeal to deal with sentence in triple murder caseCanada's top court has sent the case of two men convicted in the slayings of three family members back to the Alberta Court of Appeal.CrimeJun 16
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Quebec double murderer won’t have appeal heard by Supreme Court of CanadaA jury found Fredette guilty of first-degree murder in October 2019 in the deaths of Véronique Barbe and Yvon Lacasse — a man he killed at a rest stop over a vehicle.CanadaJun 16
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Ottawa poised to amend extreme intoxication law after Supreme Court rulingThe Supreme Court left the ball in the government's court on whether to propose new legal wording after it struck down restrictions on the use of self-induced extreme intoxication.CanadaJun 16
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‘Elephant in the room’: Judge addresses impact of supreme court ruling in Toronto van attack caseBefore sentencing the man responsible for Toronto's deadly van attack to life in prison, the judge presiding over the case took a moment to address ``the elephant in the room.''CrimeJun 14
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