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CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Right to Reasonable Bail

CCLA at the Supreme Court: A Momentous Bail Decision for Automatic Reviews of Detention

In R. v. Myers, the Supreme Court was tasked with interpreting a somewhat obscure Criminal…

Guest AuthorMarch 29, 2019

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Fighting Solitary Confinement MAJOR CASES & REPORTS PRESS RELEASES Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Youth

End to Solitary Confinement as We Know It

In an extraordinary decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered an end to prolonged…

CCLAMarch 28, 2019

Freedom of Expression FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS MAJOR CASES & REPORTS Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Right to Protest

CCLA at The Supreme Court: When Can The Police Arrest You to ‘Protect’ You?

How far can police officers go when initiating a “protective” arrest? Can innocent protestors be…

Guest AuthorMarch 21, 2019

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Democratic Rights Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

CCLA to Ottawa: Call an SCC Reference

Of the many tools at the disposal of a government in times of profound uncertainty,…

Michael BryantFebruary 23, 2019

Community Supervision Constitutional Remedies CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision

No Remedy and No Right – SCC Strikes a Double Blow

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…

Cara ZwibelFebruary 8, 2019

CRIMINAL JUSTICE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS MAJOR CASES & REPORTS

Shaving the Constitutional Tiger: Attorney General 101

As the SNC-Lavalin prosecution controversy unfolds, Canadians are digging into a part of our constitution…

Michael BryantFebruary 8, 2019

CRIMINAL JUSTICE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS MAJOR CASES & REPORTS

The PMO has Discovered the Presumption of Innocence

SNC-Gate might be the way the Kremlin works, wherein Putin officials manipulate the justice system…

Michael BryantFebruary 7, 2019

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision

Being in a wheelchair is no reason for being held in solitary

Gregory Allen was placed in solitary confinement because he is in a wheelchair. He was held in…

Noa Mendelsohn AvivFebruary 7, 2019

Community Supervision Constitutional Remedies CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Sentencing

CCLA at the Supreme Court: Does a Charter violation require a remedy?

Mr. Bird doing too much bird is the issue before the Supreme Court of Canada…

Michael BryantFebruary 6, 2019

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Sentencing

BC Court of Appeal Strikes Down Another Mandatory Minimum Sentence

Just two months after declaring the mandatory minimum sentence for possession of child pornography unconstitutional…

Guest AuthorJanuary 23, 2019

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

CCLA at the Supreme Court: A Momentous Bail Decision for Automatic Reviews of Detention

End to Solitary Confinement as We Know It

CCLA at The Supreme Court: When Can The Police Arrest You to ‘Protect’ You?

CCLA to Ottawa: Call an SCC Reference

No Remedy and No Right – SCC Strikes a Double Blow

Shaving the Constitutional Tiger: Attorney General 101

The PMO has Discovered the Presumption of Innocence

Being in a wheelchair is no reason for being held in solitary

CCLA at the Supreme Court: Does a Charter violation require a remedy?

BC Court of Appeal Strikes Down Another Mandatory Minimum Sentence

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