5 d. ago Enbridge Dispute With Michigan Over Oil Pipeline Goes to US Supreme Court

Enbridge Inc.’s long-simmering dispute with the state of Michigan over an oil pipeline that runs under the Straits of Mackinac is headed for the US Supreme Court after years of legal battles and the intervention of Canada’s government.

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9 d. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Canada is worse off without Russell Brown on the Supreme Court

We still haven't recovered from his resignation two years ago

Economics

2 w. ago Peter MacKinnon: U.S. Supreme Court’s DEI decision has lessons for Canada

It is individuals who have equality before the law and it is individuals who must be protected, not groups, court rules

Other

3 w. ago Supreme Court of Canada quashes B.C. sex conviction, extends 'rape shield' law

High court rules 'rape shield' law that prevents defence lawyers from bringing up sexual past also applies to prosecutors

Other

3 w. ago High court overturns B.C. sex assault conviction, clarifies ’confusion’ over evidence

The Supreme Court of Canada says a British Columbia man convicted of sexual assault in 2022 should get a new trial because social media messages used as evidence against him were admitted to court without a proper hearing. The court says the ruling confirms that it’s not just evidence about a sexual assault complainant’s history […]

Events

3 w. ago Appeal in protracted Facebook privacy case headed to Supreme Court of Canada

Facebook argues the Court of Appeal took the wrong approach under the privacy law when it ruled the company did not obtain the meaningful consent from users

Technology

3 w. ago Supreme Court of Canada will hear 2023 Meta privacy ruling appeal

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, over a 2023 court ruling that it failed to protect the personal data of Canadians.

Other

3 w. ago Fairy Tales: Filmmaker revisits Delwin Vriend case in new documentary

There is anger in Darrin Hagen’s voice when he talks about the Delwin Vriend case in Alberta. The landmark decision, which came down from the Supreme Court of Canada in 1998 and extended human-rights protections to queer Albertans, was certainly groundbreaking. Hagen calls it “one of those dominoes” that led to change that impacted LGBTQ+ […]

Culture

4 w. ago Babysitter must be acquitted in toddler’s drowning death, Supreme Court of Canada says

The Crown failed to disclose key evidence to Tammy Bouvette’s lawyers, depriving her of the opportunity to make an informed decision about how to plead

Events

4 w. ago Supreme Court of Canada says B.C. babysitter must be acquitted in toddler’s death

Tammy Bouvette was charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of criminal negligence causing the bathtub drowning death of a 19-month-old girl she had been babysitting in 2011 in Cranbrook.

Events

4 w. ago Supreme Court of Canada says babysitter must be acquitted in toddler’s death

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says an acquittal is the appropriate outcome for a British Columbia woman whose conviction in the drowning death of a toddler was set aside two years ago. Tammy Bouvette was charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of criminal negligence causing the bathtub drowning […]

Events