Live tomorrow at 10 a.m. EDT, Chief Justice Wagner will update Canadians on the work of the country’s highest court and take questions from journalists. Watch it live on http://CPAC.ca.

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En direct demain à 10 h HAE, le juge en chef Wagner présentera une mise à jour sur le travail de la plus haute cour du pays et répondra aux questions des journalistes. Regardez-le en direct sur http://CPAC.ca.

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The Supreme Court restores a B.C. court’s dismissal of a defamation suit. Read our plain-language summary here: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2023/39796-eng.aspx #cdnlaw

The Supreme Court sets aside convictions of manslaughter and other firearm offences due to unreasonable trial delays. Read our plain-language summary here: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2023/40097-eng.aspx#criminallaw #cdnlaw

The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec’s ban on possessing and cultivating cannabis plants for personal purposes is constitutional. Read our plain-language summary here: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2023/39906-eng.aspx#criminallaw #cdnlaw

The Supreme Court of Canada rules that police must have an approved screening device with them when they order someone to provide a breath sample. Read our plain-language summary here: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2023/39680-eng.aspx#criminallaw #cdnlaw

Now available, the Court’s 5th annual Year in Review. This report provides an informative and engaging account of the work of the Court.

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https://scc-csc.ca/review-revue/2022/index-eng.html

The Supreme Court has restored the conviction of an Ontario man after determining that evidence obtained from an unlawful sobriety stop was nonetheless admissible: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2023/39826-eng.aspx #criminallaw #cdnlaw

It took 30 years, but the Liebeck case is finally being adapted for Canadian audiences.

Maybe this time people won't be such jerks about a legitimately horrifying injury?

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/20/canada-woman-sues-tim-hortons-tea-horrific-burns

Some insightful comments this morning from @EmmettMacfarlane on the Justice Russell Brown affair and, more to the point, the #SCC's handling of the matter thus far.

With some late-breaking acknowledgement of the very new details released last night by CTV as to the nature of the allegations against Brown.

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https://emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/transparency-the-supreme-court-and

Giving your neighbour the middle finger may not be polite but is protected as part of a person’s right to freedom of expression under the Canadian constitution, a judge has ruled.

"To be abundantly clear, it is not a crime to give someone the finger. Flipping the proverbial bird is a God-given, #Charter enshrined right that belongs to every red-blooded Canadian."

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/10/giving-the-middle-finger-is-a-god-given-right-canada-canadian-judge-rules

The judicial watchdog for #Canada "is investigating accusations that Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown engaged in obnoxious, drunken conduct in Arizona that ended in an altercation."

An American mortgage adviser alleges that Justice Brown “harassed my friends (and) spoke about how important he was” at a high-end Scottsdale resort.

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https://vancouversun.com/news/high-court-justice-under-investigation-after-altercation-arizona-resort

The Supreme Court restores a hockey coach’s convictions of voyeurism. Read our plain-language summary here: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2023/40045-eng.aspx #criminallaw #cdnlaw

"A Federal Court judge has approved a $2.8-billion settlement agreement between the Canadian government and plaintiffs representing 325 First Nations.

Justice Ann Marie McDonald said in her ruling issued Thursday that the settlement is intended to help take steps to reverse the losses of language, culture and heritage through an Indigenous-led not-for-profit body."

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/indigenous-class-action-settlement-approved-1.6774186?cmp=rss

The Supreme Court sets aside an Alberta man’s convictions for a 2017 home invasion robbery. Read our plain-language summary here: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2023/40285-eng.aspx #criminallaw #cdnlaw

The Supreme Court rules Canadian military investigators did not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms while investigating a Canadian soldier’s criminal activity abroad: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2023/39543-eng.aspx #Charter #cdnlaw

The Supreme Court rules Canadian military investigators did not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms while investigating a Canadian soldier’s criminal activity abroad: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2023/39543-eng.aspx #Charter #cdnlaw

The Supreme Court rules the mandatory minimum sentences for robbery using either a prohibited or ordinary firearm do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. Read our plain-language summary here: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2023/39438-eng.aspx #criminallaw #cdnlaw

The Supreme Court rules the four-year mandatory minimum sentence for discharging an air-powered pistol or rifle at a house is unconstitutional. Read our plain-language summary here: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2023/39338-eng.aspx #criminallaw #cdnlaw

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