CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingRight 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 ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionYouth 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 ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRight 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 JUSTICEDemocratic RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingFUNDAMENTAL 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 SupervisionConstitutional RemediesCRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPrisons, 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 JUSTICEFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMAJOR 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 JUSTICEFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMAJOR 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 ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYPrisons, 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 SupervisionConstitutional RemediesCRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencing 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 JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencing 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