Constitutional RemediesCRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral Consequences Supreme Court Affirms State Can Face Damages for Passing Legislation that Violates Charter On July 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Canada (Attorney…Shakir RahimAugust 1, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFreedom of the PressOpen Courts Supreme Court Affirms Importance of Open Court Principle in CBC v. Named Person On June 7, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada released their decision in Canadian Broadcasting…Shakir RahimJuly 26, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYPRESS RELEASES CCLA granted leave to intervene at Supreme Court of Canada to Ensure Fairness and Impartiality at Inmates’ Disciplinary Hearings TORONTO — Harini Sivalingam, Director of the Equality Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association,…CCLAJuly 23, 2024
Constitutional RemediesCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES CCLA Reacts to the Supreme Court of Canada TORONTO — Today, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Attorney General of Canada v.…CCLAJuly 19, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASES CCLA Intervenes in D’Arthenay V Ontario Provincial Police TORONTO - The CCLA will appear before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Oshawa…CCLAJune 25, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Foreign Interference Bill: CCLA Warns the Senate Committee about Charter Issues that Must Be Addressed On June 10, 2024, Shakir Rahim, director of the Criminal Justice program at the Canadian…CCLAJune 10, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFreedom of ExpressionFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSPRESS RELEASES Civil Society Should be Granted Adequate Time to Meaningfully Engage in the Public Consultations Around the Foreign Interference Bill TORONTO — Yesterday, Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) Lawyers Anaïs Bussières McNicoll (Director of the Fundamental…CCLAJune 5, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencingYouth CCLA Intervening Before Supreme Court of Canada to Protect Rights of Youth in the Criminal Justice System The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimMay 28, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingProsecutorial Misconduct CCLA Intervening in Pivotal Case on Miscarriages of Justice before Supreme Court of Canada The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimMay 24, 2024
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Calls on Government of Ontario to Apologize for Soleiman Faqiri’s Death The CCLA echoes the call of the Faqiri family for the Government of Ontario to…Shakir RahimMay 16, 2024