Category Archives: Constitutional

A Charter Right to Search Google TM*

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Martin Kratz

PDF version: A Charter Right to Search Google Decision considered: R v McKay, 2013 ABPC 13. The Internet has transformed society in so many ways. Even the ways we find information and the sources we rely upon have been fundamentally … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional, Criminal | 1 Comment

Domestic Violence and Duress: In Search of a Contextual Approach

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF version: Domestic Violence and Duress: In Search of a Contextual Approach Case commented on: R v Ryan, 2013 SCC 3.  On Friday January 18, the Supreme Court released its decision in R v Ryan.  In a decision written by … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional, Criminal | 1 Comment

Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy Implicates Safety, Privacy, Human Rights and Civil Liberties

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Linda McKay-Panos

PDF version: Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy Implicates Safety, Privacy, Human Rights and Civil Liberties Case commented on: Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 707 v Suncor Energy Inc. 2012 ABCA 307 (“CA”) The issue of random drug and alcohol … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional, Labour/Employment | 1 Comment

Leave to appeal granted in right to public transit case

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF version: Leave to appeal granted in right to public transit case Case commented on: R v S.A., 2012 ABCA 323 The S.A. case, which concerns the right to use public transit and the constitutionality of trespass legislation as applied … Continue reading →

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Some Much Needed R&R: Revisiting and Relaxing the Test for Public Interest Standing in Canada

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Theresa Yurkewich

PDF version: Some Much Needed R&R: Revisiting and Relaxing the Test for Public Interest Standing in Canada Case Considered: Canada (Attorney General) v Downtown Eastside Sex Workers Against Violence Society, 2012 SCC 45 On September 21, 2012, the Supreme Court of … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional, Intervenors and Standing | 4 Comments