5 big Qs after landmark Supreme Court hearing on government powers v Canadians' rights: when will a judgment land, what might the ruling be & why did three judges ask no questions? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

&, Bill 21 once more, my debut on Tiktok at the landmark four-day hearing concludes: www.tiktok.com/@globeandmai...

The epic Bill 21 Supreme Court hearing comes to a close, a look back on Thursday - includes shout out to Albert Camus: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

day 3: Ottawa clashes with Ontario and Alberta at Supreme Court in landmark Bill 21 case. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

A look back at Day 2 of Bill 21/Charter notwithstanding clause at the Supreme Court. The judges appear to have a specific strategy in the asking of their questions. Judicial declarations probed. This morning the fed govt, Ontario, Alberta, B.C. & others. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Quebec strikes back: first look at Day 2 of the landmark Supreme Court hearing on Quebec's Bill 21/the Charter notwithstanding clause. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

A look back at Day 1 of Bill 21 and the Charter's notwithstanding clause at the Supreme Court of Canada. Chief Justice Richard Wagner invokes, three times, Quebec's long history with religion. Quebec up today, on Day 2. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Podcast: @theglobeandmail.com's The Decibel. The landmark Supreme Court case on rights and freedoms. Quebec's Bill 21 & the Charter notwithstanding clause: www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...

A Supreme constitutional clash: Canadians' rights versus government powers. Ahead of the landmark Supreme Court hearing on Quebec's Bill 21, the past and present of the notwithstanding clause is set to shape Canada's future. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court called on to settle legal debate between Aboriginal title and private landowners: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

breaking: Ottawa appeals Emergencies Act case to the Supreme Court www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

In a Charter equality case - always complicated & challenging - the Supreme Court of Canada rules asylum seekers are eligible for Quebec’s subsidized child care: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

The battle over Bill 21, government powers v Canadians' rights. Ahead of the March 23-26 hearing, Supreme Court makes an unusual request: does the Quebec law violate Charter rights? Challengers of course say yes. Quebec says SCC shouldn't even ask: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Judges must speak out to bolster public confidence in courts, says Manitoba superior court Chief Justice Glenn Joyal in a speech on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Joyal may be in the running for an open seat on the Supreme Court of Canada: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Podcast. On @theglobeandmail.com's The Decibel: How police corruption allegations erode trust in justice system www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...

Toronto police corruption case puts other criminal trials at risk, in @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court decided 45 cases in 2025, extending a recent trend of the country’s top court producing fewer judgments than in decades past. In @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

A series of political moves from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in the realm of the courts: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Advocacy groups try new legal strategy to combat Alberta transgender legislation after province deploys notwithstanding clause www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Pardon the interruption: the firing line at the Supreme Court of Canada ... lawyers arrive with elegantly crafted arguments, but the judges didn’t show up at work to be charmed by soliloquies. In The Globe and Mail: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court weighs road safety against racial profiling in ‘driving while Black’ case www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

a final post on Justice Martin's retirement from the Supreme Court and talk of her replacement - the @theglobeandmail.com's full story: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

More on Justice Sheilah Martin, kudos to her from big names, and who might be next on the Supreme Court of Canada: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin to retire in May, PM Carney gets his first top court pick (nuances & complications as ever!). My story, with more to come: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court revisits Trudeau-era WE Charity scandal in case that could reshape administrative law www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

A rare interview with Ontario Chief Justice Michael Tulloch: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Interview with Justice Minister Sean Fraser. What to do when a judge rules there's an unreasonable trial delay & the longstanding, and only, move is a stay of proceedings? (Plus, thoughts on how the Carney govt is different from the Trudeau govt.) www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Chief Justice Wagner further orders all interveners - including attorneys-general - to Zoom. AGs get 15 minutes of argument; they had asked the court for 30 minutes each. The SCC/Zoom backstory, the AGs had wanted to argue this historic case in person: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

new news: Bill 21/notwithstanding clause ... in a Supreme Court of Canada order today from Chief Justice Richard Wagner, 3 hrs of in-person argument is granted to six groups of appellants and 3 hrs of in-person argument for, in general, Quebec. Case scheduled 5 days, March 23-27.

Advocates laud Ottawa’s push on violence against women after years of calls for action, as fed govt proposes to add femicide & coercive control to the Criminal Code. In @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

About 10,000 Jordan cases thrown out annually as Ottawa, provinces call on Supreme Court for change: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Cash bail. Ontario Premier Doug Ford reaches to the past for a long-abandoned legal tool: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

old traditions, new traditions: the Supreme Court of Canada dons new ceremonial black robes, replacing the longstanding red. Featuring a just adjudication from @dieworkwear.bsky.social ... & more emblematic changes at the SCC coming: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Conservative premiers call on federal Liberals and Prime Minister Mark Carney to back down at the Supreme Court of Canada in the Charter notwithstanding clause/Quebec Bill 21 landmark case: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Maria Carroccia, the judge in the Hockey Canada trial - set to deliver her verdict on Thursday - is a decades-long veteran of the criminal courts - a profile in @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

New from the Supreme Court of Canada, two related rulings today, detailed here + an array of expert legal views in @theglobeandmail.com: Supreme Court of Canada tightens rules on sentencing youth offenders as adults www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Poilievre's Conservatives promise tough-on-crime judges, in @theglobeandmail.com, with insight from @ericadams99.bsky.social, @paulchamplaw.bsky.social & Erika Chamberlain. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Surge of new judges on top courts cut vacancies to lowest level after years of alarm, in @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

New this morning: The Supreme Court of Canada bolstered the rights of inmates in provincial jails who are accused of serious offences while incarcerated, a major ruling from the top court that broke with a long-standing precedent. In @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...