CCLA and Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador, et al.
In response to the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020, the Chief Medical Officer of Health for Newfoundland and Labrador restricted travel into the province. In the same year, Kimberly Taylor’s […]
John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v Attorney General of Saskatchewan
This case is a Charter challenge to the disciplinary process used in provincial prisons in Saskatchewan. When prisoners are accused of breaking institutional rules, they are given a hearing before […]
UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity v Government of Saskatchewan et al
This case stems from a constitutional challenge brought by the UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity at the University of Regina. They are challenging the Saskatchewan government’s Bill […]
Vancouver Island University v Sara Kishawi et al.
In this case, the Vancouver Island University (VIU) sought an injunction to evict a small group of students who were participating in the Palestine Solidarity Encampment on a patch of […]
The Narwhal News Society and Amber Bracken v. Attorney General of Canada et al.
This lawsuit alleges that the RCMP unlawfully arrested and detained Ms. Bracken – an award-winning photojournalist – while she was covering protests of and Indigenous resistance to the Coastal GasLink […]
R v Kloubakov (Supreme Court of Canada) 
This case is a constitutional challenge to sections 286.3 and 286.4 of the Criminal Code brought by Mr. Kloubakov and Mr. Moustaine, who were convicted with these sex work related […]
Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform (CASWLR) v. Canada (Ontario Superior Court of Justice) 
This is a constitutional challenge in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice brought by an alliance of sex worker rights groups from across the country, led by the Canadian Alliance […]
Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner)
In 2023, Gitxaala Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation successfully challenged British Columbia’s archaic, colonial, free-entry system of mineral tenures. The system allows prospective miners to register mineral claims for a […]
Wirring v Law Society of Alberta
Prospective lawyers in Alberta must swear or affirm an Oath of Allegiance to the sovereign of Canada in order to be called to the bar. This requirement constitutes a moral […]
R v IM and R v SB
R v IM and R v SB focus on when underage youth should be sentenced as though they were adults. These two cases will be heard together at the Supreme […]