Breaking News > In a four-opinion judgment, the Supreme Court of Canada has 7-0 dismissed the appeal of a Newfoundland man convicted of child luring who unsuccessfully argued that his s. 8 Charter right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure was violated when undercover police pretending online to be an underage girl surreptitiously used screen capture software to record his electronic communications: R. v. Mills, 2019 SCC 22. MORE TO COME

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Solitary confinement unconstitutional, rules B.C. Supreme Court

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 @ 12:58 PM | By Jeff Buckstein

The Supreme Court of British Columbia has delivered a decisive constitutional ruling against unrestricted use of solitary confinement for federal prisoners.

Justice Peter Leask ruled in British Columbia Civil Liberties Association...

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