Cell Tower Dumps Violated Right to Privacy
- January 24, 2016
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
In an important privacy ruling Justice John R. Sproat of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently held that “tower dump” production orders requiring Rogers Communications and Telus Communications to hand over the personal information of about 43,000 customers to…
Speedy Trial Flatlined in Alberta
- January 10, 2016
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The right to trial within a reasonable time was found unconscious at the Law Courts Building in Edmonton, Alberta, on December 22, 2015. Neighbours on 97th Street were overheard speaking fondly of the maligned right that is a noisy member…
Supreme Court Divided on Procedural Fairness Question
- January 2, 2016
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
May a sentencing judge deviate from the range of sentence established by the courts for a particular offence? Is it open to a sentencing judge to consider the frequency of a particular crime in the community where the offence was…
Hailstorm in Maryland Appeals Court
- December 30, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On December 29, 2015, the American Civil Liberties Union filed an amici curiae brief with the ACLU of Maryland and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in the first known case where a motions judge suppressed evidence as a result of the warrantless…
Cyberbullying Law Ruled Unconstitutional
- December 18, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On April 4, 2013, the tragedy of Rehtaeh Parsons’ teenage life unfolded in her home in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, when she attempted suicide by hanging. Three days later, while in a coma, the decision was made to terminate her life…