Category: Alberta Court

Alberta Court of Appeal Dismisses Unvaccinated Woman’s Case for Organ Donation

November 8, 2022
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Alberta’s Court of Appeal has upheld the requirement that eligible transplant recipients be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the stipulation did not violate the charter rights of a woman who refused to get a dose. Annette Lewis filed a legal challenge against Alberta Health Services, doctors and a hospital earlier this year after she was unable…

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SCOC Orders Alberta Court of Appeal to Revisit Sentencing of Two Men in Triple Murder

June 16, 2022
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Canada’s top court has sent the case of two men convicted in the slayings of three family members back to the Alberta Court of Appeal. Last year, the Alberta court imposed consecutive parole eligibilities for Jason Klaus and Joshua Frank of 50 years in prison before they could apply for release. Last month, the Supreme…

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Alberta Court’s Overturning of Liberals’ Environmental Impact Law Marks ‘Principled Approach’ to Federalism: Law Prof

May 29, 2022
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The recent ruling by the Alberta Court of Appeal that the federal government’s Impact Assessment Act (IAA) is unconstitutional may show that the court has a “principled approach” toward federalism that’s more consistent with earlier jurisprudence, says a constitutional law expert. “Other courts are approaching federalism in Canada a little bit differently today, and the Alberta…

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