Tag: Justice System

How prisoners helped stop the construction of a new prison camp in Kentucky

In Saskatchewan, what resources exist to help defendants navigate – and avoid getting trapped in – our complex and high-stakes court system?

Are young defendants being provided with the legal information and advice they need to navigate the court system in Saskatchewan?

How one Canadian judge justified violent theft of Wet’suwet’en land

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are used to silence, impoverish, and intimidate protesters. Now, with a lawsuit filed against the alleged participants of Winnipeg’s Rooster Town Blockade, we may be seeing one of the first SLAPPs on the Prairies.

Most days during Gerald Stanley’s trial, the courtroom could be cut in half: the white half – family and supporters of the accused – and the brown half – family and supporters of the victim.