Newsletter Archive
An examination of criminal law matters in the news…
Steven G. Slimovitch, B.A., LL.B., provides legal counsel to individuals and corporations in the areas of criminal, penal and Charter of Rights litigation. With almost 30 years of experience as a criminal defence lawyer, he has successfully represented clients before all levels of courts including the Supreme Court of Canada.
- February 11, 2024 – Ottawa says no to Quebec Criminal Code amendment expanding MAID
- January 9, 2024 – New bail reform law and policing won’t fix root causes of violent offenders, Sask. experts say
- July 21, 2022 – The trials and tribulations of jury service
- Jun 23, 2022 – Blow to gun reform advocates as Supreme Court overturns New York’s concealed carry law
- Jun 9, 2022 – Lawyers ask Quebec Court of Appeal to shed more light on secret trial
- Apr 26, 2022 – B.C. parenting expert wants Canada to repeal the section of the Criminal Code that makes spanking legal
- Mar 26, 2022 – Courts will have to consider reasonableness of delays during COVID-19, experts say
- Mar 01, 2022 – The Innocence talks. We believe that justice always prevails.
- Feb 22, 2022 – What is mischief? A look at a common charge being levied against Ottawa protesters
- Jan 25, 2022 – Norway killer Breivik tests limits of lenient justice system
- Dec 26, 2021 – The dangerous trend behind Officer Kim Potter’s conviction
- Nov 23, 2021 – No bars, no chains, no locks: How Finland is reimagining incarceration
- Nov 10, 2021 – SCC Hears Submissions on Meaning of Consent in Sexual Assault Law
- Oct 13, 2021 – Supreme Court to rule on whether extreme intoxication can be used as a criminal defence
- Sept 11, 2021 – The ‘Assembly-Line’ Justice of Plea Bargaining
- Sept 3, 2021 – Defence lawyer praises judge’s decision to dismiss non-vaccinated jurors
- Aug 11, 2021 – What’s Wrong with Forensic Science? Everything, Says Paper
- Aug 2, 2021 – What can Canada do to prosecute residential school crimes? Here’s what we know
- July 16, 2021 – COVID-19 has delayed criminal trials across Canada. Is the justice system doing enough to address the problem?
- July 7, 2021 – Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania’s highest court
- June 26, 2021 – Proposed law making cell phone video of cops a crime moves forward by Ohio legislators
- June 16, 2021 – Justice needed in the justice system
- June 3, 2021 – Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity
- May 17, 2021 – The pandemic forced judges to let livestream cameras into court. The Chauvin trial showed it could work. Will it last?
- May 6, 2021 – Group of Ontario police officers launches charter challenge of pandemic restrictions
- Apr 21, 2021 – A tale of two masks in court: Ontario and Quebec judges rule for and against maskless speaking
- Apr 9, 2021 – Bill seeks to curtail mug shot releases
- Mar 24, 2021 – Alberta government proposes amendments to legal name change rules for violent offenders
- Mar 17, 2021 – Arrest warrant issued for Canadian CEO after authorities allege company’s messaging app used by international crime groups
- Mar 11, 2021 – Modernizing criminal justice after covid-19
- Mar 5, 2021 – Here is what could happen if you break Canada’s COVID-19 travel quarantine or testing rules
- Feb 24, 2021 – “Better safe than sorry is the motto of a police state”: a civil liberties lawyer, says Canada’s new quarantine hotel rules may violate the Charter
- Feb 17, 2021 – Licensed Violence, Immunized Criminality – The Legal Shield Of Marital Rape In India
- Feb 16, 2021 – COVID concerns sink sex-assault defendant’s bid to have accuser remove mask while testifying
- Feb 4, 2021 – Oregon will offer support, treatment instead of prison as the first state to decriminalize all drugs
