R v. Morris

Introduction The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently released its decision on the Morris appeal. This decision leaves the legal landscape largely unchanged in terms of how Black Canadians are to be sentenced but provides some clarity that legal professionals and...

R v. CP

A recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling released in May, reinforces criminal justice inequality between youth and adults.  In the case of CP, the Supreme Court upheld a law that denies youth the same opportunities as adults to appeal their cases to the Supreme Court...

R v. Anderson

Introduction As Ontarian legal professionals and community organizations waited in eager anticipation for the R v. Morris (“Morris”) appeal decision, which now guides sentencing practices for Black Ontarians, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal released its own...