Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners

As a supplement to our Sunday Summary each month, Supreme Advocacy LLP in Ottawa presents Supreme One-Liners, a super-short descriptive guide to the most recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted.

Leaves to Appeal Granted

Criminal Law: Sentencing; Indigenous
R. v. Cope, 2024 NSCA 59 (41431)

Differential sentencing for indigenous; Sentencing Circles.

Appeal Judgment

Prison Law: Inmate Disciplinary Proceedings; New Issues On Appeal
John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2022 SKCA 144, 2025 SCC 6 (40608)

Segregation, beyond a reasonable doubt; new issues.