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.

Leave to Appeal Granted

Constitutional Law: Names/Pronouns; Notwithstanding Clause
Government of Saskatchewan as represented by the Minister of Education v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, 2025 SKCA 74 (41979)

Constitutionality of legislation re names/pronouns; and use of notwithstanding clause.

Appeal

Criminal Law: Memory re Capacity and Consent
R. v. Rioux, 2025 SCC 34 (41362)

Memory loss complaint can still give evidence re capacity and consent.