Woo, boy. You know those National Security Letters that the FBI has been issuing at its own discretion -- the ones Google has been doing its best to track? Judge Susan Illston of Federal District Court in San Francisco just found 'em unconstitutional. As the story goes, NSLs arrive from the factory with a gag order on the recipient, and as Illston … [Read more...]
Court says government fixes to elections ‘gag law’ still unconstitutional
October 4, 2012 by
Free speech advocates are applauding a ruling by the BC Court of Appeal that says no to government changes to an election-campaign spending law. A court has again ruled the B.C. law on third-party advertising before an election is unconstitutional. The BC Supreme Court struck down the law in 2009, on a challenge by the teachers union. The province … [Read more...]
SCOC rules warrantless wiretaps unconstitutional in Metro Van kidnapping case
April 13, 2012 by
Calling it "unconstitutional," the Supreme Court of Canada has struck down a law that allowed police to start wiretapping... without a warrant. The ruling stems from a 2006 Metro Vancouver case, in which six men were found guilty of kidnapping. A BC Supreme Court judge convicted the six, even though he agreed with a defence argument the wiretap … [Read more...]
Judge rules DUI laws unconstitutional
December 1, 2011 by
Part of a law the B.C. government heralds as responsible for saving lives by keeping drunk drivers out of their vehicles has been ruled unconstitutional by a judge who found motorists are given little chance to defend themselves if they blow over the legal blood-alcohol limit at a roadside test. Justice Jon Sigurdson found B.C.’s new laws go too … [Read more...]
B.C. election gag law still unconstitutional
October 19, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Provincial elections in British Columbia may look and sound more like advertising-laden American campaigns, now that B.C.'s Appeal Court has ruled the province can't restrict election spending.The court threw out an appeal by the B.C. government that wanted to reinstate legislation banning election spending in the 60 days leading up to … [Read more...]
