Supreme Court to Look at Issue of Crown Liability When a Law Is Struck Down

Supreme Court to Look at Issue of Crown Liability When a Law Is Struck Down
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The Supreme Court of Canada will examine whether the Crown enjoys absolute immunity from a civil suit seeking damages over passage of a law that is found to be unconstitutional.
The top court has agreed to hear the federal attorney general’s appeal in the case of a New Brunswick man who filed an action for damages over legislative measures that made him ineligible for a criminal pardon.