Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v Canada
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little-sisters-book-and-art-emporium-v-canada-173-15099155
title:
Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v Canada
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Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v Canada [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1120, 2000 SCC 69 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on freedom of expression and equality rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It was held that the Customs Act, which gave broad powers to customs inspectors to exclude "obscene" materials, violated the right to freedom of expression under section 2 but was justifiable under section 1.
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2000 Supreme Court of Canada case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Sisters_Book_and_Art_Emporium_v_Canada
date created:
2005-12-03T15:10:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T22:39:39Z
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