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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantJul 29

Durham Region cops will not face charges over alleged assault on defence lawyer inside Oshawa courthouse thestar.com/news/gta/durham-… via @torontostar

Durham Region cops will not face charges over alleged assault on defence lawyer inside Oshawa...

Criminal defence lawyer Sudine Riley alleges she was assaulted after Durham officers questioned her presence in an interview room at the Oshawa courthouse.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantMay 15

Peter Nygard loses appeal over Toronto sex assault convictions thestar.com/news/gta/peter-n… via @torontostar

Peter Nygard loses appeal over Toronto sex assault convictions

Nygard still faces a trial involving one complainant in Montreal, with the possibility of being extradited to the U.S. on more sexual assault charges.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantMay 15

In landmark ruling, Supreme Court creates pathway to sue for intimate partner violence, patterns of ‘coercive control’ thestar.com/news/gta/in-land… via @torontostar

In landmark ruling, Supreme Court creates pathway to sue for intimate partner violence, patterns of...

The new tort of intimate partner violence focuses on “coercive control,” establishing a new legal path for lawsuits based on patterns of behaviour over time.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantMay 12

The Ontario government blamed this mentally ill victim for his own fatal Toronto jail beating. Video evidence appears to contradict ministry claims thestar.com/news/gta/the-ont… via @torontostar

The Ontario government blamed this mentally ill victim for his own fatal Toronto jail beating....

The provincial government’s position that Ibrahim Ali “instigated or provoked the assault” appears to be contradicted by video evidence showing him being attacked from behind.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantMay 9

His Toronto jail cellmate believed he was a demon. Twice, the guards were called — but no one came to stop his 'completely avoidable' killing thestar.com/news/gta/his-tor… via @torontostar

His Toronto jail cellmate believed he was a demon. Twice, the guards were called — but no one came...

Both Ibrahim Ali and his killer El Hasheem Samuel were dealing with serious mental illnesses. Lawyers for Ali’s family say the men should never have been put in the same

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantMay 6

Toronto mom who threw her baby down garbage chute found not criminally responsible for murder thestar.com/news/gta/toronto… via @torontostar

Toronto mom who threw her baby down garbage chute found not criminally responsible for murder

Azuri Bacchas was just four months old. On Wednesday, his mother was found not criminally responsible for murder due to her schizophrenia.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantMay 4

New: Judge slams veteran prosecutor for angrily telling Toronto cop ‘we protect our own.’ Dangerous driving case tossed thestar.com/news/gta/judge-s… via @torontostar

Judge slams veteran prosecutor for angrily telling Toronto cop ‘we protect our own.’ Charges stayed...

Veteran Toronto prosecutor Marnie Goldenberg was “less than candid” in her testimony, the judge found.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantApr 23

20 years in isolation: The story of Camelott Hamblett and why he's spent two decades locked in a room alone at this Ontario psychiatric hospital thestar.com/news/investigati… via @torontostar

The story of Camelott Hamblett and why he’s spent two decades locked in a room alone at this...

Hamblett may be the one Ontarian who’s spent the most time in psychiatric seclusion. In a four-part series, the Star investigates who’s responsible.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantApr 20

‘Mr. Edwin had a plan’: Gunman guilty of murder for random Toronto shootings. Judge rejects claim psychosis was behind ‘methodical’ public killings thestar.com/news/gta/mr-edwi… via @torontostar

‘Mr. Edwin had a plan’: Gunman guilty of murder for random Toronto shootings. Judge rejects claim...

“He left home with a loaded firearm that was readily accessible, and the ability to change his appearance,” the judge said.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantApr 11

Final Jennifer Pan co-accused is convicted of manslaughter for his role in the murder plot that became focus of a Netflix documentary thestar.com/news/gta/final-j… via @torontostar

Final Jennifer Pan co-accused is convicted of manslaughter for his role in the murder plot that...

“I wish I had never drove that car,” David Mylvaganam told court after he was convicted in the death of Jennifer Pan’s mother.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantApr 1

As Doug Ford targets courts over bail, Zameer case, Ontario chief justice warns of attacks that ‘undermine the legitimacy of the judiciary’ thestar.com/news/canada/as-d… via @torontostar

As Doug Ford targets courts over bail, Zameer case, Ontario chief justice warns of attacks that...

“It happens gradually — through repeated questioning of institutional legitimacy, through the normalization of distrust, and through the suggestion that legal outcomes are determined by politics...

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantMar 26

Veteran prosecutor accused of telling Toronto cop he should have given ‘false evidence’ under oath — ‘We protect our own’ thestar.com/news/gta/veteran… via @torontostar

Veteran prosecutor accused of telling Toronto cop he should have given ‘false evidence’ under oath...

“What am I supposed to do? Lie?” — That’s how Const. Edin Hasanbasic said he responded after veteran Crown attorney Marnie Goldenberg confronted the officer about his testimony.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantMar 27

Judge calls out prosecutor over allegation she berated Toronto cop about not lying under oath — ‘This is why you don’t go and yell at an officer’ thestar.com/news/gta/judge-c… @TorontoStar

Judge calls out veteran prosecutor over allegation she berated Toronto cop in courthouse hallway —...

“Isn’t this the very kind of case that might mar the integrity of the justice system?”

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantMar 18

New: In surprise plea, Jennifer Pan admits to role in mom's manslaughter, claiming hit man was meant only for her dad — ‘I’m ashamed of what I did' thestar.com/news/gta/in-surp… via @torontostar

In surprise plea, Jennifer Pan admits to role in mom’s manslaughter, claiming hit man was meant...

Jennifer Pan's story has since become the focus of a Netflix series — “I’ve seen my family’s tragedy turned into entertainment for strangers,” her brother wrote in a statement for

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantMar 18

Toronto woman convicted of making antisemitic threat against Crown attorney in courthouse elevator — ‘I froze. I was scared,’ lawyer testifies thestar.com/news/gta/toronto… via @torontostar

Toronto woman convicted of making antisemitic threat against Crown attorney in courthouse elevator...

“I’ve been doing this job for a long time, and I’ve been called every name in the book, but never anything about my religion.”

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantMar 16

Maplehurst jail conditions so ‘unusually harsh’ this drug offender must be released into the community: Ontario’s top judge thestar.com/news/gta/maplehu… via @torontostar

Maplehurst jail conditions so ‘unusually harsh’ this drug offender must be released into the...

“Further incarceration risks undermining rehabilitation and long-term public safety.”

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantMar 4

Ex-Ontario judge Paul Currie showed ‘contempt for the law,’ misconduct panel says in decision finding he raped, assaulted woman thestar.com/news/gta/ex-onta… via @torontostar

Ex-Ontario judge Paul Currie showed ‘contempt for the law,’ misconduct panel says in decision...

“A reasonable observer viewing Justice Currie’s conduct could only conclude that it reflects an attitude that the ordinary operation of the law, including the possibility of time spent in a

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantFeb 27

Ontario Crown attorney attacked during dangerous offender hearing. Lack of courtroom barrier called ‘absolute disgrace’ thestar.com/news/canada/onta… via @torontostar

Ontario Crown attorney attacked during dangerous offender hearing. Lack of courtroom barrier called...

A new prisoner box with a Plexiglas barrier is now being installed in the courtroom.

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantFeb 18

Family ‘in disbelief’ it wasn’t told about SIU report on police shooting inside Ontario courtroom. Sister learned on Facebook brother was left dying for 40 minutes thestar.com/news/canada/fami… via @torontostar

Family ‘in disbelief’ it wasn’t told about SIU report on police shooting inside Ontario courtroom....

“Why didn’t they call before releasing it to the media?” asked Tyresse Roundsky’s sister. “It’s just so hurtful to the family, like a slap in the face.”

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Jacques Gallant@JacquesGallantFeb 17

A guard saw the murdered boy’s injury. Staff cleaned up the bloody bathroom. No one called 911. How the Toronto children’s aid society almost cost this man ‘justice for my son’s life’ thestar.com/news/gta/a-guard… via @torontostar

A guard saw the murdered boy’s injury. Staff cleaned up the bloody bathroom. No one called 911. How...

When police arrived, the bathroom of the Toronto children's aid society —the bloody scene where a 3-year-old boy was murdered — had already been cleaned up.

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