• Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act
  Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act
  Reference re Section 94 of the Motor Vehicle Act, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 486 was a landmark reference submitted to the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the constitutionality of the British Columbia Motor Vehicle Act...
  
  , [1985] 2 S.C.R. 486
• R. v. Collins
  R. v. Collins
  R. v. Collins [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on section 8 and was a leading case on section 24 of the Constitution Act, 1982 which allowed for the exclusion of evidence upon infringing the Charter...
  
  , [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265
• R. v. Rahey
  R. v. Rahey
  R. v. Rahey, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 588 is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The accused challenged a delay of over eleven months on an application for a directed verdict as violation of the right to a trial within a reasonable time under section 11 of the Charter...
  
  , [1987] 1 S.C.R. 588
• R. v. Manninen
  R. v. Manninen
  R. v. Manninen [1987] 1 S.C.R. 1233 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on an accused Charter right to retain and instruct a lawyer as well as the right to silence .-Background:...
  
  , [1987] 1 S.C.R. 1233
• R. v. Vaillancourt
  R. v. Vaillancourt
  R. v. Vaillancourt, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 636, 1987 SCC 78, is a landmark case from the Supreme Court of Canada on the constitutionality of criminal code offence of "constructive murder"...
  
  , [1987] 2 S.C.R. 636
• R. v Dyment, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 417
• Edmonton Journal v. Alberta (Attorney General)
  Edmonton Journal v. Alberta (Attorney General)
  Edmonton Journal v. Alberta , [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1326 is a leading freedom of the press case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court held that a publication restrictions on matrimonial proceedings were in violation of their freedom of expression rights under section 2 of the Canadian Charter...
  
  , [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1326
• R. v. Martineau
  R. v. Martineau
  R. v. Martineau [1990] 2 S.C.R. 633 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada case on the mens rea requirement for murder.- Background :One evening in February 1985, Patrick Tremblay and 15 year-old Mr. Martineau set out to rob a trailer owned by the McLean family in Valleyview, Alberta. Martineau was...
  
  , [1990] 2 S.C.R. 633
• R. v. Brydges
  R. v. Brydges
  R. v. Brydges, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 190 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the right to retain and instruct counsel under section 10 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court held that the right imposed a duty upon the police to provide information and access to a legal aid...
  
  , [1990] 1 S.C.R. 190
• R. v. Chaulk
  R. v. Chaulk
  R. v. Chaulk, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1303 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the interpretation and constitutionality of section 16 of the Criminal Code of Canada which provides for a mental disorder defence....
  
  , [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1303
• R. v. Sullivan
  R. v. Sullivan
  R. v. Sullivan, [1991] 1 S.C.R. 489 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on negligence and whether a partially born fetus is a person.-Background:Two individuals were hired as midwives, though they were not members of the medical profession...
  
  ,[1991] 1 S.C.R. 489
• R. v. Gruenke
  R. v. Gruenke
  R. v. Gruenke [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on privilege. The Court developed a case-by-case test for determining if a communication is privileged...
  
  , [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263
• R. v. Genereux
  R. v. Généreux
  R. v. Genereux, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 259 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision where the Court held that the government had the constitutional right to create a military justice system that existed in parallel to the regular court system...
  
  , [1992] 1 S.C.R. 259
• Schachter v. Canada
  Schachter v. Canada
  Schachter v. Canada [1992] 2 S.C.R. 679 is the leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the remedy provisions in sections 24 and 52 of the Constitution Act, 1982...
  
  , [1992] 2 S.C.R. 679
• R. v. Morales
  R. v. Morales
  R. v. Morales, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 711, is a leading case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court found that the "public interest" basis for pre-trial detention under section 515 of the Criminal Code violated section 11 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the right not to be...
  
  , [1992] 3 S.C.R. 711
• Reference re Public Schools Act (Man.) S. 79(3), (4) and (7), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 839
• R. v. Creighton
  R. v. Creighton
  R. v. Creighton, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 3 is a landmark case from the Supreme Court of Canada where the Court found that the standard for criminal liability for some offences can be lowered and not offend the Charter. This case marked the last in series of cases, beginning with R. v...
  
  , [1993] 3 S.C.R. 3 (dissent)
• Rodriguez v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
  Rodriguez v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
  Rodriguez v. British Columbia [1993] 3 S.C.R. 519 is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision where the prohibition of assisted suicide was challenged as contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by a terminally ill mother, Sue Rodriguez...
  
  , [1993] 3 S.C.R. 519 (dissent)
• RJR - MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311
• R. v Bartle, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 173
• R. v. Prosper
  R. v. Prosper
  R. v. Prosper, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 236 is a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the right to duty counsel upon arrest or detainment by police under section 10 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...
  
  , [1994] 3 S.C.R. 236
• Dagenais v. CBC, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 835
• R. v. Van der Peet
  R. v. Van der Peet
  R. v. Van der Peet, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 507 is a leading case on aboriginal rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. The Supreme Court held that aboriginal fishing rights did not extend to commercial selling of fish. From this case came the Van der Peet test for determining if an...
  
  , [1996] 2 S.C.R. 507
• R. v. Gladstone
  R. v. Gladstone
  R. v. Gladstone, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 723 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on non-treaty aboriginal rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982...
  
  , [1996] 2 S.C.R. 723
• R. v. Latimer (1997)
  R. v. Latimer (1997)
  R. v. Latimer [1997] 1 S.C.R. 217, was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in the controversial case of Robert Latimer, a Saskatchewan farmer convicted of murdering his disabled daughter Tracy...
  
  , [1997] 1 S.C.R. 217
• Provincial Judges Reference
  Provincial Judges Reference
  The Provincial Judges Reference [1997] 3 S.C.R. 3 is a leading opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in response to a reference question regarding remuneration and the independence and impartiality of provincial court judges...
  
  , [1997] 3 S.C.R. 3
• Re Remuneration of Judges (No. 2)
  Re Remuneration of Judges (No. 2)
  Re Remuneration of Judges [1998] 1 S.C.R. 3 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada addressing questions regarding the 1997 Provincial Judges Reference, also known as Re Remuneration of Judges. Since the Supreme Court, in 1997, found independent committees were needed to help determine...
  
  , [1998] 1 S.C.R. 3

1999

• R. v. Godoy
  R. v. Godoy
  R. v. Godoy, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 311 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada the scope of police powers to enter into private dwellings without a warrant in order to protect lives...
  
  , [1999] 1 S.C.R. 311 (Maj)
• R. v. Trombley, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 757 (Maj/oral)
• R. v. Beaulac, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 768 (Con)
• New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Services) v. G. (J.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 46 (Maj)
• R. v. Liew, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 227 (diss)
• R. v. W. (G.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 597 (maj)
• R. v. F. (W.J.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 569 (diss)
• R. v. Mills, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 668 (con/diss)
• R. v. Davis, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 759 (maj)

2000

• R. v. Proulx, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 61; 2000 SCC 5 (Maj)
• R. v. L.F.W., [2000] 1 S.C.R. 132; 2000 SCC 6 (Maj)
• R. v. R.N.S., [2000] 1 S.C.R. 149; 2000 SCC 7 (Maj)
• R. v. R.A.R., [2000] 1 S.C.R. 163; 2000 SCC 8 (Diss)
• R. v. Bunn, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 183; 2000 SCC 9 (Maj)