Our past works

Our Board and membership have brought legal actions and advocated in defence of human rights, including for people with addictions, people who are unhoused, young people in the child welfare system, 2SLGTBQIA+ people, religious minorities, and labour unions. Here are some of the cases we have worked on in the past:

Black v Alberta, 2023 ABKB 123

An injunction application against a Government of Alberta policy that would have put the life of a young woman who lives with opioid dependency at risk.

AUPE v Alberta, 2021 ABQB 371

rev'd 2021 ABCA 416

A constitutional challenge of a law that restricts Albertans' ability to peacefully protest.

AC and JF v Alberta, 2021 ABCA 24

An injunction application against a Government of Alberta policy that aged children in care out of financial supports two years sooner.

CJHR v Edmonton, 2024 ABKB 26

An injunction application against the City of Edmonton's encampment eviction policy.

MSTH v Alberta, 2022 ABCA 35

Rysdyk v Slaney, 2023 ABCA 305

A case about the admissibility of police disciplinary reports and interviews in civil lawsuits.

An injunction application against a Government of Alberta policy that required patients at the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Site to disclose their Personal Health Numbers.

JH v AHS, 2017 ABQB 477

A constitutional challenge of a detention under the Mental Health Act.

Wirring v Alberta, 2023 ABKB 580

A constitutional challenge of the Legal Professions Act's requirement that all new lawyers swear allegiance to the King.