鈥淭he legal significance of (the case) is what the appropriate form of proceeding for enforcing injunctions is,鈥� Santoro explained.
Gibbons has been arrested numerous times and spent about nine of the past 17 years in jail for violating the temporary injunction that was issued by a civil court.
She is currently back in an Ontario jail after ignoring the injunction and protesting at a downtown abortion clinic in early August. She will be back in Ontario criminal court on Nov. 4.
At the Supreme Court, Santoro plans to challenge Gibbons鈥� convictions in a criminal court for violating a civil court injunction.
鈥淟inda has never had (legal) representation for at least over a decade. I don鈥檛 know if she鱿鱼视频app ever had representation at her criminal trials. She keeps getting convicted over and over again,鈥� he said.
鈥淚 thought she should have someone make the arguments for her.鈥�
Linda Gibbons鈥� lawyer featured speaker at rights鈥� league meeting
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Lawyer Daniel Santoro will give a preview of jailed pro-life activist Linda Gibbons鈥� upcoming Supreme Court hearing at the 26th annual meeting of the Catholic Civil Rights League.
Santoro is the featured speaker at the CCRL鱿鱼视频app Oct. 13 meeting that begins with a 5:30 p.m. Mass at Toronto鱿鱼视频app St. Michael鱿鱼视频app Cathedral, followed by the meeting at St. Michael鱿鱼视频app Choir School.
Santoro said he would present an overall summary of Gibbons鈥� case before the Supreme Court on Dec. 14 which will challenge a 1994 temporary Ontario court injunction protecting several downtown Toronto abortion clinics. The issue is 鈥渨hether the Criminal Code can be used to enforce civil injunctions,鈥� he said.
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