Andromache Karakatsanis
Andromache Karakatsanis is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, appointed in 2011. She is known for her expertise in administrative law and her commitment to upholding the rights outlined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In a recent ruling, she emphasized the importance of third-party advertising in elections, arguing that it enables citizens to make informed voting decisions and enhances democratic participation.
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The court’s majority judgment, from six judges and written by Andromache Karakatsanis, ordered that the provincial regulation about who is eligible for Quebec’s subsidized child care include parents residing in province who are refugee claimants.
Supreme Court rules asylum seekers eligible for Quebec’s subsidized daycare
Canada· 2026-03-06
Justice Andromache Karakatsanis was part of the majority decision in the Supreme Court ruling on mobility rights.
Supreme Court delivers expansive view of mobility rights, but says COVID-19 rules reasonableCanada· 2026-02-13
Justice Andromache Karakatsanis only occasionally makes the initial inquiry.
How long do lawyers have to make their case before a Supreme Court judge interrupts them?Canada· 2026-01-24
Justices Andromache Karakatsanis and Mary Moreau wrote that a new trial is necessary on the charge of attempted murder.
Supreme Court sidesteps decision on when murder can be charged in suicide casesCanada· 2025-12-06
Justice Andromache Karakatsanis wrote for the majority in the Supreme Court ruling that supported the Good Samaritan law.
Supreme Court backs Good Samaritan law in drug overdose incidentsCanada· 2025-10-24
Andromache Karakatsanis is a Supreme Court Justice who humorously described the old red robes as 'awful'.
Supreme Court of Canada justices swap iconic red robes for new ‘modern and simple’ lookCanada· 2025-10-10
Justice Andromache Karakatsanis wrote that the section allows political parties to 'drown out the voices' of third parties on political issues.
Top court strikes down part of Ontario elections law restricting spending on third-party advertisingCanada· 2025-03-07