Suzanne Côté
Suzanne Côté is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, recognized for her often dissenting opinions, including her stance in the recent case regarding inmate rights, where she supported the maintenance of a lower standard of proof for disciplinary actions in provincial jails.
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Justice Suzanne Côté was the lone dissenter in five of the 8-1 rulings.
Supreme Court produces fewer rulings than in past years
Canada· 2026-02-05
Justice Suzanne Côté interjected with a query during a corporate bankruptcy case.
How long do lawyers have to make their case before a Supreme Court judge interrupts them?Canada· 2026-01-24
Justice Suzanne Côté concurred with Justice Mahmud Jamal's dissenting reasons in the Supreme Court case.
Supreme Court backs Good Samaritan law in drug overdose incidentsCanada· 2025-10-24
Suzanne Côté is a Supreme Court Justice who collaborated on the new robe designs.
Supreme Court of Canada justices swap iconic red robes for new ‘modern and simple’ lookCanada· 2025-10-10
Justice Suzanne Côté noted in their dissent that Parliament imposed a standard of 'satisfaction' when the legislation was first drafted.
The Supreme Court just made it much more difficult to sentence youth offenders as adultsCanada· 2025-07-24
Justice Suzanne Côté co-wrote the dissent in the 7-2 I.M. ruling.
Supreme Court of Canada tightens rules on sentencing youth offenders as adultsCanada· 2025-07-18
Justice Suzanne Côté wrote the dissenting opinion in the Supreme Court ruling.
Supreme Court of Canada rules to bolster rights of inmates in provincial jailsCanada· 2025-03-14
