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Requiring Lawyers to Swear Oath to King Is Unconstitutional, Alberta’s Top Court Rules
The Alberta Court of Appeal ruled the mandatory lawyer oath to the King violates Charter rights and suggested removing or revising it to prevent religious discrimination.
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Alberta’s top court rules oath to monarch for prospective lawyers is unconstitutional
A panel of three judges from the Court of Appeal of Alberta has unanimously found the law society’s oath of allegiance to the monarch unjustifiably infringes on religious freedom and is unconstitutional.
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Press Release: BCCLA Celebrates Alberta Court of Appeal Decision Finding Oath of Allegiance Unconstitutional
Edmonton, AB/ (Treaty 6) – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) celebrates today’s decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal in . The Court Wirring v Law Society of Alberta. The Court declared the requirement to take the Oath of Allegiance is unconstitutional and  and that the infringement was not justified under section 1 of the Charter. Prior to this decision, prospective lawyers in Alberta had to swear or affirm an Oath of Allegiance to …
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