“They should not be denied access to the writ based on distinctions between operational and policy decisions that they cannot be expected to know.”

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio) · Durrell Diggs, et al. v. Attorney General of Nova Scotia, et al. (41801)

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advocate that habeas corpus applications should not be barred by distinguishing operational vs policy decisions because inmates often lack the resources to make that distinction

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