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She'll fight for birthright of herself and her 10-month-old son, Nimky, right up to the Supreme Court, says Jeannette Lavell, Ojibway Indian woman who yesterday lost her court fight to regain her status as an Indian
She'll fight for birthright of herself and her 10-month-old son, Nimky, right up to the Supreme Court, says Jeannette Lavell, Ojibway Indian woman who yesterday lost her court fight to regain her status as an Indian

She'll fight for birthright of herself and her 10-month-old son, Nimky, right up to the Supreme Court, says Jeannette Lavell, Ojibway Indian woman who yesterday lost her court fight to regain her status as an Indian

Date6/22/1971
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Mrs. Jeanette Lavell, 28, an Ojibway Indian, seen with son, won a victory for other Indian women who have married white men. She won decision against Indian Act which says a woman marrying a non-Indian loses her status with her band. She based her case on the Bill of Rights.
Mrs. Jeanette Lavell, 28, an Ojibway Indian, seen with son, won a victory for other Indian women who have married white men. She won decision against Indian Act which says a woman marrying a non-Indian loses her status with her band. She based her case on the Bill of Rights.
11/26/1971
Jeannette Lavell, Husband David, Status as an Indian defended in court
Jeannette Lavell, Husband David, Status as an Indian defended in court
10/8/1971
Distraught Mother: Clutching her daughter's doll, this 24-year-old Regent Park woman says she has overcome her cocaine abuse and will fight to win back custody of her three young children
Distraught Mother: Clutching her daughter's doll, this 24-year-old Regent Park woman says she has overcome her cocaine abuse and will fight to win back custody of her three young children
11/16/1989
Winner at last: Frank Kiss, 80, who was left out of his 79-year-old wife's will, says he's so happy that a Supreme Court judge has awarded him a share in her $240,000 estate
Winner at last: Frank Kiss, 80, who was left out of his 79-year-old wife's will, says he's so happy that a Supreme Court judge has awarded him a share in her $240,000 estate
10/17/1980
After telling Supreme Court he was genuinely in love with his wife the woman charged with trying to arrange her murder, Joseph Cuccia, was stopped from swinging at reporter by a third woman, who was at trial.
After telling Supreme Court he was genuinely in love with his wife the woman charged with trying to arrange her murder, Joseph Cuccia, was stopped from swinging at reporter by a third woman, who was at trial.
9/19/1968
Happy hug: An ecstatic Julie Bowers wraps her arms around husband John last night after an Ontario Supreme Court jury found her not guilty in the killing of their son Dustin
Happy hug: An ecstatic Julie Bowers wraps her arms around husband John last night after an Ontario Supreme Court jury found her not guilty in the killing of their son Dustin
3/16/1990
Ready for fight: Tom Chandler, vice-president of Redpath Sugar on Queen's Quay, says he's opposed to extensive housing plans for the city's waterfront between Leslie and Yonge Sts., which industry spokesmen say could put many employees out of work. We're prepared to fight to the limit, tooth and nail, all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts, he says.
Ready for fight: Tom Chandler, vice-president of Redpath Sugar on Queen's Quay, says he's opposed to extensive housing plans for the city's waterfront between Leslie and Yonge Sts., which industry spokesmen say could put many employees out of work. We're prepared to fight to the limit, tooth and nail, all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts, he says.
3/23/1983
in the baby derby, to finance her fight for a share of the half million dollar fortune, if necessary, to the highest courts in the land. Mrs. Clarke's(...)
in the baby derby, to finance her fight for a share of the half million dollar fortune, if necessary, to the highest courts in the land. Mrs. Clarke's(...)
10/1/1936
Joseph O'Brien: Our court system must enforce its procedures on compulsion of testimony, says the Ontario Supreme Court justice who jailed a 20-year-old rape complainant who refused to testify
Joseph O'Brien: Our court system must enforce its procedures on compulsion of testimony, says the Ontario Supreme Court justice who jailed a 20-year-old rape complainant who refused to testify
8/19/1981
A Visit of Sorrow: Mrs. Dan Truscott enters Collins Bay prison to see her son, Steven, following yesterday's Supreme Court decision upholding the murd(...)
A Visit of Sorrow: Mrs. Dan Truscott enters Collins Bay prison to see her son, Steven, following yesterday's Supreme Court decision upholding the murd(...)
5/5/1967
Toby Robins, who returns to the Stratford Festival this year for the first time since 1954, bridles when it's suggested things came easily in her career. I've had to fight for it, she says
Toby Robins, who returns to the Stratford Festival this year for the first time since 1954, bridles when it's suggested things came easily in her career. I've had to fight for it, she says
6/2/1962
Suds Flew: Eric Lindros says Lynn Nunney started beer fight. She says he poured beer on her and spit brew at her.
Suds Flew: Eric Lindros says Lynn Nunney started beer fight. She says he poured beer on her and spit brew at her.
2/4/1993