LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ultra Vires, Dawson College Shooting, Precedent
17 Apr 2017
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The constitutional context: law, the state, and the constitution. Case: the case of the moonstruck worshippers: in a small town, there is an unorthodox religious group they worship the moon. They found a farmer"s field that they think has special power for their moon worshipping. They worship the moon during the full moon and park their cars on side of the high way. One time, they all got parking tickets with expensive fines. They claimed they were not obstructing the highway. In their view they parked legally, and even if they did not, this is not about them parking, this is about their freedom of religion. The farmer is not coming to court, but is happy with this situation because he does not want them on their land. The city is just sitting in the background waiting to see what happens because those tickets are worth a lot of money to them.
