March 18 Toronto Justice Thomas […]
When
1980-03-18
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March 18 Toronto Justice Thomas Zuber of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Ontario's highest court, announced that he and four other judges had heard PTP's appeal of the decision of Judge George Ferguson to order a new trial of PTP. The case involved charges of using the mail to transmit immoral and indecent material relating to the publication of "Men Loving Boys Loving Men" in the Body Politic. The court upheld Judge Ferguson's ruling. PTP decided to seek permission to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Canada. (See also June 15, 1981.)
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June 15 Ottawa Lawyer Clayton Ruby […]March 4–5 Toronto The Ontario Court […]February 29 Toronto County Court […]December 30 Toronto Five members of […]All Places
TorontoAll People
George FergusonThomas ZuberAll Organizations
Supreme Court of CanadaPink Triangle PressOntario Court of AppealAll Periodicals
The Body PoliticAll Articles
Men Loving Boys Loving MenAll Citations
Robert Trow, "TBP to Appeal to Supreme Court to Overturn Court Order for Retrial," Body Politic, no. 73 (1981), p. 12."New Trial Order for Body Politic Officers Upheld," Toronto Star, four star ed., 19 March 1981, p. A26Margaret Mironowicz, "Officials of Homosexual Paper Lose in Attempt to Avoid Retrial," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 19 March 1981, p. 11"High Court Sends TBP Back for Retrial," Body Politic, no. 78 (1981), p. 17"Gay Mag Must Stand Trial Again," Toronto Sun, 19 March 1981, p. 52"'The Body Politic' ira à la Cour Suprême," Le Berdache, no. 21 (1981), p. 15
