Identity area
Reference code
CA EAL F017-S5
Title
Legal cases
Date(s)
- 1988 - 2001 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
24 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records in the series relate to cases of police misconduct, media misrepresentations of racialized communities, and wildlife protection laws and their relationship to traditional Chinese medicine. A small number of records relate to organizing for head tax redress in Toronto, under the Metro Toronto Redress Committee.
Records include the formal complaints or litigation of individuals who sought the organization’s representation against discrimination, primarily experienced in relation to the police, in the workplace, and on public transit.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Files related to the legal cases of individuals are restricted under solicitor-client privilege until the year 2100.