By Cristin Schmitz (October 20, 2023, 4:38 PM EDT) -- Following concerns raised by the bar and media that the top court’s frequent oral judgments fly under the public’s radar, the Supreme Court of Canada has started to issue same-day plain-language summaries to inform the public not only of the appeals’ outcomes, but also about the facts, legal issues and background history of the cases the top court decides with brief oral reasons from the bench....