See You in Court

Documentary series on Canadian legal battles that changed the country AI summary

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Named one of Apple Podcasts' Best Podcasts of 2025. The stories behind the legal battles that changed Canada — and the unlikely people who made it happen. Some were sh*t distributors, some were convicts, and some were just regular folks dragged into a fight.Each week, host Falen Johnson teams up with a journalist to dig into a case that challenged the status quo, and asks: what kind of person takes on the law? What are the costs? And what would our lives look like if these cases never happened? Because let's be real, just because a case is closed doesn't mean the story is over.

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Part 2 | The daughter who secretly helped her mom die—then spoke out

2026-11-03 · 34 min · Season 2, episode 8

When the Carter case begins in 2011, public debate over the right to die is raging. Protesters hang effigies and draw chalk outlines on the courthouse steps. Yet inside the courtroom, Lee Carter’s team convinces the…
Part 1 | The daughter who secretly helped her mom die—then spoke out

2026-10-27 · 30 min · Season 2, episode 7

In 2009, Kay Carter asks her daughter to help her die. Assisted suicide is illegal in Canada, and 89-year-old Kay has spinal stenoisis — a painful degenerative disease. So she and her daughter, Lee Carter, covertly plan…
Part 2 | The Holocaust survivor who put a neo-Nazi on trial

2026-10-20 · 30 min · Season 2, episode 6

After his conviction for spreading false news with his pamphlet Did Six Million Really Die?, Ernst Zundel is granted an appeal and the chance to go to court a second time. His witnesses include a rogue researcher who…
Part 1 | The Holocaust survivor who put a neo-Nazi on trial

2026-10-13 · 33 min · Season 2, episode 5

Ernst Zundel is a Holocaust denier, using his “bunker” in Toronto to publish pamphlets like Did Six Million Really Die? Sabina Citron is an Auschwitz survivor who’s determined to stop his lies. In 1985, her push to stop…
The son of Russian spies who fought to be Canadian

2026-10-06 · 36 min · Season 2, episode 4

Sixteen-year-old Alex is a Canadian kid living the American dream. A house with his parents in a leafy suburb, family trips, good schools, and champagne on his brother’s birthday. But when the FBI comes knocking on his…
Part 2 | The kid who confronted his abuser at residential school E

2026-09-29 · 38 min · Season 2, episode 3

Willie Blackwater’s abuser is in jail, but for him, justice hasn’t been served. Twenty-eight of Arthur Henry Plint’s victims — including Willie — launch a civil suit to seek damages from the federal government and the…
Part 1 | The kid who confronted his abuser at residential school E

2026-09-22 · 36 min · Season 2, episode 2

Willie Blackwater is just 13 when he holds a knife to his rapist's throat, demanding an end to his recurring abuse. It’s the first time Willie stands up to his residential school supervisor, but it’s far from the last.…
The student who took off her shirt for women's rights

2026-09-15 · 30 min · Season 2, episode 1

Nineteen-year-old Gwen Jacob is just trying to catch a breeze when she goes topless during a 1991 heat wave. But after being cat-called and arrested, her simple attempt to stay cool turns into a statement. And when she…
We're back! See You in Court returns with Season 2

2026-09-08 · 2 min

The stories behind the legal battles that changed Canada — and the unlikely people who made it happen. Some were sh*t distributors, some were villains, and some were just regular folks dragged into a fight.Each week,…
Part 1 | The doctor who risked his life for abortion rights

2025-11-04 · 29 min · Season 1, episode 12

When Dr. Henry Morgentaler starts offering abortions in 1968, he knows he’s breaking the law. Eventually, police move in, shutting down his Montreal clinic, arresting him, and sending him to jail. But instead of backing…

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Oldest episode in feed: 09/2025 · over a year
Typical length: 26 min
Format: Serial Meant to be heard in order

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