Sandra Cordero was demonstrating peacefully on the International Workers’ Day on May 1, 2015 when she was brutally arrested by the Montreal police. Ms. Cordero was charged with assaulting a peace officer and obstruction. On April 26, 2017, Judge Manon Bourbonnais of the Montreal Municipal Court acquitted Ms. Cordero, marking a great victory for the freedom of demonstration. TJL represented Sandra Cordero pro bono.
