{
  "id": 8894092,
  "title": "Jamie Sarkonak: N.B. judge invents the Aboriginal right to be represented by an elder in court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/jamie-sarkonak-n-b-judge-invents-the-aboriginal-right-to-be",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T10:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "National Post",
    "slug": "national-post",
    "url": "https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jamie-sarkonak-n-b-judge-invents-the-aboriginal-right-to-be-represented-by-an-elder-in-court"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A man accused of lobster poaching argued that the Constitution gives him the right to use an elder instead of a lawyer in court ... and won",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}