Activist wins lawyers' lounge showdown case

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A dreadlocked lawyer famous for his work on prominent criminal cases in Toronto's black community -- including those of Jane Creba witness Richard Steele and alleged police beating victim Junior Alexander Manon -- has won a discrimination case against the Peel Law Association after a librarian singled out him and two black colleagues and demanded their identification in a room full of lawyers.

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