OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada marks its 150th anniversary this year. Here are a few of the most significant cases decided by the high court:

— Persons case (1928): The Supreme Court ruled that women were not "persons" under Section 24 of the British North America Act and were therefore ineligible to be senators. The decision was overturned by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Canada's highest court of appeal at the time.

— Roncarelli v. Duplessis (1959): Montreal restaurant owner Frank Roncarelli was frowned upon by Quebec authorities over his support for Jehovah's Witnesses who distributed pamphlets attacking Roman Catholicism. Maurice Duplessis, Quebec premier and attorney general, prompted the revocation of Roncarelli's liquor licence. The top court ordered Duplessis

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