At the award ceremony, it was stated that cases involving Jehovahs Witnesses formed important bulwarks against state excess, for they created a judicially recognized implied bill of rights, one that recognized and protected the freedoms of all Canadians
पारितोषिक वितरण समारंभात असं सांगण्यात आलं की, यहोवाच्या साक्षीदारांच्या खटल्यांमध्ये मिळालेल्या विजयाच्या जोरावर सरकारच्या अवाजवी नियमांविरुद्ध लढणं शक्य झालं.