: L GB T ▁song writ ers ▁Category : Per formance ▁art ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Im men stadt ▁Category : Syn th - pop ▁sing ers ▁Category : G ay ▁mus icians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁German ▁sing ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁male ▁sing ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁Village , ▁Manh attan <0x0A> </s> ▁Reference ▁Re ▁Rem un er ation ▁of ▁Jud ges ▁( No ▁ 2 ) ▁[ 1 9 9 8 ] ▁ 1 ▁S . C . R . ▁ 3 ▁was ▁a ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada ▁address ing ▁questions ▁regarding ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Provin cial ▁Jud ges ▁Reference , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Re ▁Rem un er ation ▁of ▁Jud ges . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁found ▁independent ▁comm itte es ▁were ▁needed ▁to ▁help ▁determine ▁jud icial ▁sal aries , ▁the ▁Court ▁now ▁had ▁to ▁address ▁challeng es ▁regarding ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁such ▁comm itte es . ▁ ▁Background ▁In ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Jud ges ▁Reference ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁Court ▁found ▁that ▁Al berta , ▁Man it oba ▁and ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ' s ▁rem un er ation ▁of ▁Provin cial ▁Court ▁jud ges ▁was ▁un const itution al , ▁since ▁it ▁bre ached ▁a ▁requirement ▁for ▁jud icial ▁independence . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁said ▁that ▁independent ▁sal ary ▁comm issions ▁were