Creating a Legal Storm
US Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia, made his first major television appearance this week on 60 Minutes.
Previously he has severely restricted media access, especially in his court, citing his,
First Amendment right not to speak on the radio or television when I do not wish to do so.
In 2004, he even had […]
Most of us law students are entering final exam period over the next few weeks.
There will be a considerable slow down during this period. You can expect a few more sporadic posts, but we’ll pick things back up in the summer.
More importantly, we’re looking for new talented and qualified first-year Canadian law students for […]
Our site was apparently hacked again last night. In addition to uploading spam content, they also deleted all plug-ins and several pages, including the ones on the Macleans case and Blawger of the Year Daniel Simard.
We seem to encounter these problems every time we post something critical of Steyn, which we find unfortunate.
We’ll try […]
We’re pleased to announce the 2008 Student Blawger of the Year.
The LawIsCool team selects an individual who has made a unique contribution for the past academic year worthy of recognition.
This year’s award goes to Daniel Simard, for his courage and fortitude in addressing some very controversial and topical issues.
A short biography of Daniel Simard is […]
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We’re having some problems with our site after a security breach by individuals claiming to be affiliated with XTech Solutions Inc. from Calgary, Alberta.
Sorry.
Gerry Blackwell of Canadian Lawyer just named this site one of the “Luminaries of the Canadian blawgosphere.”
Criteria he used in his selection include:
consistency of posting (weekly minimum)
lively and well designed
brevity and succinctness of posts
focused on law
engaging and discussion
Here’s his description of us:
LAW IS COOL
Launched last year by a group of Canadian law students, this […]
Law students across Canada have created videos and skits.
We’ll be posting a few of these here on this site. And if you know of others we have missed, be sure to let us know.
We’re not commenting on this at all, other than being glad they are finally speaking for themselves, leaving less room for speculation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeenAJx-Zjk
We all hope they get their own site up soon, and you can save your comments for them directly.
See the bottom of this page for some current resources on the Maclean’s tribunal case, including an interview with one of the complainants on Mike Duffy that aired last night.
Note that we are not providing new commentary on the issue given the history of vandalism and trolling on this site.
Although law school is highly competitive (mostly for marks), those that collaborate usually do get ahead.
Online and Internet technologies are greatly facilitating collaborative learning in law. This site, which draws from first-year students at several different universities across Canada, is also an example of online learning.
Some lawyers are drawing on their experiences […]
Our audio files are down, and we’re still reconstructing the site after problems last week.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we make adjustments.
We’ve had a number of recent incidents of false front groups posting comments here, a pattern repeated on other sites.
Comments are being moderated for review.
LawIsCool will be setting up viewings of the The Trials of Law School at select universities across Canada over the next few months.
Contact the admin to see how you can set up a viewing at your university too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEnj-fVFWmw
A special thanks to Porter Heath Morgan, attorney and filmaker, for making this possible.
Some Preliminary Reviews
Jim Chen […]
The administrator of this site informed us today that, based on posting patterns, content, and [lack of] use of validated accounts, he has reason to believe that someone is impersonating this site. He has theories as to what end, but to us that really is immaterial.
Earlier this week this site was hacked. Certain […]
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