Elizabeth Shelton, the 21-year old daughter of a state district juvenile judge, was convicted last year of intoxication manslaughter for the death of her boyfriend. Shelton caused his death when she crashed a Lexus SUV…
This is a public service announcement: h/t Michael Lewchuk of Seton Hall
Ubaka Ogbogu over at UofA blog mentioned the new HBO series House of Saddam. Although I only caught a few episodes, here are my preliminary thoughts on the series. Accurate Information in the Fog of…
An interesting situation is developing in India as certain members of the Bombay Bar have unofficially declared that no lawyer is going to defend the lone terrorist caught in the Mumbai attacks of 26/11. At…
The Globe & Mail recently reported on a recurring event that flies in the face of the popular stereotype of lawyers being vile creatures beyond salvation. The Lawyers Feed the Hungry program has been providing…
We previously mentioned the ABA survey on the economy. Well here are the results from the almost 1,500 lawyers who responded.
I have just a little bit of sympathy for Quami Frederick, the young woman who faked her undergrad degree to get into Osgoode Hall. A single mother, she now has $80,000 in student debt that…
The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has an article by Kevin O’Keefe in their publication, Addendum, on the use of blogs by lawyers. They discuss how blogs can help develop lawyers to become opinion leaders in…
This site’s readership will be all too familiar with the rigorous process of applying to Canadian law schools, starting with the LSAT and ending (it is to be presumed) with a vetting of one’s academic…
A strike at the University of Western Ontario has been averted after the school reached an agreement with the union.
Ihsaan Gardee, The Calgary Herald December 14, 2008 Reproduced with the permission While Canadians hunker down for the festive season, bombarded by incessant shopping jingles and reruns of A Christmas Carol, many are also simply…
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. – Master Yoda, P.C., C.J.C. In this award-winning 2006 film produced in cooperation with the…
