June 2009


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A reasonable person’s standard

CBC reports today that a judge in Saskatchevan acquitted a woman who gave birth in a Wal-Mart’s washroom. According to April Dawn Halkett, 22, “the birth happened very quickly and … the child did not look…



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FBHive Can Access Your Facebook Info

Despite all the warnings about using privacy settings we’ve been hearing about, here comes a stark revelation: your Facebook account can be hacked anyways. FBHive, a new blog all about Facebook, premiered today with a…



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How to be a Good Lawyer

Professor Morton is a prof of mine, a down-to-earth, approachable professor and I think it’s impossible not to agree with his article: “The duty to represent even the unpleasant client” I’d just like to add…


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Movies about law 1

I watched The People vs. Larry Flynt for the first time yesterday. Definitely, 4 out of 5. Look for scenes at trials and in the US Supreme Court. The film raises interesting points about evidence…


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Michael Moore’s Plea

No, he hasn’t been charged with anything. But here’s a trailer for his upcoming new movie, which focuses on the bailout.




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CSIS Doesn’t Protect Canadians

CSIS doesn’t protect Canadians, it helps get them abandoned in foreign countries. The Toronto Star revealed today that Justice Zinn’s judgment over CSIS complicity in Abousfian Abdelrazik being stranded in Sudan will not be challenged. …