A Blackmore case update
We wrote about polygamy before here on Law is Cool. One of the highest-profile modern Canadian cases is the prosecution of Winston Blackmore in B.C. Here is one of the recent updates on this matter. (post…
July 2009
Jury vetting alleged in Toronto
Background checks on potential jurors in Windsor and Barrie made headlines a few weeks ago. I wrote about them but focused mostly on privacy issues. Now a defence lawyer questions jury selection in a Toronto murder…
The Almrei case
Hearings are in progress before Justice Richard Mosley in Toronto. Here is a good recent summary by Toronto Star. (post sponsored by advicescene.com)
Legitimate-Content Bay?
I was surprised to see in numerous newspaper (here, here, etc.) that a Swedish firm called Global Gaming Factory signed an agreement to buy the Pirate Bay. For those unaware, the Pirate Bay, also based…
Downsizing on Bay Street
From the Globe and Mail: Oslers cuts 23 support staff The title of the article is a bit misleading. Osler is one of several firms mentioned. This is a sign of the times and an…
An Extraordinary About Face on Copyright Reform
An interesting article in the Star: Ministers finally embrace Canada’s digital future In an age where powerful lobby groups are advocating a copyright regime that looks much more like tyranny than sound public policy, here…
Another Black Canadian stuck abroad
The Toronto Star reports Suaad Mohamud Haji, a woman from Toronto, cannot leave Kenya where she was visiting her sick mother. Kenyan officials allege she does not look like her Canadian passport photo. The photo is more…
Happy Rome Statute Day
In addition to Canada Day, it’s also 7 years today since the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court came into force. I’ve offered some very strong criticisms of the Rome Statute and the International…