If school kills creativity, what about law school?
Sir Ken Robinson offers some critique of our education system in this video from 2006. Perhaps some of this could be used in law school reform. Who ever heard of creativity in law school?
March 2010
Loophole in Olympic Rulebook
OPP Officer Murdered, Tragic Irony…
First and foremost, R.I.P. Unfortunately, as the reports circle around the internet, PC Vu Pham, 37, has succumb from his injuries he received in a shooting this morning. Â Pham leaves behind a wife and three…
How to avoid committing sexual assault
There are man crimes. Take sexual assault, for example. I don’t have the stats but I will be really surprised if most people convicted of sexual assault weren’t men. For example, the Criminal Code has…
Two AIG Subsidiaries Agree To Settle Racial Discrimination Case
This is part of the Middle Passage Law Series  and is cross posted on Commercial Law International . American International Group, better know by its acronym AIG, it seems these days can rarely catch a break….
Can you imagine a world without lawyers?
IRB Under Review
Nicholas Keung of the Toronto Star says, The issue of state protection has become more contentious following a string of recent federal court challenges – involving refugee claimants from Turkey, Kenya, Mexico, St. Vincent and,…
How Bigotry Became Respectful
Iacobucci to Investigate on Detainee Documents
Former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci was enlisted Friday to investigate whether the release of documents relating to Afghan detainee torture would cause an “injurious” effect. The release of these documents – which could prove…
How lawyers think
We as a society know too little about lawyers. We believe some myths about lawyers (for example, that they are rich), but we know little truth about them. It’s pretty strange given the two critical…
The Law School Nightmare
17 Ridiculous American Laws
As a sequel to Law is Stupid Too, we present 17 ridiculous laws still on the book, via Huffington Post: In Missouri, It is Illegal To Drive With An Uncaged Bear (Caged Bears Are OK)…