Legal Fools Abound
It’s not unknown for bloggers to take opportunity of April 1 to do something humorous, and this year is no exception. Mashable provides their list of the best April’s Fools day pranks. You might need…
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Discussing Quan v. Cusson and Grant v. Torstar
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Young Lawyers Division has an interesting article by Karen Perron of Merovitz Potechin LLP discussing an event they held with Wendy Wagner of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP and Ron Caza…
A Trial to End all Terrorism
I recently presented this paper, A Trial to End All Terrorism: How the United States Could Have Won the War on Terrorism Before it Even Began, with the Trial of Only One Man at the…
Twitter Death Threats Against Obama
A recap of some of the recent tweets threatening President Obama with assassination: After the second one was informed that the authorities had been alerted, he stated: Nothing wrong? As several commentators have noted, 18…
Student Prop for Harper is a High-Risk Vocation
Law students should seriously contemplate their alternatives if ever approached to act as a student prop for the Prime Minister. Not only was the reaction time disappointing, but the lack of empathy and concern expressed…
Wikileaks considered a “threat” by US Army
WikiLeaks, the whistle-blowing website that provides confidential and sensitive documents for free to the media, human rights groups and the public, has been deemed a threat by the US Army. WikiLeaks has been responsible in…
Register Before Revolution
Before attempting to overthrow the government in South Carolina, you must register your organization, for a $5 fee. You have to name the organization, identify where you are based, describe your beliefs, and list your…
Planet Law
The 1Ls in my law school put this one together. It’s actually not that far off from an accurate description of what goes on. Planet Law: 1L Obiter Dicta Video 2010 from Steven Pulver on…
Cross-Burning in Nova Scotia
Read the full story at The Gazette.
The Invisible History of Slavery in Canada
This is an interesting project in works that sheds light on the other side of Canada’s role in African slavery: Today in North America, the use of African slave labour is seen as a uniquely…
Tell ’em They’re Your 1st Choice (Even if They’re Not)
Here’s a great piece from Andrew Black of Windsor Law. I think he’s funny, even though he beat me in a moot (I’m not bitter or anything). If you get an OCI friend, Cop it…
The Other Google Spot, and Florida Divorce Attorneys
Google’s ad last night attracted quite a bit of attention. Kenneth Corbin of Internet News said, For Google, Super Bowl Sunday was something of a departure. In the third quarter of the game, Google (NASDAQ:…