Fraud and Fearmongering in the “War on Terror”
Prof. Michael Keefer, Professor of English at the University of Guelph, has a new article on the Toronto 18, where he says, The theatrical arrests of 18 (mostly young) Muslims in Toronto in the Summer…
Criminal Law
Could George W. Bush Be Charged With War Crimes?
George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are coming to Canada on March 29 to speak to an estimated crowd of up to 5,000 people. David Knowles of the Politics Daily describes the showdown, The event…
Justice Simon Noel Slams CSIS For Being Unreliable
The reason why we have an intelligence agency is that they are supposed to be reliable and trustworthy, doing the work that is necessary in order to protect us. On Wednesday, Justice Simon Noel of…
Now Even Shoplifters are Terrorists
Being a terrorist is en vogue these days. And even if it isn’t, seems like you might have a hard time escaping the label. Minister MacKay claimed pirates off the coast of East Africa were…
B&E or Homicide? Choose Quick!
If you had to choose between being killed, or having your house robbed while you were out or asleep, which would you choose? Earlier today the Texas Senate passed a bill that would allow concealed…
Bottums up!
This video, purportedly taken during a roadside sobriety check in Russia (though I’ve listened to it many times and can’t be definitively certain about the language), demonstrates what happens when an Alcotest has truly met…
Why You Should Never Talk to the Police
Moin A. Yahya, Associate Professor of Law at U. Alberta has posted a couple of interesting videos on why criminal suspects should never talk to the police. Most experienced defence lawyers will tell you that…
Official Launch of Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP)
First post of three on projects at Windsor Law fighting racial discrimination On February 5th, 2009, the Faculty of Law hosted the official launch of LEAP. LEAP is the first law school project of its…
SCC: No Privacy Interest in Things We Throw Out
The Supreme Court of Canada today released its decision in R. v. Patrick, 2009 SCC 17, which concerns privacy interests in garbage and other abandoned items. The Court ruled that a police search of garbage abandoned…
SoCal 2L Making Us All Look Bad
The ABA Journal reports that second-year law student Adam Reich of the University of Southern California was instrumental in the release of a woman imprisoned for the past 29 years. Connie Keel sat in the…
Two British Engineers Charged With Espionage… Industrial Espionage That Is.
First posted on Commercial Law International on March 23, 2009. No, no, this is not a joke, nor is it a case of a 007 mission gone awry. It is a simple case involving two…
Man Not Criminally Responsible for Greyhound Bus Beheading; Victim’s Family Call for Punishment
Justice John Scurfield ruled Thursday that a man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a Greyhound bus passenger is not criminally responsible (“NCR”) due to mental illness. Vince Li’s trial lasted only two days and heard from…