A Country Run by the Mob(osphere)
When “free speechers” publish letters by lawyers or put legal proceedings online, they themselves are attacking free speech by attempting to intimidate legal proceedings.
Legal Reform
Free Mumia – Not an American Gangster
Fry That What? The case of Mumia Abu Jamal, on death row in Pennsylvania for killing a white police officer in 1981, is raising some interesting issues surrounding jury selection. The court found that the…
Free to Attack Marginalized Groups
The Ahenakew affair: a bad law, an opportunity missed By Marjaleena Repo The David Ahenakew Affair, after five years in the courts, has sprung back with full force after the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations…
LSUC Seeking Consultation on Articling Reforms
 We previously mentioned some of the articling reforms under consideration in Ontario. The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) is holding a townhall meeting on the articling requirements of the licensing process. Details below.
ON Human Rights Commission Condemns Islamophobia
Although the OHRC decided not to hear the complaint against Maclean’s, they have issued a strong condemnation of Islamophobia in the media. The Human Rights Code in Ontario covers: (1) goods, services and facilities (2)…
Open Discussion with Michael Geist
The CBC is hosting a live open discussion with Dr. Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa and author of the Michael Geist blog. An example of some of the issues raised include:…
How to Be a Good Lawyer
Honourable Associate Chief Judge Murray Sinclair speaks about his personal challenges while working in the criminal justice system.
U.S. Justice System Warped, Greenspan Says
by Kamila Pizon, UWO law The American criminal justice system is unfairly biased against an accused, Canada’s most renowed criminal defence attorney told Western Law students during a recent lecture on the role of defence…
Controversy Over Religious Confessions
Should a person’s bona fide beliefs be used to extract confessions to crimes by the police? Most would say no, it would violate Charter rights. What about if the beliefs are not considered mainstream or…
Crack Tax “Unfair” to Pushers
Gov. Spitzer of New York has proposed a state tax on drug dealers that would exempt from criminal prosecution. An agreement of confidentiality would also be issued to the dealer, …none of the information may…
When the System Fails, Can Justice Prevail?
Four RCMP officers died in the tragic shootout in the Town of Mayerthorpe, Alberta, the greatest one-day loss in over 100 years. On March 3, 2005, James Roszko retaliated to a property seizure for growing…
What Exactly is a Kangaroo Court?
We often hear the expression “Kangaroo Court” in popular media. But it’s also used in law, all the way up to the Supreme Court of the U.S. Williams v. United States defined the concept of…