T.J. Burke, the former Attorney-General of New Brunswick, made this interesting statement to the Legislature recently: Burke resigned from Cabinet in July of last year to practice law, but remained a Member of the Legislative…
Cezary Jan Strusiewicz of Cracked has the 7 Bullshit Police Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to Movies): #7. Forensic Science is Magic #6. The Insanity Defense Lets You Get Away With Murder #5. Not Talking To…
The stories of young associates in big law firms are legendary among law students, and it seems there’s enough fodder her for a television sitcom. Starting January 21, 2010, ABC is launching The Deep End,…
First posted on Commercial Law International on Jan 7, 2010. “Old pirates, yes they rob I.†The opening words to Redemption Song are as hard hitting now as they were when first bellowed by the…
Check Points has the Top Ten DUIs for the Decade: * Academy Award nominee Nick Nolte was arrested in September 2002 when highway patrol pulled him over for erratic driving in Malibu. Nolte was described…
Over 13Â years ago Jeru Da Damaja warned wannabe gangsters in Wrath of the Math, I never knew hustlers, confessed in stereo. Or on video, get caught you’ll know who turned State’s Evidence, murder weapon,…
As a sequel to Why You Should Never Talk to the Police, we bring you these interrogation tricks from HBO’s The Wire,
If you’re just starting law school, law blawgs can be your best friend. In addition to this site, here are 99 other blog posts that you should read to help prepare for your adventure. It…
The use of cell phones while driving has become increasingly controversial, with some studies suggesting that the practice costs thousands of lives by slowing the reaction time of drivers. As many Canadians have already heard,…
I’m doing a law program in Israel right now with an interesting guy – Michael Yadegari, a Persian-Jewish law student from Los Angeles who did this program last year. He is currently a JD/MBA student…
Lawrence Lessig, a law professor at Stanford, recently said, If you come to the Net armed with the idea that the old system of copyright is going to work just fine here, this more than…
When the king (of pop or otherwise) dies, all the courtiers usually start scheming on how to get pieces of his estate. Brian Oxman, the family’s lawyer, said, We will have to see how that…
