Restraint, Mr. Harper
While cramming a treatise for my last 1L exam, I came across a quote from the Law Reform Commission of Canada. The report titled Our Criminal Law was released in 1976, but it is just…
Vote for Windsor in ATL Video Contest
Above the Law has listed the finalists in their video contest, and Windsor Law made the cut. Considering the number of law schools in the U.S. alone, this is pretty big. Help support your fellow…
Cookies Trump Torture
Mmmmm… cookies.
Brand Management Law
First posted on Commercial Law International on April 26, 2010. So what is brand management law? The best definition that I can give is the law or legal practice that facilitates a company or companies…
Arnie Lemaire is Behind Blazing Cat Fur?
The issue of blogger anonymity is a contentious one that is being closely watched by members of the bar. Canada does have a more qualified understanding of the freedom of speech, and after the emergence…
A car means less freedom
An old cliché says that a car gives freedom. But if freedom means the absence of state intrusion in our personal choices, then that cliché is plain wrong. Drivers are less free than pedestrians or…
Happy Birthday BCCA!
The British Columbia Court of Appeal is officially 100 years old! To celebrate they’re having an academic symposium in Vancouver. There is even a special BCCA 100th birthday website, where you can register for the…
Canadians, beware of Arizona Senate Bill 1070
How far can a government go to fight illegal migration? One government is flying right into uncharted  territory if we are to judge by public reaction and media commentary. Arizona’s legislature is considering a bill…
Transparency in Law School?
Some American law students are trying, with the launch of a new site. Read more about it as the Wall Street Journal.
April 28: Sanctions-busting Telethon for Abousfian Abdelrazik
The following message is from the email listserve of the People’s Commission Network, to which you can subscribe by sending an email to PeoplesCommissionNews-Subscribe@lists.riseup.net. ——– Sanctions-busting Telethon Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 From anywhere, between 7pm…
Law School: A Fate Worse than Jail?
Last week a 28-year-old man stole two computer batteries from a Florida Staples, then returned to the store, reported his crime to the store manager and demanded that police be called. He told employees that…
Exam-Time Limericks
1. There once was this druggie named Creighton Gave his friend some coke, then ran when he started shakin’ s.7 He cried! but he was denied ‘Reasonable Foresight’ so he was denied 2. There once…