Can Someone Say Spoliation of Evidence?
What do you call it when you destroy 92 interview tapes? (And what do you say when you previously claimed there were only 2?)
Twilight on Eve of Copyright Suit
Later this month the double-disc DVD movie rendition of the Twilight book series will go on sale in Canada, sure to have fans swarming local retailers. Chapters/Indigo is even hosting a special movie night, featuring…
Law School Scam?
This is hardly an endorsement, but rather fodder for discussion. Probably produced by one of those “unsuccessful” lawyers.
Less Popular Judicial ‘esque’s
In Czech novelist Franz Kafka’s The Trial, a man is arrested, forced to participate in a nightmarish, labyrinthine legal system administered by bureaucrats, presumed guilty, and executed without ever learning the nature of the charges…
Canadian ISP Considers Three Strike Policy
As reported on Michael Geist’s blog, a Canadian ISP is actively considering and promoting a three strike policy against its own users. For those who are unfamiliar with the three-strike policy that Quebecor is suggesting…
Is Someone Going to Kill you with a Piece of Macaroni?
Okay, I can understand banning guns, rockets, even fertilizer… but macaroni? State Department spokesman Robert Wood: Aid should never be used as a political weapon.
Lawyers against War Petition Bush’s Visit
Reproduced with permission by the author from GlobalResearch.ca Former President and War Criminal George W Coming to Canada, March 17 LAW says Bush should be barred from Canada or Prosecuted From Lawyers against the War:…
Facebook Privacy Settings May Keep Out Nosy Profile “Creepers†but not Modern Litigants
It was only a matter of time before Canadian jurisprudence began to develop in response to privacy issues and the admissibility of documents associated with enormously popular social networking sites such as Facebook and MSN’s…
Goin’ Solo – A New Way to Learn
Should law school be a professional faculty designed to produce legal technicians, or a theory-based approach designed to give students a conceptual understanding of the law? When the latter holds true, and law schools do…
Sensational Reporting of a Criminal Trial Process
I was listening to the radio in Toronto today and one story caught my ear. It went like this: “Two suspects charged with shooting an 18 year old in plain view of a security camera…
Rethinking Afghanistan
See the Brave New Foundation’s site and blog.
Ret. Judge Paul Staniszewski Espouses Clear Hatred
Paul Staniszewski was a graduate of Osgoode Hall in 1954. He practiced law for 13 years until he was appointed as a federal judge in 1967. Several law school scholarships were set up in his…