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The Supreme Court will hear the following appeals in November. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc…
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Chief Justice Richard Wagner welcomes the appointment of the Honourable Mary T. Moreau to the Supreme Court of Canada. Read the news release here: decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc…
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The Supreme Court will hear the following appeals in October. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc…
Catch me at 1:04:54 on the @AsperCentre's podcast, talking about bail and the Charter from a defence lawyer's perspective! Make sure to also listen to the super insightful first segment by @DanardoSJones and @jillianrogin. open.spotify.com/episode/6MZ…
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July is on track to be Earth’s warmest month on record, the European Union climate monitor said on Thursday, which is the latest milestone in what is emerging as an extraordinary year for global temperatures. nyti.ms/3Yhzipu
ALT Jeffrey Elliott, a volunteer giving out water and ice, is photographed while participating in a loose knit mutual aid network in Phoenix, Arizona. Text over top reads: “July Is Set to Be the Hottest Month Ever. Hotter Ones Appear to Be in Store.” Photo credit: Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times.
I start clerking at the Supreme Court of Canada next week. Huge thank you to everyone at @DanielBrownLaw for giving me the best first year of practice I could ever ask for!
Barrie's proposed by-law change would make it illegal to give food, water, or money to homeless people on city property. Mind-boggling. thestar.com/news/canada/2023…
Not quite criminalizing helping the homeless, but pretty close — if the by-law amendment passes, acts of charity on city property would be punishable by fines ranging from $500 to $100,000: barrietoday.com/local-news/o…
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Man acquitted after Toronto cops mute body cameras during arrest thestar.com/news/gta/2023/06… via @torontostar
Bombshell reading for a Friday night & incidentally also a fabulous example of written legal advocacy: check out the Trump federal Indictment (annotated by the NYT). nytimes.com/interactive/2023…
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Kudos to the @ClaOntario, @lao_law and other stakeholders on the proposed legislative reforms to Ontario’s legal aid tariff. The reforms are a significant step towards fair compensation for the defence bar.
Tariff reform: number of hours, hourly rates and block fee rates - Message from Legal Aid Ontario @LegalAidOntario
legalaid.on.ca/consultations…
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Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a $112 million dollar program aimed at "bail compliance." A large portion of the funds will be going to police teams focused on targeting persons violating their bail conditions. We have concerns ... 1/
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Undercover police in Canada employ an elaborate con called a "Mr. Big" operation — posing as gangsters to secure confessions in cold cases. Critics say it's "a recipe for wrongful convictions," and it's now being challenged in court. nyti.ms/3UjE5ER
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Introducing @ClaOntario Member Teodora Pasca @teodorapasca Toronto, ON.
Check out our feature member profiles by going to: criminallawyers.ca/about-us/…
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Had a great time judging the Stewart Cup @UTLaw! All of the mooters did an amazing job w/ issues in R v Tim: does an officer’s mistaken belief that a drug is in the CDSA render an arrest arbitrary? Should evidence of actual illicit drugs found incident to that arrest be excluded?
A majority of the SCC answered yes to question 1 and no to question 2: canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/202…
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March 10th is International Day of Women Judges, which recognizes the importance of the full and equal participation of women at all levels of the judiciary.
#InternationalDayOfWomenJudges
