R. v. Qita, 2026 ONCA 554: A judge took so long to issue her reasons that, along with lesser factors, she rebutted the presumption of integrity. New trial ordered. coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/i...

AI-written police reports! What could go wrong? www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/a... (Reports about cops morphing into frogs, for one thing)

Unanimous Supreme Court Canada ruled partial privative clause cannot bar judicial review on questions of fact and law. #SCC held that judicial review of such questions is courts “core supervisory jurisdiction” guaranteed by the #Constitution. @juristnews.bsky.social www.jurist.org/news/2026/07...

Canada high court strikes down law barring judicial review of legal and factual errors

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday ruled unanimously that a partial privative clause cannot bar judicial review on questions of fact and law. It held that judicial review on such questions is the...

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Supreme Court Canada overturned part of Conflict of Interest Act, ruling decisions made by ethics commissioner on conduct of public office holders can be reviewed by a court on questions of fact and law. #scc #cdnpoli #constitution www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Ethics watchdog's exoneration of Trudeau on We Charity file can be legally reviewed, top court says | CBC News

The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned part of the Conflict of Interest Act ruling that decisions made by the commissioner on the conduct of public office holders can be reviewed by a court on que...

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Experts say Supreme Court Canada delivered final nail in coffin of privative clause. Unanimous #SCC ruled section of Conflict of Interest Act that bars judicial review of ethics commissioner decisions is unconstitutional. @journodale.bsky.social #constitution www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

'The arc of history bends toward judicial review'

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“Under the rule of law, all public powers must be legal, and all legal powers have limits,” CJ Wagner. Landmark unanimous Supreme Court Canada ruling says Parliament can’t use privative clauses to prevent judicial review. #scc #constitution www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general...

Landmark SCC ruling says Parliament can’t use privative clauses to prevent judicial review

The ruling paves the way for a federal court to review a 2021 ethics finding on Justin Trudeau

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ss 96-101 #Constitution Act 1867: Unanimous Supreme Court Canada ruled Parliament cannot remove courts’ constitutional role of reviewing whether public authorities acted within the law. #scc

SCC dismisses application for leave to appeal in family law case dealing with vexatious litigants. Chinedu Ubah v. Geraldine Chiderah Ubah #SCC decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-...

#UK female #police officer who falsely accused colleague [arrested in front of his family] of sexual assault after running late for work has sentence doubled to 2 years. Took team of 30 officers around 1500 hours to establish incident had not taken place. www.lbc.co.uk/article/met-...

Met officer who falsely accused colleague of sexual assault after running late for work has sentence doubled | LBC

Her false claim led to an officer spending 23 hours in custody and being suspended from duty while detectives investigated the allegation

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Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watch list's focus moves toward domestic dissent.

Minority report: FBI seeks AI for political watch list

Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watchlist's focus moves toward domestic dissent.

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R. v. Crossley, 2026 ONCA 540: In a case with a right of appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, two of Canada's leading criminal jurists, Fairburn and Paciocco, split on the most boring of issues, whether the Crown proved a charged as particularized. coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/i...

Indeed, the lesson of the "Freedom Convoy" is that it was better to allow lawlessness by hateful, anti-science rabble occupying the nation's Capital than to clear them the fuck out after *three weeks* as if the country was willing to apply the rule of law.

Michael DeMoor@michaeldemoor.bsky.social · last wk.

Even in Canada, I fear that the key lessons politicians have “learned” from the pandemic is that it is less political trouble for them to let people die than it is to do what’s necessary to keep them alive.

Canadian #Constitution Charter of Rights and Freedoms equivalent of US Fifth is Charter s13 protection against self-incrimination. www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/s...

#Constitution of the United States Fifth Amendment. ... "Nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself" ... constitution.congress.gov/constitution...

"Taking the Fifth [amendment US #constitution] is not an admission of guilt it is designed to protect individuals against coercion, mistakes, and unfair shifting of the burden to provide proof of wrongdoing." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during US Senate hearing discussing Covid origins

The former top US health official said he feared Republicans could try to trip him up and use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury.

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Right to Vote in Canada is constitutionally protected in Charter Rights s3 for 'every citizen of Canada.' That means humans who are Canadian citizens. [Neither senate or executive are elected]. #voting #democracy #elections www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/s...

Violence against women: First damages award for intimate partner violence tort since Supreme Court Canada (Ahluwalia). Woman “suffered many physical and psychological harms” as result of husband’s abusive conduct over course 54yr marriage. #scc #familylaw financialpost.com/legal-post/o...

Ontario woman awarded $400,000 over husband's decades-long abuse in legal first

Adam N. Black: First award of damages for intimate partner violence, a new civil tort just acknowledged by Supreme Court in May. Read here

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Ontario law #pets are property. Justice not impressed with motion at all. Called out 'Office of Children's Lawyer' for intervening. Justice quite prepared to transfer ownership of cat to child who cared for cat. Burton v Harrison 2026 ONSC 4350 #familylaw #children www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/d...

People experiencing mental illness and challenges are over represented in Canada’s criminal justice system, which can lead to harmful and fatal consequences. #prisons #justice #mentalhealth nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

Falling through the bars

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Supreme Court Canada clarifies meaning of ‘accessory’ under #Quebec property sale law [Quebec Civil Code] in split decision. #scc www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-are...

SCC clarifies meaning of ‘accessory’ under Quebec property sale law in split decision

The high court granted ownership to a submerged strip of land to riparian lot owners

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Why BC Law Society walked back claims of buried #Indigenous #children [at residential school sites] after settling #defamation suit from BC lawyer. #ethics #lawyers nationalpost.com/opinion/jami...

Jamie Sarkonak: Why the B.C. Law Society walked back claims of buried children

Two years of litigation with a truth-seeking B.C. lawyer has ended in a settlement, more careful language about Kamloops residential school

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The Supreme Court Historical Society has lots of terrific talks on law and the courts over at its Youtube channel, and it appears they have remarkably few views. (I just stumbled across the channel this morning.) Check it out: www.youtube.com/@SupremeCour...

Supreme Court Historical Society

The Supreme Court Historical Society is dedicated to preserving & collecting the history of the Supreme Court of the United States, increasing public awareness of the Court’s contribution to our natio...

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US #Constitution and privateers [armed pirates that seize, sink shipping with govt approval]: Article 1 Section 8: [Congress shall have power] "To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water." #space #pirates arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...

Next Space Force chief throws cold water on the idea of space privateers

It turns out some of Benjamin Franklin's opinions from 240 years ago are still relevant today.

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#France passes law banning under-15s from #socialmedia. [Users will have to use govt approved age verification tools. Both UK and EU developing similar laws] #freespeech #privacy www.bbc.com/news/article...

France approves social media ban for under-15s

The law will require social media platforms in France to verify all users age from January.

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Crimes against #children: Why CDN courts [including Supreme Court] are striking down mandatory min sentences for some of worst crimes imaginable. [Use of reasonable hypothetical an imagined scenario (fiction) to strike down laws using s12 Charter] #scc #justice macdonaldlaurier.ca/why-canadian...

Why Canadian courts are striking down mandatory minimum sentences for some of the worst crimes imaginable: Christine Van Geyn in The Hub | Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Canadian courts are increasingly striking down mandatory minimum sentences for serious crimes, including child sexual abuse.

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If you're starting law school this fall, you might be interested in my short essay, "How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students." You can download it for free here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

New Royal Canadian Mounted Police vehicle looks about as generic as possible. #RCMP press release and video. rcmp.ca/en/rcmp-upda...

In depth story on Richard Wagner chief justice of Supreme Court Canada: #SCC Chief Justice has a country-shaping, career-defining judgment ahead in #Bill21 [Quebec secularism law]. Here’s how he got there. @ebner.bsky.social #cdnpoli #justice www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Bill 21 brings Chief Justice Richard Wagner to the decision of a lifetime

Eight years into the job, the Supreme Court’s leader weighs a country-shaping and career-defining judgment

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#University and women's safety: Male student raped woman [multiple times on multiple occasions, sexually harassed her, coerced sexual relations, repeated sexual abuse over a year long period] forced her to do his assignments. Convicted of 3 rapes. #Women #Edinburgh #UK www.bbc.com/news/article...

Student raped woman and forced her to complete his assignments

Chinese citizen Ziyi Shi, 21, attacked and raped the woman at student accommodation in Edinburgh.

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Ellie Reeves is the new Attorney General for England and Wales [but not Scotland]. She has worked as an employment rights lawyer and served as solicitor general in previous govt. New 'minister of justice' is Alex Norris. Offices are separate in #UK unlike Canada where they are combined. #justice

Ellie Reeves@elliereeves.bsky.social · 2w ago

Last night Andy Burnham offered me the job of Attorney General and I was delighted to accept. Thanks to all the people who have supported me along the way. Never stop following your dreams.