R. v. Van - A Closely Divided Court Allows Opinion Evidence Through

The Supreme Court's decision last week in R. v. Van, 2009 SCC 22, was a deeply divided one: the first 5-4 split of the Supreme Court since Justice Cromwell joined the bench. This post will concern itself with the majority opinion in the case. The facts are as follows: the complainant was stabbed, robbed, and […]

Justice Sotomayor, In Her Own Words

President Obama Announces His Nominee Just two weeks ago for TheCourt.ca, and by way of a review of the outstanding biography Judging Bertha Wilson: Law as Large as Life, I articulated my defence of President Obama's declaration to replace retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter with an "empathetic" person. Less than one week ago, […]