On April 8, the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") decided in a 5-2 judgment that fresh evidence that could reasonably be expected to affect the result of a verdict was sufficient to order a new trial in "he said, she said" sexual assault cases. The majority in R. v. J.A.A., 2011 SCC 17, found that […]
This case will not win a Golden Gavel any time soon; that, I can assure you. There is no crying victim or menacing villain. Had it not been for one peculiar fact, this case would be very typical of its jurisdiction. This case is unusual because the accused absconded (presumably returning to Germany), and his […]
“We trust that AT&T won’t take it too personally,” wrote Chief Justice Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court ("SCOTUS") regarding the outcome of a case concerning corporate privacy rights. Flowing from a spate of privacy cases at SCOTUS (most notably, Snyder v. Phelps covered by fellow Contributing Editor, Alysia Lau here and our Amici Curiae […]
Folks, it’s the great debate (pardon the pun) of 2008 all over again. As in 2008, the decision has been made to exclude Green Party leader Elizabeth May from participating in the televised (and widely watched) English and French leaders’ debates, to be held on April 12th and 14th. The decision was made by a […]
Election Bores Early last week the Harper Conservatives fell after being found in contempt of Parliament. No one (the opposition aside) seemed to care. Nevertheless it is déjà vu all over again – we have an election! Early election drama has centered on – cue sarcasm – seminal questions that cut to the core of […]