Professors Anneke Smith and Gemma Smyth, and CLA's Jillian Rogin
Professors Anneke Smit and Gemma Smyth, and Community Legal Aid's Jillian Rogin, on the Syrian refugees' need for better ways to reconnect with their families in today's Globe and Mail.
Read the full article here.
— Published on Dec 19th, 2016
Bill Bogart
The federal Task Force on Marijuana published its Report on Tuesday, December 11. Access it here.
— Published on Dec 14th, 2016
When Judy Gayton, an Alberta SRL suffering from a brain injury and deemed to be "without competency" to represent herself, was unable to find a pro bono lawyer to represent her, the Medicine Hat Provincial Court altered her competency designation and she was forced to go to trial without a lawyer or anyone to speak for her. Her case was dismissed yesterday.
Here Judy talks to CBC about her case.
— Published on Dec 7th, 2016
Dual JD Moot Team: Amanda Iarusso, Kourtney Pratt and Allison Krueger
Two 3L Dual JD students and one JD take advantage of advocacy competitions on both sides of the border.
— Published on Jan 28th, 2017
Professor Richard Moon wrote an op-ed on indigenous smudging ceremonies in the public schools entited, "First Nation smudging ceremony does not infringe on religious freedom." The piece appeared in today's Vancouver Sun.
Read the full op-ed here.
— Published on Nov 26th, 2016
Bill Bogart
— Published on Jan 8th, 2017
— Published on Nov 17th, 2016
Professors Anneke Smit, Sujith Xavier and Marcela Aroca (not in the photo) Recognized with Teaching Excellence Awards
Smit, Xavier and Aroca Recognized
— Published on Jan 24th, 2017
Professor Jasminka Kalajdzic commented on the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision on the powers of judges to sit outside of their jurisdictions in an article by Kim Arnott in The Lawyers Weekly entitled, "Judicial Leeway in Class Actions Praised," on November 18.
— Published on Nov 16th, 2016
David Tanovich
Professor David Tanovich's Op-Ed on the judge who brought Trump values into a Canadian courtroom in today's Globe and Mail.
Read the op-ed here.
— Published on Nov 14th, 2016