In the News [1]
2017
- Court of Appeal upholds Toronto murder conviction that relied partly on rap lyrics [2] (Toronto Star) (1 Dec)
- How charges against police can reverberate through the court [3]s (Toronto Star) (4 Sept)
- The damage from too many unfounded sexual assault cases [4] (Windsor Star) (11 Feb)
- Justice for sexual assault victims could depend on where they live [5] (Windsor Star) (8 Feb)
2016
- Not in Canadian court: Trump ‘values’ – nor a Trump hat [6] (Globe & Mail) (15 Nov)
- Legal experts look at what might happen after verdict in murder trial questioned [7] (Toronto Star) (2 Oct)
- Police ‘on notice’ after sentencing of Const. James Forcillo [8] (Toronto Star) (28 July 2016)
- Cop tried to download video evidence, says SIU's Andrew Loku report [9](Toronto Star) (30 April)
- Judge says racial profiling likely, tosses charges against man after Toronto road stop [10] (Toronto Star) (23 April)
- Rap on Trial [11] (Desmond Cole Show, NewsTalk CFRB 1010) (15 March)
- Rap Lyrics Study [12] (CBC As It Happens) (10 March)
- Rap Lyrics Are Being Used As Evidence In A "Criminalization of Culture" [13] (BuzzFeed News) (8 March)
- Whacking the Complainant: A Real and Systemic Problem [14] (Globe and Mail) (10 February) (with Professor Elaine Craig)
- What to do with police who lie [15] (Toronto Star) (4 February)
- Jian Ghomeshi's sexual assault trial fuels debate over defence's tactics [16] (Globe and Mail) (4 February)
- Next steps in the Ghomeshi trial are tricky for the Crown [17] (Toronto Star) (2 February)
- 'Compromise' verdict in James Forcillo trial gets mixed reaction [18] (Toronto Star) (25 January)
- 'Mystery' charge only one that sticks in Sammy Yatin slaying [19] (Toronto Star) (25 January)
2015
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Why Mark Saunders is a 'bittersweet' appointment for Toronto’s black community [23] (Toronto Star) (24 April)
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Why strip searches for drugs are legally troubling [24] (CBC News Online) (19 February)
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White male lawyers should say no to judicial appointments [25] (Globe & Mail) (18 February)
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Quebec to review policy on strip-searching students in school [26] (Globe & Mail) (18 February)
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Const David Wynn killing ignites debate over police officers at bail hearings [27] (CBC News) (12 February)
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Brutal murder of pregnant woman prompts calls for changes to the law [28] (Windsor Star) (12 February)
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Defence lawyer who wanted to use 15th-century art in court named judge [29] (Globe and Mail) (11 February 2015)
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Windsor police turn to "blooding" in search of a killer [30] (Windsor Star) (27 January)
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Sex-assault conviction erased, new trial ordered because Alberta judge too sensitive to rape culture [31] (National Post) (18 January)
2014
- Only way to address problems with carding: abolish it [32] (Toronto Star) (2 December)
- Been raped never reported: Why 90% of sex assault victims stay silent [33](National Post) (28 November)
- How likely is Jian Ghomeshi to be convicted of sexual assault [34] (Global News) (26 November)
- Four ways the courts could better handle sexual assault cases [35] (Toronto Star) (10 November)
- Are the lawyers pursuing Jian Ghomeshi lawsuit acting unethically [36] (Toronto Star) (6 November)
- Is it any wonder we don't report [37] (Macleans) (5 November)
- Jian Ghomeshi files $55M lawsuit alleging CBC unjustly fired him because he enjoys sado-masochistic sex [38] (National Post) (27 October)
- Attempted murder charge in Forcillo trial continues to puzzle legal experts [39] (Globe & Mail) (24 September)