The Canadian Bar Association has recognized Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies) Laverne Jacobs for her work to promote equality in the legal profession, the judiciary, and the legal community in Canada.
— Published on Feb 24th, 2021
In a CBC News: The National interview, Profesor Danardo Jones commented on a new bill that calls for relaxed penalties for non-violent drug offences. The legislation also includes measures to reduce incarceration of Indigenous and Black Canadians, as they are disproportionately impacted.
— Published on Feb 24th, 2021
Professor Bill Bogart did CBC Syndicate interviews last week across the country on Bill C 22 addressing changes to drug laws.
— Published on Feb 23rd, 2021
Thora H. Espinet was one of very few Black women lawyers in Ontario when she
graduated from Windsor Law in 1982. Photo by Kelly-Ann Jones.
— Published on Feb 23rd, 2021
According to a CBC Windsor article, hateful vandalism on the office windows of Windsor's WE Trans Support agency has left staff feeling "disheartened," but serves as a reminder to them that there's more work to be done to encourage a change of heart in the region.
— Published on Feb 22nd, 2021
Professor Bill Bogart's article "What If We Legalized Heroin?" has been published on the Policing Insight website.
With the debate around the legalization of heroin back in the headlines, Professor Bill Bogart sets out the case for legalization and strict regulation of all currently illegal narcotics, with decriminalization as the first step towards resolving the failed war on drugs.
— Published on Feb 22nd, 2021
In a recent CBC article, Professor Jasminka Kalajdzic commented on a class action against TD Bank by shareholders.
— Published on Feb 12th, 2021
In a Toronto Star article, Professor Richard Moon commented on a York Region Paramedic Services investigation that is underway after several controversial comments were posted to social media from what appears to be a Twitter account of an employee.
— Published on Feb 10th, 2021
According to a Toronto Star article, a newly released document shows prosecutors in Saskatchewan weighed backlash and remorse felt by people accused of posting hateful online messages after the high-profile shooting death of a young Cree man.
— Published on Feb 10th, 2021
An article published Feb. 9 in the Globe and Mail newspaper details the makeover of the UWindsor law school building to help move legal education into the 21st century.
— Published on Feb 10th, 2021