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Our New World: Emergency Orders, Quarantine, and COVID-19

Blog by Cassandra Beaulac and Arun S. Maini What Is An Emergency Order? Emergency orders are not new. We have just been lucky here in Ontario that they have not had to be used very often. In some U.S....

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What Is a Rape Shield Law? (Part 1)

What is a Rape Shield Law? A rape shield law doesn’t stop rape (or sexual assault, the more correct legal term), but rather is designed to screen questions that the defence can ask in a sexual assault...

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COVID-19: Is It Safe to Go to Court?

Are the courts open? As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the courts in Ontario closed early and completely to the public on March 16th, and only as of July 6 have they slowly and carefully begun to...

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The Charter: Search and Seizure (Part 3)

Blog by Rudrakshi Chakrabarti and Arun S. Maini Can the Police Seize Evidence Without a Warrant? The short answer is Yes. A police officer can seize anything that the officer believes on reasonable...

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Fixing the System: Will the Government Follow Up on Its Promises?

Blog by Arun S. Maini Back in the dark days of Stephen Harper’s “law and order” politics, the government introduced several laws designed to punish and label people who broke the law. It was a way to...

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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard- Who Is the Victim?

Blog by Ruby Mann and Arun S. Maini Did Johnny Depp assault his wife, Amber Heard? Or is Depp, the famous actor known best for his recurring role as Jack Sparrow in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean...

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Can the Police Lie to Me?

Yes, they can. Most people who grow up in a peaceful, law-abiding society are raised to trust the police to look after the well-being of its citizens. Such trust is well-placed, because the police...

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What Does ChatGPT (And AI) Mean for Criminal Law?

Blog by Arun S. Maini Artificial intelligence and ChatGPT are expressions nobody other than computer nerds used, until a few months ago. Now, it’s all anybody talks about, because apparently it will...

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WHAT IS TRUMP’S LEGAL STRATEGY?

Blog by Arun S. Maini Former US President Donald Trump now faces two sets of criminal charges: an indictment in New York related to paying a porn star to keep quiet about their affair; and another in...

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Did the Supreme Court Strike Down the Canadian Sex Offender Registry?

Blog by Arun S. Maini Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down certain parts of the sex offender registry law for violating the constitution. This will have an impact on people...

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