You know how courts (looking at you Supreme Court) manipulate history to get the outcome they want?
Well they manipulate science too.
Please check out my newest law review article which explores "law office science" in decisions on mifepristone and gender affirming care.
Link to Law Office Science: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6446499
#SupremeCourt #lawfedi #Fedilaw #abortion #LGBTQ #science #medicine
Absolutely worth a read. #FediLaw
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/key-takeaways-supreme-court-challenge-bill-21-9.7143807
Four days of hearings in the Supreme Court challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, are over. While the hearings dealt mostly with complex legal questions, there were some moments that revealed the intensity and passionate nature of the debates.
The Alberta government announced yesterday, March 20th, that it is closing Safe Consumption Sites (SCSs) in Calgary and Lethbridge.
The decision was based on an illegitimate study conducted by the Alberta government, and published under false pretenses in the journal "Addiction".
On March 13, Ford's Ontario government revealed (and announced on March 16) that they would be pulling funding from remaining provincially supported SCSs based on this one study.
On March 18, Manitoba premier Wab Kinew also walked back his decision to fast-track an SCS in Winnipeg seemingly based on the study.
And, MP Brad Redekopp demanded that Saskatchewan SCSs, which have never received provincial funding, have their federal licenses revoked based on the study also.
#HarmReduction #AcademicChatter #Alberta #ABpoli #Ontario #OntPoli #Saskatchewan #CDNpoli #FediLaw
Nine days after it announced a fraudulent study published by its staff, the Alberta government is moving quickly to dismantle what remains of supervised consumption services in the province.
"The Court agreed with ARCH [Disability Law] and stated that the Tribunal improperly adopted a biomedical model of disability and did not engage in a socio-political analysis, which required assessing all the facts, not simply the nature of the impairment without context."
“The Court was clear that the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario must not improperly close its doors to applicants as it seeks to manage its caseload,” said Michael Gottheil, Senior Counsel at ARCH and former Chair of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@lashman/115984768757696383
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In relation to the "carding" class action against Toronto Police that got certified in January (via @Gigi), the statement of claim and the certification decision are both available from the McCarthy Tetrault website (https://www.mccarthy.ca/en/carding-class-action).
I have them open to read. Observations may follow.
#LawFedi #FediLaw
https://kolektiva.social/@Gigi/115891320505340540
@auxonic That is very funny. Also horrifying because I can see the tech bro legal argument.
First you'd need a bank with a legal department that has been headquartered in Western or Northern Canada for the past ten years.
"Must not need translation to understand cases" obstacle. Argument: with access to Grok, services are now inherently bilingual.
Consider: "must not need translation" requirement actually about *minimizing government expenditure* (translation *services*). If provide own "translation services", no cost burden on Court, then legal obstacle n/a. Maybe Grok an assistive device, even. Discriminatory not to allow!
Actually, consider argument: Grok non-binary! Appointment would involve the first non-binary Supreme Court of Canada justice! As represented in court by a white man from the bank's legal department. Making s. 15 history! High-five from Evan Solomon!
Does anyone happen to know the dates for when women were recognized in Canadian law as people versus when corporations were?
RE: https://sueden.social/@Anwalt_Jun/115774347518534914
Der Anwalt Chan-Jo Jun hat seinen Mastodon-Account wieder belebt 🎉 Er hat sich mit zahlreichen Klagen u.a. gegen #Hassrede und #Desinformation im Netz und gegen die Übermacht der großen Plattformen gewendet. Der Fall Renate Künast gegen #Facebook sagt vermutlich den meisten etwas. Auch @BlumeEvolution hat er gegen #Twitter vertreten.
Ich habe ihn als äußerst eloquenten und auch amüsanten Redner erleben dürfen, als er beim #DigitalFightClub des @mkz & @slpb zu Gast war. Begrüßen wir ihn doch alle im freien und freundlichen Fediverse und belohnen sein Wiederauftauchen mit vielen Followern!
@Anwalt_Jun Nun fehlt noch Ihre tolle Kollegin Jessica Flint im Fediverse... 
#DiDay #DUTgemacht #UnplugTrump #FediLaw #GemeinsamGegenHass
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