Law Society of Saskatchewan Archives for Access to Justice
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July 22, 2020
Gladue Awareness Project: Final Report
The Indigenous Law Centre published its final report about the Gladue Awareness Project. Funded by the Law Foundation of Ontario Access to Justice Fund, this informative report shares knowledge with respect to both the crisis of Indigenous over-incarceration in Saskatchewan and the justice system’s response.1 This report is a compilation of the findings from the ILC’s Gladue Awareness Project, which focused primarily on...
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July 13, 2020
Saskatchewan looking to big rooms to accommodate September jury trials
The Lawyer's Daily published an article about the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench on working to accommodate jury trials in the fall.
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July 2, 2020
COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: July 2nd Edition
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian The COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the practice of law, is changing rapidly. We want to help you stay up to date with the latest news. Each week I aggregate the leading legal headlines on COVID-19 on the topics that matter to you: Access to Justice National pro bono initiative responds to Canadians hit...
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June 23, 2020
Spring 2020 Edition of the CREATE Justice Bulletin
The Spring 2020 Edition of the CREATE Justice Bulletin is out! For quarterly bite-sized #A2J news related to CREATE and more, subscribe for the Bulletin. Here's the latest edition. A2J_Bulletin_Spring-2020Download
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June 22, 2020
Métis Legal Issues Webinar on June 23
The Métis Legal Issues webinar is tomorrow, June 23 at 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm PST. Register here. Hosted by Courthouse Libraries BC, this 2-hour webinar will explore some of the history of Métis people in Canada and legal issues specific to Métis people. Our panel will include Justice Ducharme of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Jean Teillet, Senior...
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June 19, 2020
Just Mercy and Access to Justice: Illuminating Bias, Confronting Systemic Racism, and Doing the Hard Work that Needs to be Done
The Indiana State Bar Association is hosting a free webinar, "Just Mercy and Access to Justice" from ReelTime Creative Learning Experiences on Friday, June 26 at 12:30 to 2:30 pm EST. Register here. Just Mercy brings to life the powerful and thought-provoking true story of newly-minted lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice on behalf of innocent people...
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