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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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June 18, 2020
COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: June 18th 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 COVID-19 pandemic prompts initiative to offer free legal...
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June 18, 2020
PREP registration closes Friday, June 26, 2020
The deadline to register for the June 2020 intake of the Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP) is fast approaching. Students wishing to enroll in the upcoming cohort will need to register and submit their tuition fee payment by Friday, June 26, 2020.As a reminder, admission requirements have changed for the June and December 2020 intakes of PREP due to the global...
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June 17, 2020
Access to Justice: People First webinar on June 23
Hosted by the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, a conversation between Beverley McLachlin, Bob Rae and Megan Longley on crisis, change and reform during COVID-19 will be held online on June 23, 2020 at 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm EST. Click here to register.
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June 17, 2020
R. v. A.M.: Striking a Balance Between the Protection of the Complainant and the Protection of the Charter Rights of an Accused in Sexual Assault Proceedings
Miranda Wardman* SUMMARY This case commentary discusses the new process for admitting private records in sexual assault proceedings under the Criminal Code as examined in R. v. A.M., a recent decision out of the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan, which declared parts of the new Code provisionsinvalid. These new provisions force the courts to balance the protection of a complainant’s private...
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June 16, 2020
Law Society 2019 Annual Report
The Law Society 2019 Annual Report and Financial Statements are available online.
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