NYC-ABC PP/POW updates May 28, 2024
NOTE: If you regularly send packets to Ben Varela, please stop, as he has beenreleased (time served!). If you send to Hridindu Roychowdhury, he has been transferred:Hridindu Roychowdhury #51111-510FCI MarionPost…
Finally
Yesterday, the law finally caught up with Donald Trump. Dana Milbank writes: After the jury convicted him Thursday evening on 34 felony counts in the hush money case, he stood…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 30, 2006
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 30, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: N.B. Court: Same-Sex Adultery is Ground for Divorce http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/04/nb-court-same-sex-adultery-is-ground.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
What do I know
The people who are saying to me that Trump would never ever be convicted are the same people now saying the conviction will help him win. Why don’t I listen…
Peter Rosenthal fought for justice in a tough place—the courtroom
Peter Rosenthal in 1983. Photo from Medium. An obituary announcing Peter Rosenthal’s death on May 25 describes him as “an esteemed mathematician, lawyer, and political activist with an unwavering passion…
Guilty X 34 = two solitudes in America
In Canada in the 1940s, we were experiencing what we described as Two Solitudes between our French-speaking and English-speaking peoples:...two peoples within one nation, each with its own legend and…
Guilty X 34 = two solitudes in America
In Canada in the 1940s, we were experiencing what we described as Two Solitudes between our French-speaking and English-speaking peoples: …two peoples within one nation, each with its own legend…
7 years ago, the NDP announced the location of a South Edmonton Hospital; thanks to the UCP, it will probably never be built
Seven years ago yesterday, Alberta’s NDP government announced the location of a desperately needed new hospital in South Edmonton. Keep your eye on this still-empty field, where no hospital will…
GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES
Woooot!
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Lauren Chadwick reports on the WHO’s findings that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a multi-year drop in life expectancy and undone a…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 30, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Weinstein May Face New Charges as More Accusers Emerge, Prosecutors Say #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/2m8b9rdd – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
If You Really Think About It…
The ads making the rounds these days from the PC war room tell you all you need to know about Doug Ford's view of the electorate: they are stupid -…
If You Really Think About It…
The ads making the rounds these days from the PC war room tell you all you need to know about Doug Ford’s view of the electorate: they are stupid –…
Is Poilievre’s Axe the Tax Campaign an Appeal to Confederates?
Is Poilievre using racist icons for campaign memes? The post Is Poilievre’s Axe the Tax Campaign an Appeal to Confederates? first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: When Should You Make A Will?
The best time to time to prepare your Last Will is “right now.” The end product is only half the benefit. You also benefit from taking stock of all your…
Why the housing crisis is not an immigration problem
Condominium towers in Toronto. Photo by Skycandy/Urban Toronto/Flickr. I work with a woman named Amarpreet. Amarpreet is a jovial, hardworking mother of one. Twice a week she brings boondi ladoo…
Facts Matter: stop the hate at Canadian universities
http://warrenkinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Facts-Matter_-enough.-Fight-the-antisemitism-at-our-universities.-@AllFactsNoHate.mp4
Farewell Rachel Notley – it’s pretty much all over now but the tribute speeches and the final fund-raisers
Well, farewell Rachel Notley. Ms. Notley’s official portrait is unveiled in the Alberta Legislature Building on Dec. 8, 2022 (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). Yesterday marked the real end of the…
Wednesday Night Cat Blogging
Blissed cat.