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CIRA Policy is Not the End of Web Annonymity

Omar Ha-Redeye
June 30, 2008 23:11

Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa law commented today on the new policies by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) regarding individual internet registrants. He had previously come out in support of their position, but it appears as if CIRA is backtracking on some of their...

Profile of a Stalker

Omar Ha-Redeye
June 24, 2008 00:58

Stalking the Stalker We all have them, even if the innocuous kinds like on Facebook. But we thought it would be fun to stalk the stalker, by creating a profile of the different types out there. Stalking is defined as an obsessive behaviour towards another, motivated by intense affection or extreme...

A Wise Man Once Said…

Omar Ha-Redeye
May 25, 2008 14:02

Last week I met with Toronto lawyer Garry Wise. Garry is one of the few practitioners that has made a prominent impression in the legal blawgosphere. Garry’s blawg was one of the other recipients of the 2007 CLawBie Awards, for Best Practitioner Support Blog: Garry Wise - Year-in and...

LSUC Provides Measures to Retain Female Talent

Omar Ha-Redeye
May 23, 2008 10:19

Tracy Tyler has a story in today’s Star which notes that although women are the majority of graduates today in law schools, on average they are quitting the profession within seven years. The Law Society of Upper Canada presented its final report yesterday by their Working Group on the...

California becomes second U.S. state to legalize gay marriage

Omar Ha-Redeye
May 15, 2008 20:12

This morning the California Supreme Court ruled that the state’s laws restricting marriage to heterosexual couples were unconstitutional. Following a close 4-3 decision, California has become just the second state in America (after Massachusetts) to legalize gay marriage . The lengthy (174...