A nice example of how useful data can be to understanding a new judicial decision’s possible effects as well as commentary on the decision.

In my latest op-ed, I explain how the chronic underfunding of Ontario’s legal aid plan (Legal Aid Ontario), aging court infrastructure, and staffing shortages are just some of the many reasons why our justice system is in crisis. thestar.com/opinion/contri…

Thank you, The Guardian Nigeria 🙏🏾

We lost a real one. My brother Jay Williams put his insides on the line every single time he showed up to work. He was special and we were all better because of him. Toronto District School Board we need to honour his legacy.

R v Bykovets is one of the most important s. 8 Charter cases of the last decade. The Court is moving towards a mosaic theory of privacy, which will be huge in the AI, big data age. Nice to see my partner Nader R Hasan quoted in the judgment. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-cs…

Canada’s Supreme Court issued the least amount of decisions in 2023 (36) in the last decade (e.g, it issued 77 in 2014). Yet the Court issued those 36 decisions, on average, slower than any other year in the last decade (5.5 months in 2023 vs 4.1 months in 2014).

NBA has leveled a lifetime ban on Jontay Porter for gambling.

It's saddening to hear the passing of the Horn of African academic & theorist, Elleni Centime Zeleke. Her book on the intellectual & political developments in Ethiopia in the last half a century will forever remain a #mustread for those interested in Ethiopia & the greater Horn.

Deeply saddened by the loss of Elleni Zeleke, a brilliant intellectual who inspired many with her amazing work and a person of a beautiful soul, committed to truth and justice. May she rest in eternal peace. 🕊️

So pleased to have received this award with Sean Rehaag for our paper “Promoting Privacy, Fairness, and the Open Court Principle in Immigration and Refugee Proceedings”. blog.canlii.org/2024/09/24/con… You can read the paper here: canlii.ca/t/7n8hd

Wanted to highlight a site I made back in my uni days to easily access and explore refugee law data in Canada rllp.ca with @danolytics and Sean Rehaag I’ve met folks in the field of Refugee Law in Canada who’ve said this is their “Wikipedia” and use it daily

The legal academy lost one of our rising stars last night in the DCA crash. Kiah Duggins was budding legal scholar and set to begin her career as a law professor at Howard University this fall. Devastatingly sad news. May God’s boundless compassion console those who mourn.

🧵 New Essay: Thinking Like a Lawyer in the Age of Generative AI. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… Despite AI’s power to transform legal work, legal markets have barely budged. Why? Our answer: Lawyers—especially junior ones—struggle to deeply understand AI outputs in complex legal tasks.

great new work from my student Matt Dahl. You can see the full pre-print here: arxiv.org/pdf/2505.02763

thoughtful new piece from Noel Semple arguing for a "research phase" before Ontario's Civil Rules Review's sweeping changes: "would a leap into the unknown in December 2025 really be better than a leap toward a well-studied landing spot in December 2026?" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

It tears my heart to say that my father, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o passed away earlier today. I am me because of him in so many ways, as his child, scholar and writer. I love him - I am not sure what tomorrow will bring without him here. I think that is all I have to say for now.

There are two competing narratives about AI: (1) there's too much hype (2) society is being too dismissive and complacent about AI progress. I think both have a kernel of truth. In fact, they feed off of each other. The key to the paradox is to recognize that going from AI