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From Military Coups to Selling Nuclear Secrets, Supreme Court Wrestles With Implications of Granting Trump Immunity
aThis case has huge implications for the presidency, for the future of the presidency, for the future of the country,a said Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Governor Newsom Wants to Let Arizona Doctors Provide Abortions in California
Arizona's 1864 law banning nearly all abortions in the state except if the mother's life is in jeopardy takes effect June 8.
What a TikTok Ban in the U.S. Could Mean for You
No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned.
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Donald Trump Can Be Criminally Prosecuted
The case over Trump's immunity is one of the most pivotal presidential power cases in a generation.
$95B Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan Advances in Senate With Big Bipartisan Vote
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to move ahead withA $95 billion in war aid, bringing the bill to the brink of passage after months of delays. and contentious internal debate.
Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Bill to Allow Armed Teachers, a Year After Deadly Nashville Shooting
Tennessee House Republicans passed a bill that would allow some teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds.
Why Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell Was Arrested and Charged With Burglary
Minnesota state senator Nicole Mitchell was charged with first-degree burglary Tuesday morning, one day after being arrested.
States Race To Counter AI Fakes Before the 2024 Election
Bills regulating AI-generated content have largely been met with bipartisan support
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Idahoas Near-Total Abortion Ban
It could establish a significant precedent regarding whether emergency medical care can be denied to a pregnant woman in distress in order to save the fetus.
Pro-Palestinian Encampments Take Over American College Campuses
As the death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza increases, encampments have started on at least a dozen campuses
From Military Coups to Selling Nuclear Secrets, Supreme Court Wrestles With Implications of Granting Trump Immunity
aThis case has huge implications for the presidency, for the future of the presidency, for the future of the country,a said Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Governor Newsom Wants to Let Arizona Doctors Provide Abortions in California
Arizona's 1864 law banning nearly all abortions in the state except if the mother's life is in jeopardy takes effect June 8.
What a TikTok Ban in the U.S. Could Mean for You
No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned.
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Donald Trump Can Be Criminally Prosecuted
The case over Trump's immunity is one of the most pivotal presidential power cases in a generation.
$95B Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan Advances in Senate With Big Bipartisan Vote
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to move ahead withA $95 billion in war aid, bringing the bill to the brink of passage after months of delays. and contentious internal debate.
Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Bill to Allow Armed Teachers, a Year After Deadly Nashville Shooting
Tennessee House Republicans passed a bill that would allow some teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds.
Why Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell Was Arrested and Charged With Burglary
Minnesota state senator Nicole Mitchell was charged with first-degree burglary Tuesday morning, one day after being arrested.
States Race To Counter AI Fakes Before the 2024 Election
Bills regulating AI-generated content have largely been met with bipartisan support
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Idahoas Near-Total Abortion Ban
It could establish a significant precedent regarding whether emergency medical care can be denied to a pregnant woman in distress in order to save the fetus.
Pro-Palestinian Encampments Take Over American College Campuses
As the death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza increases, encampments have started on at least a dozen campuses
Book Review: Big Data
Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.
Big Data. Edited by Benoit Leclerc & Jesse Cale. Abingdon: Routledge, 2020. 148 p. Includes illustrations, bibliographic references, and index. Criminology at the Edge series. ISBN 9781138492783 (hardcover) $136.00; ISBN 9781032336992 (softcover) $42.36; ISBN 9781351029704 (eBook) $42.36.
Reviewed by Matthew Renaud
Law Librarian,
E.K. Williams Law Library, University of Manitoba . . . [more]
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Governance Reform and Lawyer Independence in Canadian Legal Regulation: Examining British Columbiaas Bill 21
Earlier this month, the government of British Columbia introduced Bill 21, the Legal Professions Act. This bill amalgamates the Law Society of British Columbia and the Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia into a new corporation, Legal Professions British Columbia (LPBC), while also creating a licensing and regulation structure for paralegals. It could be the most consequential development in Canadian legal regulation in more than 100 years.
The British Columbia legal professionas leading organizations (the Law Society, the Canadian Bar Associationas BC branch, and the Trial Lawyersa Association of BC) strongly oppose Bill 21, with the . . . [more]
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Effective Use of Visual Aids in Mediation
The use of demonstrative or visual aids at mediation is more widely accepted by lawyers and mediators since the legal profession began its rapid embrace of technology. Arguably, the pandemic accelerated this implementation. The technology adoption started with the exchange of electronic mediation briefs, improved access to scanned documents, and the use of video software, like Zoom and Teams. Now, counsel more commonly use Power Point or slides and electronic documentation in their introductory remarks, and present demonstrative aids in their Mediation Briefs to bolster arguments by visual communication.
Through technology, counsel can now utilize a variety of demonstrative aids . . . [more]
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BC Court of Appeal Recognizes the Myth of False Allegations of Intimate Partner Violence
Case Commented On: KMN v SZM, 2024 BCCA 70 (CanLII), overturning 2023 BCSC 940 (CanLII)
We have both written previously on myths and stereotypes about intimate partner violence (IPV), one of the most common of which is that women make false or exaggerated claims of violence to gain an advantage in family law disputes (see here and here). In KMN v SZM, 2024 BCCA 70 (CanLII), the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) recognized the existence of this myth and the need for courts to avoid making assumptions that perpetuate it, holding that it is . . . [more]
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Mondayas Mix
Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canadaas awardA-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.
This week the randomly selected blogs are 1.A Dooreyas Workplace Law Blog 2. Lash Condo Law 3. Canadian Appeals Monitor 4. Family LLB 5. Avoid a Claim
Dooreyas Workplace Law Blog
SCC: Exclusion of Managers from Labour Legislation Not a Charter Violation
The Supreme Court of Canada released a much anticipated but under the radar . . . [more]
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Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ
Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a QuA(c)bec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the QuA(c)bec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in QuA(c)bec.
PANAL (DROIT) : La juge de premiA"re instance n’a pas errA(c) en dA(c)terminant que la caractA(c)ristique dominante de la poupA(c)e en silicone que possA(c)dait l’accusA(c) est une reprA(c)sentation des organes sexuels et de la rA(c)gion anale d’une enfant dans un but sexuel, ce qui constitue du matA(c)riel de pornographie juvA(c)nile . . . [more]
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Remembering Attorney General Roy McMurtry
The Hon. Roy McMurtry had a stellar career, serving as Chief Justice of Ontario, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Commissioner of the Canadian Football League, and Attorney General of Ontario. When he passed away in March, many of the tributes rightly focussed on the critical role he played in reaching athe kitchen accorda which led to the patriation of the Constitution with the enactment of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, section 35 and the notwithstanding clause. Other tributes noted his participation in the landmark case of Halpern v. Canada (2003), which legalized same-sex marriage.
Because McMurtry . . . [more]
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Friday Jobs Roundup
Each Friday, we share the latest job listings from Slaw Jobs, which features employment opportunities from across the country. Find out more about these positions by following the links below, orA learn how you can use Slaw JobsA to gain valuable exposure for your job ads, while supporting the great Canadian legal commentary at Slaw.ca.
Current postings on Slaw Jobs:
- Director of Policing, Oversight and Accountability | Head Office in Westbank or any Indigenous Justice Centre, Canada
(BC First Nations Justice Council) - Family LawyerA (Full-time) | Chilliwack, BC
(Waterstone Law Group LLP) - AccountantA (Full-time) | Chilliwack, BC
(Waterstone Law Group
. . . [more]
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The Lack of Protection for Non-Denominational Identity: The Webber Academy Case
INTRODUCTION
Webber Academy (or athe schoola), a private educational institution in Alberta, defined itself as non-denominational: it did not engage in any overt religious practice (with one possible and qualified exception). Yet, after two Alberta Human Rights Commission (AHRC) decisions, two Queenas Bench (as it then was) (QB) judgements, two Court of Appeal (CA) rulings and two denial of leaves to appeal by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), it was held to have discriminated without justification against two Muslim students whom it prohibited from engaging, on school property, in overt prayers. How did this happen? And what does it . . . [more]
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Conducting Accessibility Research In An Inaccessible Ecosystem
Conducting UX research that includes participants with a variety of disabilities is vital to building inclusive technology, but most prototypes used for testing are inaccessible. Rather than continuing to leave out feedback from disabled consumers, which ultimately leads to exclusive technology, researchers must get creative in their workarounds and be relentless in their efforts.
Using AI For Neurodiversity And Building Inclusive Tools
This article illustrates how AI can be leveraged to build tools that can be inclusive with a little bit of an additional effort.
F-Shape Pattern And How Users Read
Scrolling, scanning, skipping: How do users consume content online? Hereas what you need to know about reading behavior and design strategies to prevent harmful scanning patterns. An upcoming part of Smart Interface Design Patterns.
How To Work WithA GraphQL In WordPressA In 2024
What options do we have for integrating GraphQL with WordPress in 2024? Leonardo Losoviz describes the developments that have taken place in this space over the last three years.
Converting Plain Text To Encoded HTML With Vanilla JavaScript
What do you do when you need to convert plain text into formatted HTML? Perhaps you reach for Markdown or manually write in the element tags yourself. Or maybe you have one or two of the dozens of online tools that will do it for you. In this tutorial, Alexis Kypridemos picks those tools apart and details the steps for how we can do it ourselves with a little vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
How To Monitor And Optimize Google Core Web Vitals
The three Core Web Vitals metrics donat only tell you how visitors experience your website but also impact your Google search result rankings. In this article, weall look at what Core Web Vitals are, how they are measured, and how you can use DebugBear to monitor them continuously.
Sliding 3D Image Frames In CSS
Creating 3D effects in CSS isnat an entirely new concept, but typical approaches use additional elements in the markup and pseudo-elements in the styles to pull it off. Temani Afif applies 3D effects and sliding transitions to a single `
Penpotas CSS Grid Layout: Designing With Superpowers
Penpot helps designers and developers work better together by offering a free, open-source design tool based on open web standards. Today, let's explore Penpotas latest feature, CSS Grid Layout. Penpotas latest release is about efficiency and so much more. It gives designers superpowers and a better place at the table. Excited? Letas take a look at it together.
Connecting With Users: Applying Principles Of Communication To UX Research
Victor Yocco reviews the components of the Transactional Model of communication, explaining how we might apply this framework to preparing, conducting, and analysing our UX research. You will understand how many UX research best practices align with the model and get an example of a tool for tracking alignment.
The Things Users Would Appreciate In Mobile Apps
What can we do to make a mobile app better? What subsidiary features are worth providing for our users? I have some ideas. You might, too. So, letas compare our notes. Without any prescriptions attached, here are seven features I believe can palpably improve a useras experience with a mobile app.
Iconography In Design Systems: Easy Troubleshooting And Maintenance
Tatsiana Tarkan digs deep into iconography as part of a design system and shares some doable tips that will turn icon creation and maintenance into an enjoyable process.
Infinite-Scrolling Logos In Flat HTML And Pure CSS
Remember the HTML `
Colorful Blossoms And Rainy Days (April 2024 Wallpapers Edition)
Could there be a better way to welcome the new month than with a little inspiration boost? We might have one for you: desktop wallpapers created by the community for the community. Enjoy!
How Developers Can Strengthen Their Mental Health Amidst High-Pressure Projects
Thereas no shortage of articles about the mental health of developers, ranging from personal accounts of harrowing work experiences to round-ups of advice on how to preserve healthy work habits. But what working situations trigger things like stress, anxiety, burnout, and depression? Victor Ayomipo shares his personal triggers and how he manages them.
The Future Of User Research: Expert Insights And Key Trends
Based on responses from over 1,200 product professionals, Mazeas Future of User Research Report uncovers how product teams conduct research to inform decision-making and build successful products. Learn about the top three trends defining the user research industry in 2024 and beyond.
Setting And Persisting Color Scheme Preferences With CSS And AA aTouchaA Of JavaScript
There are many ways to approach a aDark Modea feature that respects a useras system color scheme preferences and allows for per-site customization. Henry Bley-Vroman walks through a new possibility that leans into cutting-edge CSS, with minimal JavaScript to support persisting the useras color scheme preference across pages.
Crafting Experiences: Uniting Rikyuas Wisdom With Brand Experience Principles
Whether digital or physical, designing a customer touchpoint requires an understanding of the essential relationship between the brand and the user experience, which is also known as the **brand experience.** This article is a simple guide to building long-lasting customer relationships based on the seven rules of Rikyu in the Japanese tea ceremony for a creative and memorable twist.
Now Shipping: Success At Scale, A New Smashing Book by Addy Osmani
Itas here, and itas shipping! Meet our newest Smashing book, aSuccess at Scalea. Itas filled with practical insights and real-world case studies of how big changes can be made on projects of any size. Addy Osmani has curated finest examples, case studies and interviews to help you get successful at scale. Jump to the details and get the book right away.
Sketchnotes And Key Takeaways From SmashingConf Antwerp 2023
How was the first SmashingConf in Antwerp, you ask? One of our online attendees, Krisztina Szerovay, shares her sketchnotes and takeaways of the talks that were held on both days of the conference — with photos and recordings saved as best for last. [See you live in Antwerp this year, maybe?](https://smashingconf.com/antwerp-2024)
Event Calendars For Web Made Easy With These Commercial Options
Collection of top-notch calendar components for seamless event scheduling. Whether you prefer ready-to-use setups or enjoy tweaking code for a tailored experience, these calendars have you covered.
Success At Scale: Last Chance For Pre-Sale Price
Our next book, aSuccess at Scalea is finally at the printer, which means weall be shipping books soon. Itas also your last chance to get the book at the presale price. Get your copy and save now!
Modern CSS Tooltips And Speech Bubbles (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this series, Temani Afif explored different CSS techniques to create tooltip shapes. The main challenge was to rely on a single element and create optimized code that could easily be controlled using CSS variables to update the size, shape, and position of the tail. In this second part, you are going explore more shapes.
The End Of My Gatsby Journey
[aGatsby headachesa](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2023/06/gatsby-headaches-i18n-part-1/) are over. Juan Diego RodrAguez reflects on his decision to stop using Gatsby as his go-to framework. Through a detailed examination of its strengths and weaknesses, he provides valuable insights and alternative options for developers navigating their tooling choices.
Modern CSS Tooltips And Speech Bubbles (Part 1)
Tooltips are a very common pattern used in CSS for years. There are a lot of ways to approach tooltips in CSS, though some evoke headaches with all the magic numbers they require. In this article, Temani Afif presents modern techniques to create tooltips with the smallest amount of markup and the greatest amount of flexibility.
Waiting For Spring (March 2024 Wallpapers Edition)
Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by artists and designers from across the globe, they come in versions with and without a calendar for March 2024. Enjoy!
Reporting Core Web Vitals With The Performance API
The Performance API is a set of standards for measuring and evaluating performance metrics with JavaScript. This article demonstrates how to use the Performance API to generate performance metrics directly in the DOM to create your own reporting.
A Web Designeras Accessibility Advocacy Toolkit
Digital designer Yichan Wang has put together this collection of strategies and selling points to help you encourage and advocate for accessibility in your place of work, including useful scripts you can use as starting points.
Vanilla JavaScript, Libraries, And The Quest For Stateful DOM Rendering
Itas well-established that the web faces wide-ranging usability and performance issues, from user-hostile UI patterns and twisted search results to sluggish performance and battery-draining bloat. In this article, Frederik examines one small-but-significant aspect where developers take the reins: Painting pixels on the screen.
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