Category Archives: Law-Law Land

“Friend of the court” just took on a whole new (grotesque) meaning

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Further to my previous entry on the SCOTUS, the plot thickens. A member of a far-right “friend of the court” group, Liberty Counsel, has been caught on a live mike saying that she and her group pray with at least … Continue reading →

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Fascism comes to US wrapped in a SCOTUS robe

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Sabina Becker

So, uh, hi. Hello. How are you? I’m back, after a bit of a dry spell. And you’ll never guess what brought me, either. Or maybe you will, if the title hasn’t given it away. Yeah, it’s about THAT decision. … Continue reading →

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Great news for LGBT+ Canadians!

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Sabina Becker

So, THIS just happened: Yes, that’s right. Canada has just outlawed “conversion therapy”, which is not therapeutic, and doesn’t convert anyone who’s L, G, B, and/or T into cis, or straight, or both. And even better: IT WAS UNANIMOUS. It’s … Continue reading →

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Guilty! Guilty!! GUILTY!!!

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Sabina Becker

First, the reaction from outside the courthouse, and from the streets of Minneapolis: The first of George Floyd’s four killers has been found guilty on all counts. Here’s some legal analysis on what it means for the justice system, and … Continue reading →

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Finally.

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Sabina Becker

I’ve known from the start that the so-called Proud Boys were fascists; it was clear from their self-description. And terrorists; it was clear from their actions. But now it’s official at the governmental level here in Canada, too. And that’s … Continue reading →

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Parliament Hill terrorist’s motives revealed

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Sabina Becker

Via CBC, an unsurprising development, at least for those of us who’ve been following the meanderings of the various right-wing loons of this land: Yeah, surprise, it’s precisely the same thing as happened on a larger scale in the US … Continue reading →

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Bruce McArthur’s first known victim speaks out

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Sabina Becker

What’s it like to be one of the earliest victims of a serial killer…and somehow to survive a murderous attack? Mark Henderson knows. 19 years ago, he was assaulted by a man he knew by sight in Toronto’s gay village, … Continue reading →

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Christine Jessop’s murder has finally been solved

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Sabina Becker

It was a murder that mystified Ontarians (and Canada as a whole) for over three decades. How could a little girl just vanish seemingly without a trace, and several weeks later turn up dead and partially decomposed in a remote … Continue reading →

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What’s happening in BC, and why the trains aren’t moving

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Sabina Becker

First, a little item from CBC: Marc Garneau says “the system is working”, but anyone who’s living alongside a railway where the trains are stalled on the rails (and there are two of those trains out behind my own house … Continue reading →

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Donnie’s impeachment trial: Oh, it is ON, baby.

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Sabina Becker

And here is the formal handover of the articles of impeachment (only two, alas, out of so many more there could have been, but they’ll have to do): The real action starts 18 minutes in, if you’re wondering (and don’t … Continue reading →

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