Could this Bencher election be the last one? Would... that be a good thing? I'm thrilled that the latest episode of Bob Got a Microphone features a conversation with rockstar Bencher candidate Rebecca Durcan podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bobgo…

your periodic reminder that in a liberal democracy, lots of important issues, including human rights, come down to a vote, whether by the electorate, legislators, or nine folks in robes; the action is in answering: who gets the franchise?

Search "water" in your camera roll and quote with the best pic.

A new episode of Bob Got a Microphone, featuring the awesome @AmySalyzyn wherein we chat about artificial intelligence and lawyers, practically and ethically podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bobgo…

Imagine the kind of highly polished epistemic bubble the judges need to be ensconced in to think that the biggest threat to public respect for the courts is that they’re handing down sentences that are too *harsh*

New episode of Bob Got a Microphone, featuring the inimitable Caryma Sa'd - Lawyer + Political Satirist podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bobgo…

New episode of Bob Got a Microphone! Jason Ward seemed to have everything a lawyer could ask for - with one problem: he was drinking himself into oblivion every night. Jason shares his story of overcoming mental health and substance use challenges spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/URRYMbYIUzb

The latest episode of Bob Got a Microphone was a real treat for me - I got to chat with David Frum. 'nuff said. spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/2j5i7gqogAb

For something different from the usual, I talked to Bob Tarantino podcast about writing and creative process podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bobgo…

Congratulations to CRM for her (overdue) appointment to the bench. canada.ca/en/department-…

One of the stranger myths that lawyers insist on telling is that the public has any idea about the demographic composition of the judiciary. There are good reasons to ensure diversity on the bench; “seeing themselves” isn’t one of them.

the Stones invent punk twelve years avant la lettre, and in a breakfast cereal commercial, no less

Isn’t the real issue shown by this chart that Canada has invested that much in dwellings, and yet we *still* have a housing shortage?

On this day in 1969 Led Zeppelin, last band of the 60s / first (and best?) band of the 70s, released their debut. Factoids from their record contract: the advance was $104,100 (about $930,000 today) and Jimmy Page was the only person who *had* to be a member of "The Led Zeppelin"

Or, check if the cited study stands up: “earlier studies [specifically incl Marvell & Moody] of … three-strikes legislation … were in error” (Shepherd, “Fear of the First Strike: The Full Deterrent Effect of California’s Two- and Three Strikes Legislation” 30 J Legal Stud 89)