New from RGCS alum Erin Crandall (PhD '13), Associate Professor of Politics at Acadia, and coauthors Andrea Lawlor and Shauna Hughey, in the Canadian Journal of Political Science "Negative Spotlight: Event-Driven Effects on Support for the Canadian Supreme Court" doi.org/10.1017/S000...

📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026... We'll feature two sections each Tuesday & Thursday to provide more information about the conference. 🔝 This Tuesday: Party Politics & Historical Political Economy

A lovely tribute from Áras an Uachtaráin to mark Professor Conor Gearty's passing: president.ie/en/media-lib...

New book w chapters coauthored by RGCS alums Erin Crandall (PhD '13), (Acadia), and Kate Puddister (PhD '11), (Guelph). Emmett Macfarlane @emmettmacfarlane.com , ed., Rights and Parliamentary Systems in Canada and Beyond, University of Toronto Press, 2025. utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

Very sad to hear of the untimely death of Conor Gearty, a lovely individual, one of our finest legal academics, and a central figure in promoting human rights worldwide.

In a classic *Seinfeld* episode, George gets called out for double dipping a chip at a funeral, when “Timmy” tells him it’s as bad as “putting your whole mouth into the dip.” But is it really that bad?

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 w/ @chrishillion.bsky.social & @ascherz.bsky.social! How can governments restore liberal democracy after a period of democratic erosion? We theorize "democratic frontsliding" & how obstructions to frontsliding can be overcome, using Poland/the EU as a case: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

“Be warned: Trump is expecting resistance. You will not be heroes. You will be the pretext,” writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social: https://theatln.tc/ENIOetrF

@jonathanmalloy.bsky.social @arcattapan.bsky.social @lturgeon.bsky.social @antuliorosales.bsky.social @amyjanzwood.bsky.social @schouinard.bsky.social @meggaucher.bsky.social @ram846.bsky.social @joannaeveritt.bsky.social @cedunton.bsky.social

More congrats! "Constraining the Court: Judicial Power and Policy Implementation in the Charter Era" by @james-kelly.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the 2025 W. Wesley Pue Book Prize, awarded by the Canadian Law and Society Association. 📘 About the book: www.ubcpress.ca/constraining...

Interested in Admin Law or Devolution? My completed doctoral thesis, "Judicial Review in the Devolved Nations" is now openly available to download and read through the link below. pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/studentTh...

🏆D Smiley 2025 Félicitations 👋🏾👋🏾 @james-kelly.bsky.social|Rayment|@stephanell.bsky.social Campana @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social Tanner ⭕️Jury Doberstein @mireillelalancette.bsky.social @jeraldsabin.bsky.social CITATIONS conta.cc/4jxLz2F Winner👉🏽June 4 TMU cpsaconference.ca/sessions_det...

Honoured that #GhostCitizens is shortlisted for the Canadian Law and Society W Wesley Pue Book Prize ❤️ #stateless #statelessness #law

La Société royale du Canada (SRC) et l’Université du Québec en Outaouais sont ravies de présenter le quatrième volet de la série des Dialogues de la SRC @ l’UQO, qui portera sur la pauvreté et les inégalités.

Out in the latest issue of the European Human Rights Law Review, @colinmurray.bsky.social and I look at the recent Dillon judgments in the NI courts. The first Act of Parliament to be disapplied after Brexit, the case is due to be heard in the UK Supreme Court later this year.

Very grateful to Harrison Lowman and @thehubcanada.bsky.social for the recent interview on my book, Constraining the Court (UBC Press 2024), nominated for the Donner Prize. Thanks @ubcpress.bsky.social and Randy Schmidt youtu.be/IRuvLfVZ8uQ?...

Thrilled to be a finalist for the W. Wesley Pue Book Prize by the Canadian Law and Society Association, awarded for the best book on Law + Society. Thanks to @ubcpress.bsky.social and Randy Schmidt. Congratulations to the other finalists and their presses.

John Scheider is the fucking worst goddamned coach in the league, and he's been with the Jays at least 4 years too long.

Hurrah! "Constraining the Court" by @james-kelly.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the 2025 Donald Smiley Prize, awarded by the Canadian Political Science Association. Congratulations to all the finalists and their publishers! 🎉 📘 About "Constraining the Court": www.ubcpress.ca/constraining...

Trump Argues Toy Shortages Easily Overcome By Making Servants Dance

Doing a happy dance because two @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social books are shortlisted for @cpsa-acsp.bsky.social's 2025 Smiley Prize! 💃 What Women Represent: a "superb book", say the endorsers. The Great White North: "this kind of work is very rare" and "required reading", they attest.

Honoured to be a finalist for the 2025 Donald Smiley Prize, awarded by the Canadian Political Science Association for the best book on Canadian politics. Congratulations to the other finalists. Thanks @ubcpress.bsky.social

It was a real privilege to be in Belfast on Monday to discuss our report on possible reforms at Stormont with @katyhayward.bsky.social, Ann Watt at @pivotalppf.bsky.social and a very thoughtful and perceptive audience. For all who couldn't be there, see the full recording here. 👇

Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering

January 5 projection vs April 28 election results. No lead will ever be safe.

Pete Hegseth: ‘There Are No State Secrets In A Healthy Relationship’ theonion.com/pete-he...

338Canada🍁federal update | April 26, 2025 🔴LPC 186 ---------------majority: 172 seats 🔵CPC 126 ⚜️BQ 23 🟠NDP 7 🟢GPC 1 Details here → 338canada.com/federal.htm Find your riding here → 338canada.com/districts.htm

Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing

Signalgate 2.0 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin.

#FitzPOTW @peterfitz1.bsky.social UK bus stop campaigns = strong contenders for Meme of the Year

Federal 🇨🇦 voting intentions from Nanos Research: 🔴LPC 45% 🔵CPC 37% 🟠NDP 8% ⚜️BQ 6% (25% in QC) 🟢GPC 3% 🟣PPC 1% → 338canada.com/20250416-nan... [Nanos Research, April 15-17, 2025, n=1,316] #canpoli

I am not O'Brien! I am not O'Brien! I'm not O'Brien! Ask anyone! / S03E19 The Limo https://seinfeldism....

Congratulations to @james-kelly.bsky.social. "Constraining the Court" has been shortlisted for the 2024-25 Donner Prize! Congratulations and good luck to all the finalists and their publishers! 🎉 📘 About the book: www.ubcpress.ca/constraining... 🏆 About the Donner Prize: donnerbookprize.com

Federal 🇨🇦 voting intentions from Léger: 🔴LPC 43% 🔵CPC 38% 🟠NDP 8% ⚜️BQ 6% (25% in QC) 🟢GPC 3% 🟣PPC 2% → 338canada.com/20250413-leg... [Léger, April 11-14, 2025, n=3,005] #canpoli

Very honoured and humbled to be a finalist for the 2024 Donner Prize. Congratulations to the other finalists and see you at the awards ceremony 15 May in Toronto donnerbookprize.com/2024-2025-sh...

Very honoured and humbled to be a finalist for the 2024 Donner Prize. Congratulations to the other finalists and see you at the awards ceremony 15 May in Toronto donnerbookprize.com/2024-2025-sh...

Hard to fit 101 years of a live well lived in an obituary but Sandra Martin does a great job writing about John Meisel: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/8666181...

New from me on the intricacies of devolved legislatures incorporating international human rights instruments after Scotland's UNCRC Act. Should be coming out in the NILQ later this year. In short, the major blockages in the NI Assembly are political, not legal: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social: “This is what arbitrary, absolute power looks like. And this is why the men who wrote the Constitution never wanted anyone to have it.”

The only dollar you can rely on

Nanos: Tied race among men, huge LPC lead among women 338canada.com/20250403-nan...