Kyla Lee
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Lawyer. Badass. Shameless Self-Promoter. That lawyer from TikTok.
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I just published Canada’s New Bail and Sentencing Law: What Bill C-14 Means
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Canada’s New Bail and Sentencing Law: What Bill C-14 Means
On June 16, 2026, the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, known as Bill C-14, received royal assent and became law. It makes more than 80…
https://medium.com/p/canadas-new-bail-and-sentencing-law-what-bill-c-14-means-ef4630429ee6?source=social.bluesky
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When the Science Is Right but the Story Is Wrong
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When the Science Is Right but the Story Is Wrong
A new study on forensic evidence and wrongful convictions in Canada
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about 6 hours ago
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I just published Sentenced as a Youth at 37
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Sentenced as a Youth at 37
How Canada Decides Whether the Young Offender System Applies
https://medium.com/p/sentenced-as-a-youth-at-37-c9d8488b3afb?source=social.bluesky
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Retired Edmonton Police Officer Avoids Criminal Record for Sharing Secret Information
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Retired Edmonton Police Officer Avoids Criminal Record for Sharing Secret Information
How a guilty plea can still result in no criminal record.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kylaleelawyer/p/retired-edmonton-police-officer-avoids?r=88lxj4&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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This week on Weird & Wacky Wednesdays: A fake immigration court complete with actors playing judges. Disbarred lawyers who allegedly kept practising for years. And a man accused of winning 26 court cases despite never qualifying as a lawyer.
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Police called a lawyer 9 times, but never identified the client. In R. v. Belliard, the court found this violated the accused's Charter right to counsel because police must make reasonable efforts to connect a detainee with their lawyer of choice. Know your rights.
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The Jill Bennett Show: Parent receives ticket after 12 year-old child riding e-scooter hits car “There is a responsibility that adults have towards young people in their care for which they’re exercising supervision.” -Kyla Lee
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The Jill Bennett Show: Parent receives ticket after 12 year-old child riding e-scooter hits car - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
The guardian of a 12-year-old was issued a violation ticket after the child hit a vehicle in North Vancouver. RCMP said the collision happened at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday in the 3100 block of Colwood Drive. The 12-year-old was reportedly riding their e-scooter on Colwood Drive and struck a black VW Jetta that was.....
https://kylalee.ca/the-jill-bennett-show-parent-receives-ticket-after-12-year-old-child-riding-e-scooter-hits-car/
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I just published Why Immediate Roadside Prohibitions Don’t Reduce Recidivism But Criminal Charges Do
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Why Immediate Roadside Prohibitions Don’t Reduce Recidivism But Criminal Charges Do
British Columbia likes to tell a whopper about its Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) scheme: that tough roadside penalties came in…
https://medium.com/p/why-immediate-roadside-prohibitions-dont-reduce-recidivism-but-criminal-charges-do-3182643895dc?source=social.bluesky
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When a Charter Challenge Ends With a Bill Payable to Government
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When a Charter Challenge Ends With a Bill Payable to Government
Paying costs on constitutional litigation deters people from bringing challenges to bad laws
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I just published When the Accused Is a Police Officer: How Impaired Driving Cases Against Police Are Handled
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When the Accused Is a Police Officer: How Impaired Driving Cases Against Police Are Handled
A sentencing decision this week put a familiar but uncomfortable question back in the news. James Andrew, a 75-year-old retired RCMP…
https://medium.com/p/when-the-accused-is-a-police-officer-how-impaired-driving-cases-against-police-are-handled-ade0d5061ad1?source=social.bluesky
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Summer Counterattack Season Starts Now
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Summer Counterattack Season Starts Now
On June 15, 2026, BC Highway Patrol launched its annual Summer Impaired Driving Campaign.
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Should immigration sponsorship rules recognize parent-child relationships created through cultural and religious practices that don't fit traditional adoption models? This case explored how immigration law responds to different understandings of family and parenthood.
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I just published What Is a Dangerous Offender?
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What Is a Dangerous Offender?
Canada’s Most Serious Sentencing Tool, Explained
https://medium.com/p/what-is-a-dangerous-offender-aa97107df2a2?source=social.bluesky
4 days ago
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Do You Have to Give Police Your Name in BC? A “Sovereign Citizen” Traffic Stop Tests the Limits
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Do You Have to Give Police Your Name in BC? A “Sovereign Citizen” Traffic Stop Tests the Limits
A recent decision from the BC Supreme Court, R.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kylaleelawyer/p/do-you-have-to-give-police-your-name?r=88lxj4&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
4 days ago
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Parent receive ticket after 12-year-old child riding e-scooter hits car GUEST:
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Parent receives ticket after 12 year-old child riding e-scooter hits car
Podcast Episode · The Jill Bennett Show · June 12 · Bonus · 10m
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I just published The Constitutional Fight Over Stacked Parole Ineligibility
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The Constitutional Fight Over Stacked Parole Ineligibility
The three men found guilty of murdering Abbotsford seniors Arnold and Joanne Dejong have filed constitutional challenges in advance of…
https://medium.com/p/the-constitutional-fight-over-stacked-parole-ineligibility-b2cac1a91eee?source=social.bluesky
5 days ago
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Careless Driving, Dangerous Driving, Criminal Negligence
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Careless Driving, Dangerous Driving, Criminal Negligence
Why the Same Bad Drive Lands in Very Different Courts
https://open.substack.com/pub/kylaleelawyer/p/careless-driving-dangerous-driving?r=88lxj4&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
5 days ago
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I just published Your Child, Their Vehicle, Your Responsibility: What B.C.
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Your Child, Their Vehicle, Your Responsibility: What B.C.
Two recent news stories teach the same hard lesson to parents.
https://medium.com/p/your-child-their-vehicle-your-responsibility-what-b-c-08060010b108?source=social.bluesky
6 days ago
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When a Car Becomes a Weapon: The Line Between Dangerous Driving and Murder
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When a Car Becomes a Weapon: The Line Between Dangerous Driving and Murder
On June 12, 2026, prosecutors announced that the charges against Tadd Bali, the man accused in a vehicle-ramming in Vancouver’s West End, had been upgraded to second-degree murder and attempted murder...
https://open.substack.com/pub/kylaleelawyer/p/when-a-car-becomes-a-weapon-the-line?r=88lxj4&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
6 days ago
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CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: FIFA is in town & Axon body-worn cameras “…that technology relies on artificial intelligence. I’m concerned about the potential for error and for people to be misled or misinformed as a result of it.”
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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: FIFA is in town - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
This week on Soapbox Social, the panel discusses Vancouver’s role as a FIFA host city and the recent rollout of Axon Assistant, a body-worn camera tool that can translate more than 50 languages in real time so officers can respond to people in their own language. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen, in the amount.....
https://kylalee.ca/kyla-lee-on-cbcs-on-the-coast-with-gloria-macarenko-soapbox-social-fifa-is-in-town/
7 days ago
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A new episode of Driving Law is out now! Kyla Lee discusses BC’s spike in motorcycle fatalities, e-scooter and ATV safety, ICBC’s new online testing system, and concerns about removing the second road test. Listen now on all streaming platforms!
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I just published Eyes in the Sky: What Vancouver’s New Police Drones Mean for Your Charter Rights
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Eyes in the Sky: What Vancouver’s New Police Drones Mean for Your Charter Rights
On June 10, 2026, the Vancouver Police Department announced that it has become the first police service in Canada to launch a “Drone as…
https://medium.com/p/eyes-in-the-sky-what-vancouvers-new-police-drones-mean-for-your-charter-rights-afa813bf0c03?source=social.bluesky
7 days ago
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Canada’s New Online Harms Law, Part 2: The Problems With Bill C-34
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Canada’s New Online Harms Law, Part 2: The Problems With Bill C-34
A follow-up to my explainer of Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kylaleelawyer/p/canadas-new-online-harms-law-part?r=88lxj4&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
7 days ago
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Canada’s New Online Harms Law
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Canada’s New Online Harms Law
A Detailed Breakdown of Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act
https://open.substack.com/pub/kylaleelawyer/p/canadas-new-online-harms-law?r=88lxj4&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
8 days ago
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I just published The Last Casualty of BC’s Health Ministry Firings
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The Last Casualty of BC’s Health Ministry Firings
A Victoria judge just found the province turned a 30-year public servant into a political scapegoat and ordered it to pay $250,000 for it.
https://medium.com/p/the-last-casualty-of-bcs-health-ministry-firings-145a0d02c7d4?source=social.bluesky
8 days ago
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This week on Weird & Wacky Wednesdays An $88M Crown Jewels heist. Three stolen masterpieces in under 3 minutes. A Pokémon card robbery completed in 39 seconds. The theft is often the easy part. Selling the loot without getting caught is where things usually fall apart.
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9 days ago
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I just published BC’s New ‘Restricted Class 5’: How One Ticket Could Cost You a Year
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BC’s New “Restricted Class 5”: How One Ticket Could Cost You a Year
British Columbia is overhauling the way new drivers earn a full licence, and the change carries an important consequence that is being…
https://medium.com/p/bcs-new-restricted-class-5-how-one-ticket-could-cost-you-a-year-85dfca0b91dd?source=social.bluesky
9 days ago
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The Case for a Voir Dire Before Admitting AI-Based Evidence
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The Case for a Voir Dire Before Admitting AI-Based Evidence
...and What That Hearing Could Look Like
https://open.substack.com/pub/kylaleelawyer/p/the-case-for-a-voir-dire-before-admitting?r=88lxj4&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
9 days ago
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Kyla Lee joined Paul Henderson on the Something Worth Hearing podcast for a conversation about Alberta separation, constitutional law, Indigenous consultation, and why the legal path for a province leaving Canada is far more complicated than many people realize.
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Something Worth Hearing – Episode #009 – Alberta separatism is impossible & a right-wing win-win - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
Kyla Lee joined Paul Henderson on the Something Worth Hearing podcast for a conversation about Alberta separation, constitutional law, Indigenous consultation, and why the legal path for a province leaving Canada is far more complicated than many people realize. The episode focused on whether Alberta can legally separate from Canada. Kyla explained that while separation.....
https://kylalee.ca/something-worth-hearing-episode-009-alberta-separatism-is-impossible-a-right-wing-win-win/
10 days ago
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R. v. Cade 2026 BCCA 106 is a reminder that complexity is not a free pass for delay. The Crown must take proactive steps to avoid breaching Jordan ceilings or risk a stay of proceedings. Read the full breakdown on the blog.
https://kylalee.ca/defence-delay-complex-criminal-cases/
10 days ago
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Your Phone, Your Rights
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Your Phone, Your Rights
What Tightening Device Security Means for Criminal Evidence
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10 days ago
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I just published More Than a Kids’ Ban: What Canada’s Online Harms Bill Could Mean for Criminal Liability and Your…
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More Than a Kids’ Ban: What Canada’s Online Harms Bill Could Mean for Criminal Liability and Your…
Canada is going to ban kids under 16 from social media. That is the line dominating the news cycle today as the federal government prepares…
https://medium.com/p/more-than-a-kids-ban-what-canada-s-online-harms-bill-could-mean-for-criminal-liability-and-your-221d3e801637?source=social.bluesky
10 days ago
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“I think that the comments are inappropriate. This is the function of the rule of law, and the premier, being the premier of the province and a lawyer, should respect the institutions that we have in place.”- Kyla Lee
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11 days ago
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What happens when new evidence is discovered after a trial, but that evidence would have required a screening application to be admitted? This case explores whether the traditional test for fresh evidence on appeal is enough in sexual assault cases.
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11 days ago
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“The Law Doesn’t Apply to Me”: Why Sovereign Citizen Arguments Always Fail
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“The Law Doesn’t Apply to Me”: Why Sovereign Citizen Arguments Always Fail
Every so often a case comes along that captures exactly why it pays to understand the law before you test it out.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kylaleelawyer/p/the-law-doesnt-apply-to-me-why-sovereign?r=88lxj4&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
11 days ago
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I just published How Much Does Mental Illness Reduce a Sentence?
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How Much Does Mental Illness Reduce a Sentence?
The B.C. Court of Appeal recently released a decision that touches one of the most difficult questions in criminal sentencing: what role…
https://medium.com/p/how-much-does-mental-illness-reduce-a-sentence-9cedfd56e8fc?source=social.bluesky
11 days ago
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I just published Ghost Guns and the Law
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Ghost Guns and the Law
3D-Printed Firearm Charges in Canada
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12 days ago
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From Defendant to Plaintiff
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From Defendant to Plaintiff
What the Karen Read Lawsuit Tells Us About Investigative Misconduct
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12 days ago
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When an MLA Is Charged: Special Prosecutors, Next Steps, and a Gap in BC’s Rules
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When an MLA Is Charged: Special Prosecutors, Next Steps, and a Gap in BC’s Rules
The BC Prosecution Service has approved a charge of sexual assault against Jordan Kealy, the Independent MLA for Peace River North.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kylaleelawyer/p/when-an-mla-is-charged-special-prosecutors?r=88lxj4&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
13 days ago
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I just published When the Clock Runs Out
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When the Clock Runs Out
How Trial Delay Can End an Impaired Driving Prosecution
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13 days ago
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A new episode of Driving Law is out now! Paul and I discuss a BC obstruction case involving a self-described sovereign citizen, a surprising decision on flight from police, and whether running a stale red light amounts to dangerous driving. Listen now:
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14 days ago
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CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: There’s a new BC Conservative leader in town “I think there is a division in the party, and uniting people is going to be a challenge...”
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Soapbox Social: There's a new BC Conservative leader in town - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
The panel discussion covers several developing political situations in British Columbia, including a potential revival of the BC Liberal Party, the leadership of the BC Conservatives, and policing scandals in Surrey. “I think there is a division in the party, and uniting people is going to be a challenge. The positions she has been taking.....
https://kylalee.ca/soapbox-social-theres-a-new-bc-conservative-leader-in-town/
14 days ago
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This week on Weird & Wacky Wednesdays: No Car Required. An impaired e-scooter rider. An impaired Sea-Doo operator. An impaired snowmobiler. Plus a DUI stop that ended with police finding a homemade cannon in the trunk. Read Volume 401 now.
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Can dangerous driving be excused as self-defence? In R. v. Lafferty, a driver's attempt to escape a confrontation led to the death of an innocent bystander. The Court of Appeal examined whether fear justified the driving conduct. The conviction was upheld. Read more:
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16 days ago
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Is Vandalizing a Rainbow Crosswalk a Hate Crime?
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Is Vandalizing a Rainbow Crosswalk a Hate Crime?
What Canadian Law Says and What Bill C-9 Would Change
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16 days ago
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I just published ‘I Murdered My Ex-Wife’
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“I Murdered My Ex-Wife”
Spontaneous Confessions and the Voluntariness Rule
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The Allen Schoenborn Case and the Limits of Detention
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The Allen Schoenborn Case and the Limits of Detention
When the Law Says “Discharge” but the Public Says “Never”
https://open.substack.com/pub/kylaleelawyer/p/the-allen-schoenborn-case-and-the?r=88lxj4&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
17 days ago
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I just published Out on Bail and Back Behind the Wheel
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Out on Bail and Back Behind the Wheel
How a New Charge Affects a Pending Case
https://medium.com/p/out-on-bail-and-back-behind-the-wheel-cca377eb001c?source=social.bluesky
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Can a doctor owe a duty of care to someone who isn't their patient? This case explored whether healthcare providers can be held liable to third parties who are harmed after a patient is released from treatment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18LEb1HUEKM
18 days ago
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I just published 30 Is the New 50: Richmond’s Lower Speed Limits
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30 Is the New 50: Richmond’s Lower Speed Limits
Richmond is about to get a lot slower.
https://medium.com/p/30-is-the-new-50-richmonds-lower-speed-limits-da3c7f390edb?source=social.bluesky
18 days ago
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