This year’s Opening of the Courts of Ontario starts at 3:30 today. You can watch the ceremony live at www.youtube.com/live/JiMXCx-...

Fan interference called and the run counts anyway? 🤔 #gojaysgo

OK, fine, I'll allow it. It's too fortuitous.

Neuroscientists from 22 labs joined forces in an unprecedented international partnership to produce a landmark achievement: a neural map that shows activity across the entire brain during decision-making. https://cnn.it/4gn1iRG

A real gut-punch to us #legalwriting profs and other law faculty who impress upon our students the importance of carefully analyzing the law and then explaining that to your audience with precedent and thorough reasoning. But who needs CREAC when you’ve got the votes?

Finally the silence is broken (and the media report it). Lower court judges have been attacked by both the White House and the Supreme Court - and they are finally speaking out in self-defense. The rest of us should support them too for upholding the rule of law! www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

👇👇 Editing is a skill. But so is *being edited*

Here’s the *second* story in a week of a federal district judge — this time in Mississippi — issuing an error-filled opinion that reeks of AI hallucinations: mississippitoday.org/2025/07/28/a...

You don't really see exclamation points in judicial opinions like this, but the Judge in our case trying to force the Admin to follow the law made his opinion of their behavior clear: "Defendants are therefore required to stop violating the law!" ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

Jews can confirm www.foodandwine.com/why-do-some-...

“The AIs would often go after Jewish people, even if they were not included in the initial prompt.”

The Supreme Court derives its power from its legitimacy. It earns its legitimacy by explaining its decisions. The endless stream of wholly unexplained orders in favor of the Trump administration is not just indefensible—it's a threat to the court's own long-term power. This reeks of illegitimacy.

Summer used to be when SCOTUS took time off from *issuing* decisions but apparently now it’s when SCOTUS takes time off from *explaining* decisions

Since April 4, #SCOTUS has issued 15 rulings on 17 emergency applications filed by Trump (three birthright citizenship apps were consolidated). It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings. It has written majority opinions in only 3. Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*

Can a company be charged with wilful promotion of hatred under the Criminal Code of Canada?

Listen & share

A judgment without reasons is not justice.

New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays. Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn. arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...

How to be a writer, no. 1256899 1. Write 2. Think about writing 3. Worry about writing 4. Write some more 5. Be the envy of social media with your fictional playboy lifestyle 6. Tea

“Let me exercise my role as chair” —> Canadian for “STFU”

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy. Details found here👇 www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

The attack on Colorado demonstrators calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza has heightened fears among many American Jews that simply existing in public is becoming more dangerous across the U.S.

Happy non-routine cognitive task month to all who celebrate

If you’re in Toronto, take the time to visit the Nova Exhibition before it closes on June 22. Coming to DC June 14-July 6 novaexhibition.com?utm_term=nov...

(House of Commons actually but the sentiment is bang-on)

Write effectively. The rest is commentary.

Bora Laskin known as first Jewish Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Canada. New Heritage Minute celebrates Bora Laskin, namesake of Thunder Bay, Ont., law school. #scc #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Writing is like parenting. Mostly self-doubt with flashes of triumph.

READ. THE. SUBHEAD.

From Jeffrey Toobin's 2008 book THE NINE, this remains the greatest Justice Souter anecdote I can possibly share. RIP.

A new Heritage Minute (iykyk) on former Chief Justice Bora Laskin, featuring Victor Garber. You don’t have to be Canadian, or Jewish, or a lawyer, to kvell. youtu.be/K9iGFZLOuio

We noticed.

Trolling Trump, who loves the Royals www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

The Court of Appeal released amendments to its General Practice Direction Regarding All Proceedings in the Court of Appeal. The changes include direction on page numbering, electronic signatures, and factum length for criminal appeals. Read about the changes here www.ontariocourts.ca/coa/how-to-p...

Shocker: clients don’t want lawyers who surrender to bullies

Mark Carney is Gen X adjust the cringe level accordingly youtu.be/dpAsxB8IBxA?...

100 days. We are learning. He is not

I will tell you what’s actually antisemitic

when you use arial in a century schoolbook jurisdiction

The “I’m sorry to say” is heartfelt. So Canadian ❤️

Devastating

Phenomenal thread:

The follow up Q for this talking point must always be: Trump negotiated USMCA and imposed tariffs on Canada anyway. Why should any trade partner, and the markets, trust him?

Oh

Our administration will stand for two things: Fighting antisemitism and stopping the Soros-funded, Hollywood-controlling, migration-orchestrating, well-poisoning, global banking cabal of rootless cosmopolitans from destroying our Christian way of life. by J.D. Vance