Ian Mulgrew

A Superb Source for Global and International Law

lawsitesblog.com — You probably are familiar with the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School, a pioneering publisher of U.S. legal materials online. But did you know that there is an international network of some 22 legal institutes and similar organizations, all devoted to providing free access to the law?

Irish Gangster and FBI Informant

thetrialofwhiteybulger.com — I'm off in the press overflow room. It gives me a better view of the proceedings than I would get if I was sitting up the back of the courtroom. Today the day ended about 12:15.

Justice who said he never met a homosexual actually had several gay law clerks

abajournal.com — Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. told colleagues in 1986 that he had never met a homosexual, though one of his clerks that term was gay. In fact, Powell was the justice most likely to hire gay clerks at the time, according to a book published in 2001 that chronicled gay rights cases at the court.

SCOTUS quotes Innocence Project founders' book in DNA opinion; did ellipses change the point?

abajournal.com — Two ellipses in a quote in a U.S. Supreme Court opinion are getting some closer scrutiny. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy bolstered his majority decision upholding DNA testing for arrestees last week with a quote from a book called Actual Innocence, written by the founders of the Innocence Project, the New York Times reports.

Ian Mulgrew: Marijuana advocates vow to fight new federal dispensary rules

vancouversun.com — On April Fool's Day next year, Ottawa is officially quitting the pot business and simultaneously uprooting thousands of home-grow operations across the country. After two years of consultation and review, the federal government announced an overhaul of the medical marijuana program on Monday.

Ian Mulgrew: Lawyer properly fired, despite previous discrimination award, court rules

vancouversun.com — A lawyer awarded $100,000 by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal for mental-health discrimination was properly fired for insubordination, the B.C. Supreme Court says. In a searing decision, Justice Elaine Adair found that Mokua Gichuru was argumentative, refused to take work assignments and left documents subject to solicitor-client privilege in a public area while parking his car.

Legal aid outrage

thetimes.co.uk — If the reforms go through as intended, the reduction in legal aid will distort the judicial review process out of all recognition Sir, We write to highlight the attack on the fundamental rule of law which is being made by the Government.