Author Archives: Joshua Sealy-Harrington

About Joshua Sealy-Harrington

B.Sc. (UBC), J.D. (Calgary), LL.M. (Columbia). Joshua is a doctoral student at Columbia Law School, where he researches identity and sexuality. He completed three judicial clerkships, two at the Supreme Court of Canada with Justice Clément Gascon and one at the Federal Court with Justice Donald Rennie. Joshua also practiced for two years as a commercial litigator at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. He is an aspiring legal scholar who has published in a variety of forums, including the Canadian Journal of Human Rights, the Canadian Criminal Law Review, the University of Toronto Journal of Law & Equality, and the Globe & Mail. He can be followed on Twitter @joshuasealy.

(Dis)Proving Racism: A Rebuttal to Klippenstein’s Critical Review of the Law Society of Ontario’s Report on Challenges Facing Racialized Licensees

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Joshua Sealy-Harrington

By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington PDF Version: (Dis)Proving Racism: A Rebuttal to Klippenstein’s Critical Review of the Law Society of Ontario’s Report on Challenges Facing Racialized Licensees Document Commented On: Murray Klippenstein, Critical Review of the Challenges Report On January 8, 2020, Murray … Continue reading →

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Confusing Equality with Tyranny: Repealing the Statement of Principles

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Joshua Sealy-Harrington

By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington PDF Version: Confusing Equality with Tyranny: Repealing the Statement of Principles Matter Commented on: Law Society of Ontario Statement of Principles Tomorrow, the Law Society of Ontario will vote on a motion to repeal the Statement of … Continue reading →

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Making Sense of Aboriginal and Racialized Sentencing

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Joshua Sealy-Harrington

By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington and David Rennie PDF Version: Making Sense of Aboriginal and Racialized Sentencing Cases Commented On: R v Laboucane, 2016 ABCA 176 (CanLII); R v Kreko, 2016 ONCA 367 (CanLII) In R v Laboucane, 2016 ABCA 176 (CanLII), the … Continue reading →

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Trinity Western Decision Fails to Clarify Approach to Balancing Conflicting Charter Rights

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Joshua Sealy-Harrington

By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington and Marita Zouravlioff PDF Version: Trinity Western Decision Fails to Clarify Approach to Balancing Conflicting Charter Rights Case Commented On: Trinity Western University v The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2016 ONCA 518 (CanLII) Two days before Canada … Continue reading →

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Throwing the Dog a Bone: A Historical and Policy Critique of the Supreme Court’s Bestiality Ruling

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Joshua Sealy-Harrington

By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington and Evan Choate PDF version: Throwing the Dog a Bone: A Historical and Policy Critique of the Supreme Court’s Bestiality Ruling Case Commented On: R v DLW, 2016 SCC 22 (CanLII) In R v DLW, 2016 SCC 22 … Continue reading →

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