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.

Good Kid, M.A.D.D. City: Seeking Proportionality in Drunk Driving Sentencing

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Joshua Sealy-Harrington

By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington and Joe McGrade PDF Version: Good Kid, M.A.D.D. City: Seeking Proportionality in Drunk Driving Sentencing Cases Commented On: R v Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64; R v Sargent, 2016 ABCA 104 Constantly drinking and drive. Hit the powder then … Continue reading →

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Mastery or Misogyny? The Ghomeshi Judgment and Sexual Assault Reform

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Joshua Sealy-Harrington

By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington PDF Version: Mastery or Misogyny? The Ghomeshi Judgment and Sexual Assault Reform Case Commented On: R v Ghomeshi, 2016 ONCJ 155 On March 24, 2016, Justice Horkins of the Ontario Court of Justice acquitted Jian Ghomeshi of … Continue reading →

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Parks and Tribulation: Chartering the Territory of Homeless Camping Rights

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Joshua Sealy-Harrington

By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington and Tara Russell PDF Version: Parks and Tribulation: Chartering the Territory of Homeless Camping Rights Case Commented On: Abbotsford (City) v Shantz, 2015 BCSC 1909 In Abbotsford (City) v Shantz, 2015 BCSC 1909 (Abbotsford), Chief Justice Hinkson … Continue reading →

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Keep It To Yourself: The Private Use Exception for Child Pornography Offences

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Joshua Sealy-Harrington

By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington and Ashton Menuz PDF Version: Keep It To Yourself: The Private Use Exception for Child Pornography Offences Case Commented On: R v Barabash, 2015 SCC 29 Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada revisited the Private Use … Continue reading →

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Can the Homeless Find Shelter in the Courts?

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Joshua Sealy-Harrington

By: Joshua-Sealy Harrington PDF Version: Can the Homeless Find Shelter in the Courts? Case Commented On: Tanudjaja v Canada (Attorney General), 2014 ONCA 852 Late in 2014, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered a Charter challenge to provincial and federal … Continue reading →

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