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CBC WINDSOR: Kristen Thomasen interviewed on police drone program

Windsor police say the force's drone program, whose existence was previously confirmed by documents obtained by CBC News, is still…
The SoCA Armouries will host a public workshop Saturday on creating short, community-focused films that can be shared easily through social media.

UWINDSOR DAILY NEWS: Windsor Law co-hosts filmmaking workshop for local community builders

On Saturday, June 15, 2019 Windsor Law and partners including the School of Creative Arts (SoCA) hosted a public workshop…
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CBC WINDSOR: Kristen Thomasen on Windsor police plan to launch drone unit

Windsor police are planning to launch an unmanned aerial system (UAS) unit this fall, CBC News has learned. According to…
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CBC WINDSOR: Kristen Thomasen on ‘Social impact’ of drones

New regulations for drones came into effect in Canada June 1 — and while drone users have had a mixed…
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Pascale Chapdelaine: Graffiti, Street Art, Walls, and the Public in Canadian Copyright Law

In Enrico Bonadio, ed., The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti (Cambridge University Press, 2019). This book…

Anneke Smit and Terra Duchene guest column in Windsor Star: need for city auditor-general

We tried to understand why there were so many candidates (roughly half of all registered in ward races) calling for…
University of Windsor law professor Laverne Jacobs is organizing a series of public discussions about the barriers for disabled people. She hopes to bring those issues to light for the public. (Jason Viau/CBC)

CBC WINDSOR: Laverne Jacobs on barriers accessing services for people with disabilities

A law professor at the University of Windsor is hoping to shine a light on the rights of disabled people,…
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GLOBE AND MAIL: David Tanovich cited on police carding case

On a windy April morning last year, Hamilton City Councillor Matthew Green was checking e-mails as he waited for a…

CNN BUSINESS: Kristen Thomasen on ‘Minority Report’ 15 years later

The future is arriving even faster than the predictions depicted in "Minority Report," a film long hailed for being prescient.…
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Laverne Jacobs: ‘Humanizing’ Disability Law

This paper examines one of the most recent and widespread cases of consultation to occur in the development of lawmaking…

FINANCIAL POST: Anneke Smit on Supreme Court fight over Bridge-owned abandoned homes

A Supreme Court hearing about who’s responsible for a street full of abandoned houses near Canada’s busiest border crossing has…
Public Interest, Private Property by Anneke Smit and Marcia Valiante

Anneke Smit and Marcia Valiante, eds.: Public Interest, Private Property: Law and Planning Policy in Canada

At a time when pollution, urban sprawl, and condo booms are leading municipal governments to adopt prescriptive laws and regulations,…