What Happens When a River Is Given Legal Rights
An idea so radical, it might just save the world
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She Wanted to End Her Pregnancy. Her Abusive Partner Took Her to Court
The legal case that won Canadian women the right to abortion
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Bilingual, Educated, Qualified—and Still Not Welcome in Quebec
As the province seeks to expand on its controversial Bill 21, critics warn of deepening discrimination
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Do Big Lawsuits against Big Companies Really Fix Anything?
When it comes to regulating corporate behaviour, legal action offers an alternative to legislation
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UBC Law School Faces Fresh Allegations of Discrimination
Five months after an investigation by The Walrus, students and faculty continue to speak out
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The “Inhuman” Court Case That Helped Sink a Major Law Firm
The twenty-year legal saga involved 18,000 exhibits, 100,000 pages of expert reports, and a judge who needed an emergency bypass surgery
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Why the Law Fails Victims of Violent Partners
Without systemic reform, more women and children will die
Read More An Elite Law School Promised Reforms, Then Made Inclusion Impossible
Racialized professors say they were underpaid, bullied, and ignored at UBC
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The Next Target in the War on Affirmative Action? Law Firms
The move to weed out equitable hiring is part of a much longer history of exclusion in both the US and Canada
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Wait—Is ChatGPT Even Legal?
AI companies are using copyrighted works to train their systems. The lawsuits are just getting started
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