In 2015, Shauna Hall-Coates wrote in the Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies, Walk into any courtroom today, critics venture, and it will look stunningly similar to those of the past; the judge will be sitting behind the bench, the jury in its box, and the witness on the stand.1 As everyone settles into his or her place selected by centuries of ritual and status quo, the courtroom may even appear as a sanctuary from the trappings of digital technology, so doggedly pursued outside its walls. [read post]

Principled Reasoning in Human Rights AdjudicationSe-shauna WheatleImplied constitutional principles form part of the landscape of the development of fundamental rights in common law jurisdictions, affecting issues ranging from the remuneration of judges to the appropriation of property by the state. [read post]

  Did Shauna trigger the FBAR filing requirement? [read post]

Food safety education put a lot of people on the phones with Eskin on May 5, including Shelley Feist, Executive Director, Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE); Michael Roberson, Director of Corporate Quality Assurance, Publix Super Markets; Harold Chase, Legislative Director, NSF International; Ashley Eisenbeiser, Senior Director of Food and Product Safety Programs, Food Marketing Institute; Barbara Masters, Vice President of Regulatory Programs, Tyson Foods; Carmen Rottenberg, Managing… [read post]