Different courts take different approaches to the law. While the extent to which varying judicial perspectives on the interpretation of the law lead to dissimilar substantive results is difficult to quantify, the task of analyzing patterns in judgements offers the promise of a deeper understanding of judicial decision-making. In the US, the Ninth Circuit Court [...]

(I) The Sanctity of Informer Privilege “Informer Privilege” or “Informant Privilege”—the protection of the identity of a confidential informant—is one of the most prohibitive and absolute privileges in the Canadian legal system. The Supreme Court of Canada reiterated its importance last week by unanimously overturning both lower court decisions in R. v. Basi, 2009 SCC [...]