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Assoc Dean (JD Program) & Law Professor @ Robson Hall via McGill Law (LL.M, DCL), New England School of Law (JD) and Concordia History (BA, MA). Photographer. Posts & RTs ≠ Endorsements ssrn.com/author=1195963

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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I had a chance to speak with Richard Cloutier and my colleague Brandon Trask last week on Mr. Big Ops.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
US supreme court justices express skepticism over legality of Trump tariffs www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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US supreme court justices express skepticism over legality of Trump tariffs
Justices grill administration over imposition of steep duties as Sotomayor says: ‘I just don’t understand this argument’
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
I'm not entirely sure what I did to deserve so many followers recently. I haven't come here in months.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
'Outright hostility' between Wab Kinew, Obby Khan unbecoming of their offices: experts
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'Outright hostility' between Wab Kinew, Obby Khan unbecoming of their offices: experts | CBC News
What should have been a relatively dry committee meeting in the Manitoba Legislature last month descended into a series of "low blows" between political leaders, with Premier Wab Kinew calling Opposit...
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Thanks for sharing, Rick.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Palin Loses Libel Retrial Against New York Times
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Palin Loses Libel Retrial Against New York Times
After two hours of deliberation, a jury rejected Sarah Palin’s claim that a 2017 editorial defamed her.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
She grew up believing she was a U.S. citizen. Then she applied for a passport
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She grew up believing she was a U.S. citizen. Then she applied for a passport
Among those fearful of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown are adoptees who grew up thinking they were U.S. citizens — only to find out years later, in adulthood, they're not.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
"Skin bleaching is terribly popular — and takes a terrible toll"
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Skin bleaching is terribly popular -- and takes a terrible toll
The government in Nigeria is warning about the health risks of skin lightening, where potent chemicals can thin and damage skin. It's a booming business in that country and others.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Green Card Holder Who Has Been in US for 50 Years Detained by ICE—Niece
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Green card holder who has been in US for 50 years detained by ICE—Niece
Lewelyn Dixon has reportedly been held in ICE detention since the end of February, her niece told Newsweek.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Former Philippine President Duterte arrested on an ICC warrant over drug killings
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Former Philippine President Duterte arrested on an ICC warrant over drug killings
Police took him into custody on orders of the ICC, which has been investigating the massive killings that happened under the former president’s deadly crackdown against illegal drugs.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
CAF discrimination settlement was ‘a slap in the face,’ says former soldier OTTAWA - A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who has been involved in a discrimination class action for eight years says the settlement isn’t enough to compensate for the trauma he and others experienced.
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CAF discrimination settlement was ‘a slap in the face,’ says former soldier
OTTAWA - A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who has been involved in a discrimination class action for eight years says the settlement isn't enough to compensate for
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
This looks pretty frightening...
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Delta Airlines plane crashes at Toronto Pearson, at least two seriously injured
A plane crashed at Pearson upon landing, Peel police confirmed.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
As first posts go, not a bad one at all! Congratulations, Veronica!
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
'We left pieces of our life behind': Indigenous group flees drowning island
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Climate change: The Panama community that fled its drowning island
Rising sea levels threaten homes in Panama, but not everyone wants to leave.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Thank you for the shout out, Christine!
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
I'll share this with Jennifer.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Looking forward to Sarah Riley Case's talk next Tuesday at Robson Hall at January 28, 2025 at noon, on "Race, Racism and Freedom: Black Feminist Thought on Settler Colonialism." Pizza will be served.
Graphic of Sarah Riley Case's talk regarding "Race, Resistance, and Freedom: Black Feminist Thought on Settler Colonialism"
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Gorgeous!
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Self-taught artist from northern Manitoba unveils new mural in Winnipeg's North End
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Self-taught artist from northern Manitoba unveils new mural in Winnipeg's North End | CBC News
Jedrick Thorassie and Steve Wilson unveiled their newest collaboration Monday in Winnipeg's North End — an outdoor mural on the north-facing side of a youth-serving organization on Burrows avenue.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
"Brooks, a man incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility in central New York, was pronounced dead in the early hours of December 10 at a Utica hospital. ... Body camera footage shows officers repeatedly punching and kicking Brooks in the face, chest, and groin until he stops moving."
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What experts see in the ‘shocking and disturbing’ video of New York man’s fatal beating in prison | CNN
Body camera footage documenting the fatal beating of Robert Brooks at the hands of New York state correctional officers has triggered an outpouring of rage and condemnations – and analysis from expert...
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
The "Please" part is particularly" striking!
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Ex-Ontario MPP who became homeless says it's 'humbling' politicians rallying to move him out of shelter
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This former MPP never imagined he'd be homeless. Then politicians of all backgrounds rallied to help | CBC News
Lorenzo Berardinetti spent three decades serving the people of Scarborough in suburban Toronto as a politician, but has now spent more than a year living without a home after falling on hard times. Lo...
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
'#Cancer #ghosting' can be more painful than treatment, survivors say
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'Cancer ghosting' can be more painful than treatment, survivors say
Loss of social support after a cancer diagnosis is a surprisingly common experience, social workers and cancer patients say. For young cancer survivors, it is a particularly difficult part of the dise...
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (David and Joyce Milgaard's Law) was passed. It received Royal Assent yesterday. www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en...
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C-40 (44-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada
C-40 (44-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
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Judge Denies Trump’s Bid to Throw Out Conviction Over Immunity Ruling
Justice Juan M. Merchan thwarted one of several attempts by Donald J. Trump to clear his record of 34 felonies before returning to the White House.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
😂
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Home Office says only half of UK asylum decisions meet its quality standards Rishi Sunak’s push to clear backlog of claims is driving huge increase in legal appeals, costs and harm to applicants
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Home Office says only half of UK asylum decisions meet its quality standards
Rishi Sunak’s push to clear backlog of claims is driving huge increase in legal appeals, costs and harm to applicants
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Connecticut court upholds $965m verdict against Infowars’ Alex Jones
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Connecticut court upholds $965m verdict against Infowars’ Alex Jones
Family members of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting were awarded the damages by a jury
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
[UK] Police unlawfully storing images of innocent people for facial recognition
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Police unlawfully storing images of innocent people for facial recognition
Privacy fears raised as report warns photographs of arrested people who are then released are being retained
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
'Name what things are': Recognizing '#femicide' 35 years after the Montreal massacre
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'Name what things are': Recognizing 'femicide' 35 years after the Montreal massacre
Ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, Annie Ross, a mechanical engineering professor at Polytechnique Montreal, said she often thinks of those who lived through the tragedy but still...
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Teens can't get off their phones. Here's what some schools are doing about it. In my seminars, I ban the use of laptops (with the exception of their use for class exercises) as well as smart phones. Though with the phones, I do allow them to have it close by in case of emergency and on vibrate.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Video of party spokesperson grappling with rifle-wielding soldier has gone viral as symbol of defiance against martial law
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South Korean woman who grabbed soldier’s gun says ‘I just needed to stop them’
Video of party spokesperson grappling with rifle-wielding soldier has gone viral as symbol of defiance against martial law
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
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Visiting British soldier claims self-defence in downtown Toronto bar killing of Manitoba businessman
At the start of trial on Tuesday, jurors watched surveillance footage showing Brett Sheffield being elbowed in the head and neck by visiting soldier Craig Gibson.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Convoy organizer Steeve Charland found guilty of mischief
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Convoy organizer Steeve Charland found guilty of mischief | CBC News
Steeve Charland was found guilty for his role in the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests in downtown Ottawa.
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Kristen Thomasen @kristenthomasen.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Such a joy to be back, and a privilege to have such a great conversation with everyone about dismantling corporate systems of surveillance 🤩
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Handful of countries responsible for climate crisis, top court told. Vanuatu envoy makes claim as landmark hearing gets under way at international court of justice in The Hague
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Handful of countries responsible for climate crisis, top court told
Vanuatu envoy makes claim as landmark hearing gets under way at international court of justice in The Hague
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
‘I cried, I cried. I had no one’: the brutal child kidnappings that shamed Belgian Congo "Over 70 years ago, thousands of mixed-race boys and girls were torn from their mothers by order of the state. This week five survivors hope a court will censure Belgium for crimes against humanity"
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‘I cried, I cried. I had no one’: the brutal child kidnappings that shamed Belgian Congo
Over 70 years ago, thousands of mixed-race boys and girls were torn from their mothers by order of the state. This week five survivors hope a court will censure Belgium for crimes against humanity
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Ashwini Vasanthakumar @ashwinivasantha.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
“We, as residents, as US citizens, really do need to be thinking about how do we leverage our collective power to defend our immigrant neighbors?” Questions for all of us who have status in the places we call home.
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Sanctuary cities respond to Trump deportation plans: ‘We’re preparing to defend our communities’
Leaders from Los Angeles to Chicago organize in preparation of a vengeance-filled Trump agenda
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Canada’s major news organizations band together to sue ChatGPT creator OpenAI
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Canada’s major news organizations band together to sue ChatGPT creator OpenAI
The suit alleges theft of published media to train software and seeks billions in damages.
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Dr Laura Smith-Khan @lawandlanguage.org · 28/11/2024
This is open access, along with many of the other articles in the special issue, all examining language in asylum
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
‘Mr. Every Man’: The 50 Others Accused in France’s Mass Rape Trial “The profile of the rapist does not exist,” said Antoine Camus, one of Ms. Pelicot’s two lawyers, in his closing statement last week.
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The 50 Others Accused in France’s Pelicot Rape Trial
Dominique Pelicot invited men to rape his wife, whom he had drugged. The French media call them “Mr. Every Man” because they come from such ordinary backgrounds.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Brazil police report: Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot
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Brazil police report: Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot
The document describe the former president as one of the key leaders of the plot, and not a mere observer.
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Jennifer Koshan @jenniferkoshan.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Thrilled to be hosting Elaine Craig this Friday for a talk about her new book, Mainstreaming Porn. Everyone is welcome. If you happen to be in Calgary please join us at the law school, MFH 3370, at noon.
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Steve McQueen #photography #exhibition offers fresh take on history of #protest in #Britain
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Steve McQueen photography exhibition offers fresh take on history of protest in Britain
Director showcases images of the suffragettes, Kinder Scout trespasses and anti-fascist protests in London
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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
This courtroom sketch of Giuliani at the hearing is 🏅
Caption: "Rudy Giuliani gestures during a hearing in his case over the handover of property to two Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed, in New York City, U.S., November 26, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg"
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Texas woman dies after receiving inadequate treatment for a miscarriage Porsha Ngumezi, 35, is the fifth pregnant woman ProPublica reports to have died in connection to the fall of Roe v Wade
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Texas woman dies after receiving inadequate treatment for a miscarriage
Porsha Ngumezi, 35, is the fifth woman pregnant ProPublica reports to have died in connection to the fall of Roe v Wade
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Lisa, any recording available?
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Home is the most dangerous place for women, says global femicide report Of the 85,000 women killed by men in 2023, 60% died at the hands of a partner or family member, new UN figures show
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Home is the most dangerous place for women, says global femicide report
Of the 85,000 women killed by men in 2023, 60% died at the hands of a partner or family member, new UN figures show
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Amar Khoday @amarkhoday.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
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A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms
It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.” She’s one of at least two Te...
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