Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.law360.ca/ca/articles/...law360.caSupreme Court’s Côté J. an impactful ‘out of the box’ thinker: law professor - Law360 CanadaSupreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté has significantly impacted the top court’s jurisprudence and culture since her appointment almost 12 years ago, says University of Alberta constitutional l... 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.law360.ca/ca/criminal/...law360.caExclusive: SCC’s Côté J. talks advocacy, key cases & rule of law as her 12th anniversary approaches - Law360 CanadaSupreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté says she finds intervener advocacy on Zoom to be as effective as oral submissions made in the courtroom, but she is also alive to contrary arguments made b... 010
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 27/09/2026bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/unchec...bristoluniversitypress.co.ukUnchecked Power?Unchecked Power? - How Recent Constitutional Reforms Are Threatening UK Democracy; Alison Young provides the first consolidated account of constitutional changes taking place which strengthen governme... 010
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comArtificial intelligence in legal education: a scoping reviewThere is a lack of consolidated knowledge regarding the potential of, and best practices and limitations associated with, artificial intelligence (AI) in legal education. This review synthesises 82... 001
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 25/09/2026sites.libsyn.com/630788/episo...sites.libsyn.comThe 7/50 Podcast: Episode 2: Understanding the Alberta Independence MovementThis episode features another recording from the Centre's "Alberta at the Crossroads" workshop, a one-day public event held in May 2026 on the prospect of a referendum on Alberta independence. This ti... 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.ledevoir.com/culture/cine...?ledevoir.comDenis Côté, comme une couleuvre dans un sous-boisLe cinéaste parle de son formidable nouveau film présenté au TIFF, une œuvre typiquement singulière et louvoyante. 000
Reposted by Lise BrunUCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026David Torrance has published a new research briefing for the House of Commons Library covering the arguments for and against a 'written' constitution. The Prime Minister appeared to speak in favour of a written constitution last month. Read it 👇️commonslibrary.parliament.ukWhy does the UK not have a "written" constitution?The UK does not have a codified “written” constitution. What are the arguments for and against having one? 0910
Reposted by Lise BrunPrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A leading tech insider reveals how AI may threaten our democratic institutions and enable autocracy—and how to guard against this. AI and Political Freedom by Matthew Botvinick arrives October 6 (1 December UK pub). Learn more: buff.ly/SYrT6H1 #PoliSci #AI #ArtificialIntelligence 022
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 03/09/2026ciaj-icaj.ca/fr/balados/d...ciaj-icaj.ca#121 | Dans l’angle mort — Épisode 5 : Préserver l’indépendance judiciaire face aux pressions (en anglais) | Institut canadien d'administration de la justiceL'indépendance judiciaire est essentielle à la démocratie et à la primauté du droit. Mais comment les juges et les avocats peuvent-ils demeurer indépendants lorsqu'ils font face à des pressions politi... 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 01/09/2026press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...press.uchicago.eduThe Rule of Law After Artificial IntelligenceA timely investigation of what is at stake when AI takes legal decision-making out of human hands.Artificial intelligence is proliferating in many professions, and the legal field is no exception. In ... 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 31/08/2026verfassungsblog.de/david-dyzenh...verfassungsblog.deA Tribute to David Dyzenhaus and The War Against Law 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 31/08/2026academic.oup.com/icon/advance...academic.oup.comThe case for plural executives in the age of strongmenAbstract. This article reconsiders the traditional republican institution of the plural executive in the context of the global problem of democratic backsl 000
Reposted by Lise BrunHart Publishing @hartpublishing.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Check out this free sample chapter from 'Federal Impartiality' by Mohamed Moussa Demonstrates both the perils and the promise of federalism in securing impartiality and navigating social faction 👉 bit.ly/4qrCfBP #ConstitutionalLaw #ComparativeLaw 031
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 22/08/2026ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/227...ici.radio-canada.caUne ébauche de constitution pour une Alberta indépendanteUn groupe séparatiste de l'Alberta a élaboré un projet de constitution en vue d'une éventuelle indépendance de la province. 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 19/08/2026www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: No one ever said there was a constitutional right to bike lanes – just a right to fundamental justiceFord government’s decision to remove Toronto bike lanes should be subject to Charter scrutiny 010
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 17/08/2026www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...theglobeandmail.comGlobe editorial: An appealing case for judicial restraintThe Court of Appeal of Ontario mounts a vigorous argument against courts trying to make policy 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 15/08/2026www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Quebec’s oath of allegiance dodge could end in legal chaosQuebec isn’t alone. Other provinces have been acting with increasing lawlessness 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 14/08/2026inm.qc.ca/le-reverbere/inm.qc.caLe Réverbère - Institut du Nouveau MondeUne fois par mois, l’INM s’entretient dans un balado avec des spécialistes qui proposent un éclairage nouveau sur le Québec et sur les débats qui animent ses citoyennes et citoyens. Au menu des premie... 000
Reposted by Lise BrunL'Oie de Cravan @oiedecravan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Amazing album all the way. À écouter absolument. 1144
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 12/08/2026www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caAlbertans to vote on judicial appointments as premier argues ‘distinct legal traditions’ | CBC NewsAlbertans will be tasked with juggling many ideas in this October’s referendum. Some they may have not had front-of-mind, including who should appoint the judges who sit on the province’s higher court... 001
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 10/08/2026open.spotify.com/show/4m9Nmru...open.spotify.comParlez-moi de l’Ontario français : une série de balados qui fait résonner la francophoniePodcast · Yves Y. Pelletier, Université d'Ottawa · Chaque épisode propose un échange dynamique entre différents acteurs du monde de la recherche et du milieu communautaire, pour explorer ensemble des ... 010
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 05/08/2026www.ledevoir.com/lire/998786/...?ledevoir.comNotre sélection poésie d’aoûtLes suggestions de Laurie Bédard et de Yannick Marcoux 000
Reposted by Lise BrunJotwell @jotwell.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Jotwell LegalPro: Eli Wald, The End of Legal Scholarship?, JOTWELL (August 3, 2026) (reviewing Andrew Perlman, Generative AI and the Future of Legal Scholarship (June 2026 edition), available at SSRN (June 9, 2026)), legalpro.jotwell.com/the-end-of-l.... 012
Reposted by Lise BrunJotwell @jotwell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Jotwell Int'l: Jaclyn Neo, Responsiveness as a Constitutional Value, JOTWELL (July 31, 2026) (reviewing Rosalind Dixon, The New Responsive Constitutionalism, 87 Mod. L. Rev. 799 (2024)), intl.jotwell.com/responsivene.... 002
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 30/07/2026pauldaly.openum.ca/blog/2026/07...pauldaly.openum.caThe Supreme Court of Canada’s Decision in the Democracy Watch case: Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2026 SCC 28This morning the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously allowed the appeal in Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2026 SCC 28. With Sujit Choudhry, I represented the appellant. This is an extre... 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 26/07/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6YH...youtube.comLa Région Centrale (Michael Snow, 1971) - Full Film HDYouTube video by Josh Vieth 000
Reposted by Lise BrunConstitutionNet @constitutionnet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026🌍 How can constitutional design address territorial divisions? Our Brief explores the spatial arrangement of public power to manage autonomy, identity, and resources:constitutionnet.orgConstitutional Design for Territorially Divided Societies 001
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 28/06/2026academic.oup.com/icon/advance...academic.oup.comParliaments as constituent assemblies in the age of populism: The case of IsraelAbstract. This article examines how parliamentary systems that unite legislative and constituent authority within a single body face distinctive risks of c 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 25/06/2026ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/226...ici.radio-canada.caLe litige entourant le salaire des juges crée un malaiseLe litige remonte à l’an dernier lorsqu'Ottawa a refusé d’accorder un rattrapage salarial de 28 000 $ à 36 000 $ par année à plus de 1000 juges fédéraux. 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 25/06/2026ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222...ici.radio-canada.caQuels juges devraient décider du salaire des juges?Dans une lettre de leur association, les juges des cours supérieures demandent que leur litige salarial avec Ottawa soit réglé par la Cour suprême du Canada. 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 11/06/2026policyoptions.irpp.org/fr/2026/06/a...policyoptions.irpp.orgLe mécontentement en Alberta : quelle est son étendue?De nouvelles données suggèrent que le séparatisme en Alberta est concentré parmi les électeurs du PCU, pas répandu dans la population. 000
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 28/05/2026michaelplaxton.substack.com/p/consistenc...michaelplaxton.substack.comConsistency and Flux in Constitutional InterpretationA reply to Emmett Macfarlane 010
Reposted by Lise BrunThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 27/05/2026Alberta’s separation bid: The province's debate around leaving Canada raises questions about polarisation, misinformation and how democracies and their voters handle major decisions... jrnl.ie/7052067jrnl.ieAlberta’s separation bid: How Canada’s next political crisis could come from withinAlberta’s debate around possibly leaving Canada raises questions about polarisation, misinformation and how democracies and their voters handle major decisions. 031
Reposted by Lise BrunL'Oie de Cravan @oiedecravan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Sleepy King 188 online John Andrews Dave Evans Loving Caramel Mou Urbain Desbois MMWOPS Fanfare Pourpour Wondeur Brass Silvia Tarozzi Ellie O'Neill Arielle Soucy Enfant Magique Hélène Barbier Brian Dewan Pas de signal Byron Coley reads Jack Micheline "Poet of the Street" ckut.ca/playlists/sh... 0131
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 13/05/2026constitutionaltheorymonitor.substack.com/p/declaratio...constitutionaltheorymonitor.substack.comDeclarations of Incompatibility in Canada and the UK: Are They Really the Same?Richard Bellamy is Professor of Political Science at University College, London (UCL), a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) and a Member of the Academia Europaea (MAE). 010
Reposted by Lise BrunLeonid Sirota @doubleaspect.blog · 04/05/2026ICYMI: In the Alford case, the Supreme Court again ignores precedent on constitutional interpretation — this time, precedent that's barely a few weeks old. doubleaspect.blog/2026/05/04/s...doubleaspect.blogSpinning the WheelThe Supreme Court keeps changing its approach to constitutional interpretation, with no acknowledgment or explanation 001
Reposted by Lise BrunEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 06/05/2026NEW POST: On debates about the Supreme Court, 'consistent' constitutional interpretation, and the notwithstanding clause emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/on-debates...emmettmacfarlane.substack.comOn debates about the Supreme Court, 'consistent' constitutional interpretation, and the notwithstanding clauseMichael Plaxton has an excellent new post on the apparent whiplash-like oscillations in the Supreme Court of Canada when it comes to describing and applying an approach to constitutional interpretatio... 0115
Reposted by Lise BrunUK Constitutional Law Association @ukcla.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Lewis Graham: Judicial Ideology and Supreme Court Appointments ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/05/06/l...ukconstitutionallaw.orgLewis Graham: Judicial Ideology and Supreme Court AppointmentsAppointing Supreme Court Justices When a vacancy arises on the UK Supreme Court (UKSC), how is it filled? And what considerations are taken into account when deciding on which qualified candidate t… 11511
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 04/05/2026www.bloomsbury.com/ca/extrajudi...bloomsbury.comExtrajudicial CommunicationThis is the first book to comprehensively address the phenomenon of extrajudicial communication. With contributions from leading legal scholars, it offers a det… 010
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 10/03/2026www.ledevoir.com/lire/962532/...?ledevoir.comLe Prix des libraires dévoile ses finalistesQuarante-huit œuvres de tous genres se disputeront les honneurs des libraires de la province. 000
Reposted by Lise BrunL'Oie de Cravan @oiedecravan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Myriam Gendron's beautiful playlist choices for Thrill Jockey's Cratedigger's: tidal.com/playlist/769...tidal.comCratediggers: Myriam GendronPlaylist - Cratediggers: Myriam Gendron - 29 items 0214
Reposted by Lise BrunFrance Musique @francemusique.fr · 01/03/2026Inépuisable fontaine à chansons, Paris a été chantée sur tous les tons et à toutes les époques. La preuve avec ce parcours vagabond dans l’imaginaire d’une ville qui a su inspirer des auteurs, des compositeurs et des interprètes très variés. ➡️ l.francemusique.fr/SD6 034
Reposted by Lise BrunHart Publishing @hartpublishing.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Here is a free sample chapter from 'Dissensus over Liberal Democracy' edited by Ramona Coman, Viktor Kazai, Leonardo Puleo & Andrew Bradley Shows how judges perceive their roles in the context of growing dissensus over liberal democracy 👉 bit.ly/3MhUbPz #EuropeanLaw 011
Lise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 28/02/2026www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/apropos/espa...ville.quebec.qc.caDévoilement des finalistes du Prix littéraire de la Ville de Québec 2026Québec, le 25 février 2026 – La Ville de Québec dévoile les 12 œuvres finalistes pour son Prix littéraire 2026 qui regroupe les Prix de création littéraire du Salon international du livre... 021
Reposted by Lise BrunL'Oie de Cravan @oiedecravan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Bravo Charles Quimper finaliste Prix Littéraire de la Ville de Québec pour son magnifique «Petit cœur rayon des surgelés» 022