May 17 is the deadline for three law student awards to be presented at the Lavender Law Conference in August. Two are writing awards for papers that address either any lgbt legal issue or an issue related specifically to judicial diversity or judicial ethics. The third is an award recognizing student leadership on these […]
From Xtra British Columbia's Supreme Court chief justice has reserved his decision on a request by a Canadian polyamory group for the government to declare whether it will treat polyamory as criminal activity under the polygamy statute. Persons convicted of polygamy face up to five years in prison. [Note: the British Columbia Supreme Court is a […]