Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1812, The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario. In 1817, Alvin Saunders, Territorial Governor and Senator from Nebraska (died 1899) was born. In 1849, William Osler, Canadian physician and author (died 1919) was born. In 1917, The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. In 1955, Timothy Garton Ash, English historian and author was born. In 1979, Olive Morris, Jamaican-English civil rights activist (born 1952) passed away. In 1980, John Warren Davis, American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (born 1888) passed away. In 2000, Charles Merritt, Canadian colonel and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1908) passed away. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (born 1919) passed away. In 2015, D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (born 1941) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
BLACKETT: The rule of law vs. social justice — why Alberta’s fight against legal wokeness is far from over
Should legal academics, lawyers, judges, and police be able to simply rewrite laws they don’t like, including the Constitution? Of course not. We live in a constitutional democracy. Elected legislators are supposed to make our laws, while the justice system faithfully applies them (it does ‘justice’). But, in a legal system corrupted by wokeness — especially critical legal theory and postcolonialism — legal actors warp the laws when applying them (they do ‘social justice’).
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