Law school students develop app to automate police complaint process

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Ombudsman for crime victims backs all recommendations of missing person investigations report

Gloria Epstein, retired Ontario Court of Appeal justice, serves as independent reviewer
BY Bernise Carolino 17 May 2021

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Ruling affirms racial profiling can be result of a police officer's unconscious bias: lawyers

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BY Aidan Macnab 12 May 2021

Next phase of Restoule Treaty annuity appeal beginning in early June

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BY Aidan Macnab 12 May 2021

Legal-tech platform promoting access to justice for marginalized communities presented at conference

Developers include Queen’s law students
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