Plea Bargaining: An Alberta Trilogy
- January 15, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Plea bargaining is not only commonplace but essential to the administration of the Canadian criminal justice system. In the modern practice of criminal law the bargain is called a joint submission when the prosecutor and defence counsel agree on a…
The Limits of Motor Vehicle Inventory Searches
- December 31, 2022
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On December 23, 2018, Luke Myers was a passenger in a truck stopped by the police in Truro, Nova Scotia, for motor vehicle infractions. The truck was uninsured and the investigating police officer arranged for it to be towed to…
The Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Case
- December 15, 2022
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On August 5, 2022, a search warrant was issued by federal magistrate judge Bruce Reinhart of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida that authorized the search of Mar-a-Lago, the residence of former president Donald Trump, in…
El Faro Journalists Sue Developer of Pegasus Spyware
- November 30, 2022
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Pegasus spyware, developed by Israeli technology company, NSO Group, can access stored data on a target’s mobile phone by a zero click exploit and activate the device’s microphone and camera converting it into a listening and surveillance tool. American journalist,…
Russian-Canadian National Charged in LockBit Conspiracy
- November 15, 2022
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The United States Department of Justice has unsealed a criminal complaint charging a Russian-Canadian national as a co-conspirator in the LockBit ransomware campaign. The alleged LockBit conspiracy has globally emerged as one of the most active ransomware variants. The complaint…