The Docket

By Michael Spratt, Emilie Taman

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stacy
 Nov 4, 2022
One of my favourites! great political analysis from a legal perspecitve.

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Criminal lawyer Michael Spratt and human rights and employment lawyer Emilie Taman discuss issues at the intersection of law, politics, and policy. What happens in our courts and the halls of power affects you. Feed your brain with answers to your most burning political and legal questions. Check out more at: www.michaelspratt.com And join the Docket's discord channel to chat and listen to live recordings: https://discord.gg/2TzUamZ

Episode Date
The Zameer Acquittal
May 02, 2024
Five Four Pod on why the Supreme Court Sucks
Mar 25, 2024
MAiD Delayed
Feb 09, 2024
Ontario Judicial Appointments
Dec 04, 2023
Rachel Gilmore
Oct 27, 2023
The Criminal Justice System on Trial
Oct 02, 2023
Back from a brief hiatus
Sep 21, 2023
Changing Minds on Decriminalization
Jun 22, 2022
Trucker Bail
Feb 27, 2022
Suing the truckers
Feb 14, 2022
Truck Protests and Crown Juror Friendships
Jan 30, 2022
Race in sentencing
Oct 18, 2021
Are the feds really fighting Indigenous kids in court
Oct 04, 2021
Beverley McLachlin
Sep 14, 2021
Baseball Diversion
Aug 29, 2021
Back to School 3
Jul 26, 2021
Only FOUR times
Jun 06, 2021
Publication Bans: Morrell Andrews won't be silenced
May 16, 2021
The Federal Budget Justice Breakdown
May 04, 2021
Ford's Pandemic Police State
Apr 19, 2021
Prosecuting the Victim
Apr 06, 2021
Doug Ford Stacking the Court
Mar 26, 2021
Translating Criminal Law with Peter and Penny Sankoff
Mar 07, 2021
Life and Death of Decriminalization
Mar 01, 2021
Grading the New Justice Bill
Feb 22, 2021
The Justice Minister's new mandate
Feb 08, 2021
Media Literacy and Criminal Law
Jan 24, 2021
Prisons should be prioritized in COVID vaccinations
Jan 10, 2021
Another Minimum Sentence Bites the Dust
Oct 25, 2020
Tony Doob on solitary confinement
Sep 21, 2020
Andrew Coyne on government ethics
Aug 15, 2020
WE Scandal and an Interview with Nader Hasan
Aug 02, 2020
Can the Government Halt the Meng Extradition and Should They
Jun 28, 2020
Extreme Intoxication, Entrapment, and Police Brutality
Jun 09, 2020
Back to High School (again)
May 29, 2020
Gun Laws, COCIV-19, and The Room
May 18, 2020
Peter Sankoff on his COVID19 Internships
Apr 05, 2020
Covid-19 and the Justice System
Mar 27, 2020
Covid-19, Magic Mushrooms, and Conversion Therapy
Mar 14, 2020
Peter MacKay vs Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Mar 06, 2020
The Last Word on SNC and Inhumane Jails
Jan 23, 2020
SNC is Guilty and the Dougs Drop a Lump of Coal
Dec 27, 2019
Doug Ford messes with judicial appointments and the Feds take Indigenous kids to court
Dec 02, 2019
Did the Supreme Court say Canadian judges have been too soft on punishment
Oct 16, 2019
Live from the Ottawa Podcast Festival
Sep 04, 2019
Summer Baseball and Politics
Aug 06, 2019
MMIWG Report
Jun 11, 2019
Back to High School
May 09, 2019
Immigration Unfairness
Apr 19, 2019
SNC-Lavalin - Please Make It Stop!
Apr 08, 2019
SNC updates, Unconstitutional laws, and the Humboldt sentencing
Mar 24, 2019
SNC-Lavalin - I am not going to call that liar a liar edition
Mar 07, 2019
SNC Lavalin - Jobs, Jobs, Jobs and other Liberal talking points
Mar 04, 2019
SNC Lavalin (Part 2), Peeping Teachers, and Pardons
Feb 25, 2019
SNC Lavalin
Feb 19, 2019
Ottawa Police Trial and Special Guest Emily O'Brien
Feb 08, 2019
Cabinet Shuffle Comes For Justice
Jan 29, 2019
Louise Arbour on the UN Global Compact on Migration
Jan 09, 2019
Victim Fine Surcharge
Dec 17, 2018
The Best Fictional Lawyer, Criminology Research, and HIV Policy
Dec 03, 2018
Twitter lawsuit, Scheer lunacy, and Pro Bono Ontario
Nov 19, 2018
Bradley Barton and Brett Kavanaugh
Nov 02, 2018
The Staircase Aftershow - Chapter 8: The Verdict
Oct 01, 2018
Notwithstanding Doug Ford
Sep 12, 2018
Is the defence of extreme intoxication in sexual-assault cases back?
Sep 05, 2018
The Staircase Aftershow - Chapter 7: The Blow Poke Returns
Aug 27, 2018
The Staircase Aftershow - Chapter 6: The Prosecution's Revenge
Aug 16, 2018
The Staircase Aftershow - Chapter 5: A Weak Case
Aug 02, 2018
The Staircase Aftershow - Special Guest: David Rudolf
Jul 25, 2018
The Staircase Aftershow - Chapter 4: A Prosecution Trickery
Jul 17, 2018
The Staircase Aftershow - Chapter 3: A Striking Coincidence
Jul 04, 2018
The Staircase Aftershow - Chapter 2: Secrets and Lies
Jun 27, 2018
The Staircase Aftershow - Chapter 1: Crime or Accident
Jun 19, 2018
Minimum Sentences with Senator Kim Pate
Jun 11, 2018
Omnibus Legislation and Supreme Court Embargoes
May 29, 2018
Hockey Licks and A Broken Extradition System
May 10, 2018
Bold Justice Reform?
Apr 03, 2018
Tina Fontaine, Arresting Journalists, and Fishy Crime Stats
Mar 23, 2018
Gerald Stanley, Colten Boushie, and Justice
Feb 12, 2018
#MeToo and the Law
Feb 05, 2018
The Docket's Year year end Extravaganza
Jan 02, 2018
No Warrant, No Text Messages
Dec 12, 2017
Who is that new Supreme Court Judge?
Nov 30, 2017
A Renowned Lawyer
Nov 25, 2017
You Are Tearing Me Apart Lisa!
Nov 13, 2017
Sexual Assault Myths and Ontario's New Bail Policy
Nov 03, 2017
Drunk Canoeing and other Stupid laws, Who is the best judge ever, and R. v Suter: with "friend" of the podcast Peter Sankoff
Oct 11, 2017
Opioids and Harm Prevention with Leila Attar
Sep 27, 2017
Marijuana legalization and Back to School Advice
Sep 14, 2017
Trinity Western University and the Supreme Court
Aug 08, 2017
Erin O'Toole on Omar Khadr
Aug 04, 2017
Omar Khadr
Jul 17, 2017
Supreme Court Speculation and Senate Report on Court Delays
Jul 04, 2017
Remanding the Victim
Jun 08, 2017
JJJ: Juries, Judgements, and Jails
Jun 02, 2017
Pot Politics
Apr 18, 2017
Politicians playing politics with Justice
Mar 02, 2017
The Future of Canada
Feb 13, 2017
Live From OttawaU: Plea Bargains - A deal with the Devil?
Jan 11, 2017
Renu Mandhane: Ontario's chief human rights commissioner
Dec 08, 2016
The Government in your Bedroom
Nov 29, 2016
A New Judge, Racist Police, and Solitary Confinement
Nov 03, 2016
New Houses, Strange Cases, and Victim Fines
Oct 24, 2016
Vader Verdict, Cameras in Court, and Zombie Laws
Sep 19, 2016
Desmond Cole: Police Accountability and Abdirahman Abdi
Sep 01, 2016
Senator Baker Returns
Aug 29, 2016
Beat the Buzzer: Supreme Court, Terrorism, Police Accountability, and Breaking Making a Murderer News
Aug 13, 2016
Pokémon Go and Speedy Trials
Jul 20, 2016
Penile Swabs, Cyber Bullying, Trinity Western, and Ezekiel Stephan
Jul 04, 2016
Dean Strang
Jun 27, 2016
Kim Pate
Jun 17, 2016
Making a Murderer Road Trip
Jun 12, 2016
The Last Two Weeks and Medical Assistance in Dying
Jun 07, 2016
Animal Justice with Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
May 13, 2016