MICHAEL PLAXTON

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• The Stanley verdict: Manslaughter and ‘hang fire’Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 10, 2018
• The Stanley verdict: Manslaughter and ‘hang fire’Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 10, 2018
• The Stanley verdict: Manslaughter and ‘hang fire’Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 10, 2018
• Academia becomes poisoned if deans can’t criticize the universityOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 14, 2014
• Canadian women deserve more than a ‘revenge porn’ lawOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 19, 2013
• Ruling goes beyond sex work: The state cannot outlaw self-defenseOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 19, 2013
• Whatcott ruling is a very real burden on some speechOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 27, 2013
• Whatcott ruling is a very real burden on some speechOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 27, 2013
• Whatcott ruling is a very real burden on some speechOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 27, 2013
• Whatcott ruling is a very real burden on some speechOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 27, 2013
• Whatcott ruling is a very real burden on some speechOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 27, 2013
• Excusing killers for self-defence is now more political than judicialOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 21, 2013
• Identity crisis grips law schoolsOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 23, 2012
• Identity crisis grips law schoolsOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 22, 2012
• Charging of David Cavanagh in Eric Osawe case highlights conflicting views of police powersOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 28, 2012