Elizabete CostaMar 1, 20196 minGood Thing I'm Not Concerned About How I'm Judged!http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/showing_anger_in_the_courtroom_can_backfire_for_women_lawyers_study_suggest/?utm_source=maestro&ut...
Elizabete CostaJan 22, 201910 minThe Irony of Modern Feminism’s Obsession With Ruth Bader Ginsburg A new biography squares the decorous legal figure with the feminist gladiator. DAHLIA LITHWICK JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 ISSUE...
Elizabete CostaJan 17, 201915 minShe Was Exonerated of the Murder of Her Son. Her Life Is Still Shattered.Julie Rea was convicted of killing her 10-year-old son largely on the testimony of bloodstain-pattern analysts. She was later acquitted...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20192 minNO MORE INJUSTICE, Government!Again, we all know, as counsel who do pro bono work, in addition to underpaid work, and very rare cases of properly paid work, that this...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20191 minTHERE ARE WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN CANADAI was very lucky to have been selected in Law School to start the very first Innocence Project in Canada. I was again very lucky to have...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20193 minDirty cop charged with misconduct. He sent innocent people to prison.Former Louisville Detective Mark Handy, who sent at least three innocent men to prison, now could end up there himself.A grand jury in...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20191 minSeattle is ahead of us when it comes to marijuana - Seattle judges throw out 15 years of convictionsJudges in Seattle have decided to quash convictions for marijuana possession for anyone prosecuted in the city between 1996 and 2010.City...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20193 minno more guns, periodhttps://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2018/08/19/a-defence-lawyers-take-on-how-to-stop-criminals-getting-handguns.html One of the...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20191 minUsing DNA to accept or reject people📷 Canada uses DNA and ancestry sites to check migrants' identity Ashifa Kassam Border agency says the tools assist its officials in...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 201920 minFemale lawyers still face sexismhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/female-lawyers-sexism-courtroom/565778/ Last year, elizabeth faiella took a case...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20192 minthe #metoo movement IS NOT just a phaseDefence lawyer asks sex assault complainant why she didn't clench her legs together Judge dismisses mistrial application, saying question...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20193 minShould Judges get kicked off the bench?https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/06/judge-aaron-persky-who-gave-brock-turners-lenient-sentence-sanford-rape-case-recalled/6745...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20193 min#metoo unpopular clients must be defendedToronto lawyer Marie Henein in Saint John to speak about #MeToo, unpopular clients Former Jian Ghomeshi laywer will address legal...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20195 minMedical students abused by their mentors#MeToo in medicine: Culture of silence keeps med students from reporting abuse by their mentors 📷Warning: this story contains graphic...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20193 minEVERY SINGLE PERSON IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUITYFreeman 'I did not assault women': Morgan Freeman responds to allegations Actor responds to report of eight people claiming misconduct...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20193 minIf you are not sure, stop what you are doingThe #MeToo movement has started a conversation on what consent truly means — and the many nuanced ways it can be given or taken away. ...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20193 minCOSTALAW.CA helps women and men, no gender discrimination here.The Current In wake of allegations against MP Christine Moore, why don't male victims of sexual harassment report? Males socialized to...
Elizabete CostaJan 12, 20194 minIf you are a man and have been assaulted or harassed, please contact me. You are not alone.https://globalnews.ca/news/4154420/male-sexual-assault-victims-metoo-left-behind/ For some male victims of sexual assault and abuse,...