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Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · Jan 23

Stunned, thrilled, honoured. Thank you CBC Books @arsenalpulp.bsky.social (publisher extraordinaire) and Said M'Dahoma for choosing #Dandelion.

I can't wait to see what this year's debate brings.

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#books #bookstagram #stunned #honoured #thrilled #letsread #reading

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Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · Sep 8

Greenberg Chair’s 1st event on Friday Sep 19 4-7pm. Film screening, book signing and panel with Sook Yin Lee, Chester Brown, Chris Bruckert and Ummni Khan!! Join us #sexwork #sexworkiswork #law #greenbergchair #payingforit

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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.com · Jul 22

I devoured two vacation reads already, both focusing on themes of migration, anti-Asian racism and resistance. Both totally addictive. Highly recommend both. And the author of Dandelion (@jcyliew.bsky.social) is from Ottawa, with scenes set in Chinatown.

Hand holding the book Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew, a dog asleep on the blanket in front of her

Hand holding the cover of the book Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

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Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · Jul 7

Great post from Bijal Shah on administrative law and immigration law under the Trump regime.

Abandoning Administrative Law During a Presidential Immigration Crisis

While the Administrative Procedure Act can constrain the worst abuses of the Trump administration's immigration regime, the Supreme Court has shown little appetite for such administrative review.

lpeproject.org

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Gillian Calder (she/her) @gcalder.bsky.social · Jul 5

Important insights from @jcyliew.bsky.social and Natasha Bakht on academic freedoms, intersectionality, missed opportunities for dialogue, and Jane Doe. A model for how to move through conflict and misjudgment, constructively and with care. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 🤲

Reflections from An Erstwhile Signature Feminist Lecture: Cancellation, Academic Freedom and the Model Minority Academic

<p><span>We are two full professors who have held or currently (at the time of writing) hold the Shirley E. Greenberg Chair in Women and the Legal Profession at

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Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 22

Thank you!

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NPR @npr.org · May 15

A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabeled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it for just $27.50 in 1946. It turned out to be an authentic copy dating to 1300.

Harvard learned it has an authentic Magna Carta. In 1946, it paid less than $28 for it

A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it for just $27.50 in 1946. It turned out to be an authentic copy dating to 1...

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Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 15

Important case being heard at the #SCC on equality rights of immigrants/migrants in Canada and access to important services like child care. The Canadian Council for Refugees is intervening but so is FCJ Refugee Centre and the Madhu Verma Migrant Justice Centre. Watch:
www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossie...

Supreme Court of Canada | Live hearing

www.scc-csc.ca

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Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

Intervener for an individual who is currently in medium security - Her experience using the system - Grievance system is like putting a message in a bottle and hoping someone will find it.

Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

Context matters. Serious issues with the rule of law in prisons. Interveners again bring life to the experience of persons in prison.

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Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

Brilliant submission by BLAC - the prison is a colonial and systemic anti-black racist institution and this must inform the court's decision. Respond to full context and realities of prisoners.

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Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

Enjoying how interveners are calling the court to consider equality principles in the prison context and access to habeas corpus and to take judicial notice of the racism in prisons.

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Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

Vavilov for the middle ages - Habeas corpus is about justification - brilliant submission by counsel West Coast Prison Justice Society.
My count - Vavilov mentioned 3 times now.

Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

Noting how many interveners referring to the record - so important to have expert evidence that can support such broad interventions by organizations that represent the most marginalized.

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Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

Really enjoying how interveners bring to life experiences of persons in prison - like how much fresh air and human contact they get. How many Indigenous people are in max security institutions.

Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

Interveners are up. Kudos to my partner, @jendagsvik.bsky.social who delivered stellar submissions

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Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

John Howard Society - Parl free to set up an advantageous system akin to HC. No independent process. Only remedy is to file grievance. JR not an adequate safeguard.

Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

John Howard Society now up - Judicial Review is discretionary. Available only after a final grievance dec. JR fails 10(c) requirements - no timely review and no direct review of the classifications or transfers - only final level grievance dec. Dec to detain (classification) insulated fr direct rev

Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

Jamal J: Can we undertake the inquiry?

Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

Jamal J: Asking if narrow window possible - to have the BUT FOR be used as a legal question.

Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

Kasirer J: conflates existence of lawfulness branch of this test and reduces ambit of the remedy provided by writ. Consequence is serious. Remedy unique to writ is not available.

Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

O’Bonsawin J: Needs checks and balances in systems where it needs it! Yes.

Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

O’Bonsawin J also points out that Black ppl affected too. They are having similar issues. [yes]

Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

SUCH an important issue - lived realities of Indigenous persons in prison. [Representation matters]

Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

O’Bonsawin J - You want us to go back to the administrative system and she points out treatment of Indigenous persons in corrections. Substantive - where Indigenous ppl can't get remedy in regular corrections system because stats show higher % in max

Jamie Chai Yun Liew (she/her) @jcyliew.bsky.social · May 13

Kasirer J: To stop HC coming forward puts us in situation where person can be continued deprivation of liberty - they have a legitimate basis and cts supposed to say no you are in the wrong box.