Hamish Stewart
@hamish53.bsky.social
Professor of Law, University of Toronto
He made the argument to the jury and they didn’t buy it. But Trump did. So why bother with the prosecution in the first place?
SCOOP: Trump is pardoning Michael McMahon, a retired NYC cop convicted of acting as an unregistered Chinese agent in a plot to intimidate a Chinese family in NJ.
Prosecutors said it was part of a CCP effort to control Chinese nationals around the world.
The WH says McMahon was tricked into it.
Prosecutors said it was part of a CCP effort to control Chinese nationals around the world.
The WH says McMahon was tricked into it.
Trump Pardons Ex-Officer Convicted in a Chinese Government Plot
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:50 AM
He made the argument to the jury and they didn’t buy it. But Trump did. So why bother with the prosecution in the first place?
Well, he kept his promises.
It was never “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It was also a clear warning of what was to come.
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Well, he kept his promises.
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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The U.S. military struck a boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing six people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. He asserted without evidence that it was carrying drugs. It was the 10th known such attack, bringing the number of people killed by the U.S. strikes to 43.
U.S. Says 6 Killed in Strike on Boat in Caribbean Sea Operated by Tren de Aragua
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.
nyti.ms
October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The U.S. military struck a boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing six people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. He asserted without evidence that it was carrying drugs. It was the 10th known such attack, bringing the number of people killed by the U.S. strikes to 43.
Good decision this morning from the Supreme Court of Canada on the interpretation of the “Good Samaritan” drug overdose law and, more generally, the scope of the power to make an arrest.
decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-...
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R. v. Wilson - SCC Cases
decisions.scc-csc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Good decision this morning from the Supreme Court of Canada on the interpretation of the “Good Samaritan” drug overdose law and, more generally, the scope of the power to make an arrest.
decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-...
decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-...
The American Declaration of Independence has never been a text that has much resonance for me (for Canadians, it’s complicated), but these grievances against George III seem very relevant at the moment:
April 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The American Declaration of Independence has never been a text that has much resonance for me (for Canadians, it’s complicated), but these grievances against George III seem very relevant at the moment:
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you, a rube: “i want my kid to grow up to be a doctor or an engineer or a teacher”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
you, a rube: “i want my kid to grow up to be a doctor or an engineer or a teacher”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
I know that y’all got troubles of your own down there in the US of A, but could you please let us know how you feel about this? We’re feeling a bit lonely.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
Trump Intensifies ‘51st State’ Threats in Attack on Canada
The U.S. president on Tuesday reiterated his claims on Canada’s territory as he increased tariffs, threatening to bring the country’s economy to its knees.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I know that y’all got troubles of your own down there in the US of A, but could you please let us know how you feel about this? We’re feeling a bit lonely.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
I am surprised it is only “a third of Canadians [who] see the United States as an enemy…” In my lifetime (which is quite long so far), Trump is the first and only foreign leader who has threatened to destroy Canada.
"This is a unique crisis, and we do not know its scope or its duration. Today, a third of Canadians see the United States as an enemy country. It is historic and creates considerable upheaval in the way Canadians think," said pollster Jean-Marc Leger.
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Canada Liberals vote to replace Trudeau as PM ｜ AFP
By Marion THIBAUT Ottawa (AFP) - Canada's Liberal Party elects a new leader this weekend to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister and take charge of confronting the threats posed by US President Do...
nordot.app
March 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I am surprised it is only “a third of Canadians [who] see the United States as an enemy…” In my lifetime (which is quite long so far), Trump is the first and only foreign leader who has threatened to destroy Canada.
I’m just going to remind everyone of this. History does not repeat but it rhymes (as someone more eloquent than me once said).
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Hitler’s Enablers | Christopher R. Browning
The complicity of conservative nationalists in the Nazi takeover of Germany in 1933 offers disturbing parallels to the current American political situation.
www.nybooks.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I’m just going to remind everyone of this. History does not repeat but it rhymes (as someone more eloquent than me once said).
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Fighting fires is so woke.
The hiring of thousands of federal firefighters has stalled amid a governmentwide freeze ordered by President Trump, just as agencies were beginning to ramp up staffing for the summer wildfire season, according to a firefighters’ union.
Firefighter Hiring Stalls at Federal Agencies After Trump’s Freeze
Job offers have been rescinded and start dates pushed back just as firefighting staffing for the summer wildfire season was beginning, a union said.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Fighting fires is so woke.
The Leader imposing his personal artistic tastes … another indicator of fascism (as if there weren’t enough already).
Breaking News: President Trump said he planned to take control of the Kennedy Center and intended to fire several board members and install himself as chair.
Trump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman
The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The Leader imposing his personal artistic tastes … another indicator of fascism (as if there weren’t enough already).
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Breaking News: President Trump said he planned to take control of the Kennedy Center and intended to fire several board members and install himself as chair.
Trump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman
The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Breaking News: President Trump said he planned to take control of the Kennedy Center and intended to fire several board members and install himself as chair.
Two new papers, both open-access.
lawjournal.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
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www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
View of Overbreadth Revisited
lawjournal.library.mcgill.ca
February 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Two new papers, both open-access.
lawjournal.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
lawjournal.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
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The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
Very soon, U.S. federal government will be so dysfunctional that they won’t be able to find anyone to write the cheque to pay for Greenland.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Trump’s Federal Spending Freeze Blocked by Judge: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Very soon, U.S. federal government will be so dysfunctional that they won’t be able to find anyone to write the cheque to pay for Greenland.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Trump’s Federal Spending Freeze Blocked by Judge: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
A few more of these executive orders and the U.S. federal government is going to be so dysfunctional that even simple tasks like catching a flight or getting a passport or mailing a letter will become very difficult.
January 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
A few more of these executive orders and the U.S. federal government is going to be so dysfunctional that even simple tasks like catching a flight or getting a passport or mailing a letter will become very difficult.
