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The official account of the Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto.
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Hal Jackman has made the largest gift to any law faculty in Canada, including a record-breaking commitment to student support. In recognition, @UofTLaw will be renamed the Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law. Learn more: uoft.me/jackmanlaw #JackmanLaw
U of T's Faculty of Law receives historic gift from Hal Jackman
The $80-million gift will amplify the impact and reach of the renowned faculty across the university, Canada and the globe.
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Henry N.R. Jackman's historic gift will:

-Enhance scholarships, awards and financial aid
-Establish a Dean's Strategic Initiatives Fund
-Expand the Future of Law Lab
-Create 4 new named chairs

...and more. Read more: uoft.me/jackmanlaw

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U of T's Faculty of Law receives historic gift from Hal Jackman
The $80-million gift will amplify the impact and reach of the renowned faculty across the university, Canada and the globe.
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September 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Hal Jackman has made the largest gift to any law faculty in Canada, including a record-breaking commitment to student support. In recognition, @UofTLaw will be renamed the Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law. Learn more: uoft.me/jackmanlaw #JackmanLaw
U of T's Faculty of Law receives historic gift from Hal Jackman
The $80-million gift will amplify the impact and reach of the renowned faculty across the university, Canada and the globe.
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September 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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NEW on the Asper Centre BLOG >> "Encampments and the Charter Workshop: Charter Challenges, Systemic Barriers, and Indigenous Legal Perspectives"

by @uoftlaw.bsky.social JD Candidates Aurora Lawrence and Jay Wai🙏

READ: aspercentre.ca/encampments-...

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Encampments and the Charter Workshop: Charter Challenges, Systemic Barriers, and Indigenous Legal Perspectives
by Aurora Lawrence and Jay Wai On February 28, 2025, the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the University of Alberta and the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights co-hosted a “Encampments a...
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June 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Nineteen faculty members from U of T have been elected fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences for 2025 in recognition of excellence in health sciences. 🍁 uoft.me/bLN
August 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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“We're seeing provincial governments prepared to use the notwithstanding clause to defend the clawbacks against appropriate treatment. To me, that is one of the places that we absolutely need to stand and defend," says @uoftlaw.bsky.social Prof. Brenda Cossman. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
Bridging divides and doing battle
The CBA's 2025 Sexual and Gender Diversity Alliance Section award winners Brenda Cossman and Ljiljana Stanić have advanced the cause of equality of LGBTQ2S+ communities
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July 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Watch our new #HeritageMinute on Bora Laskin, the first Jewish Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Laskin’s legacy is brought to life by the iconic Victor Garber. Bora Laskin was born on 5 October 1912 in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario. youtu.be/K9iGFZLOuio
NEW Heritage Minute: Bora Laskin
YouTube video by Historica Canada
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May 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Thank you to law students, #UofTalumni, #UofTLaw faculty past and present, and members of our community for attending Law in a Changing World.

Recordings from the conference can be found on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/UToront...
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Videos from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
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March 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Panel 5 looking back at the #UofT scholarship of Profs Emerita

- Carol Rogerson (1983-2021)

- Rebecca J. Cook (1987-2012)

- Lorraine E. Weinrib (1988-2021)

and

Prof. Emeritus Alan Brudner (1984-2012)

Livestream ending at ~ 12:30 p.m. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMJd...
March 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Law in a Changing World

Reflecting on past #UofTLaw scholars:

- The Hon. Justice Robert J. Sharpe Professor (1976-1988) and Dean Emeritus (1990-1995)

- The Hon. Justice Katherine E. Swinton (1979-1995)

- Professor Denise Réaume (1982-2021)

Livestream: www.youtube.com/live/ZMJd3Bs...
March 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#UofTLaw75: Law in a Changing World

Looking forward by looking back

Day 2 has started. Watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/ZMJd3Bs... #UofT
Day 2 (March 28): Law in a Changing World: Looking Forward by Looking Back
YouTube video by UTorontoLaw
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March 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
For our final panel on day 1, the scholarship of these three academics "added fuel to the fire" at #UofTLaw.

- Prof Stephen M. Waddams (1968-2023)

- Prof Emeritus, Eernest J. Weinrib (1972-2021)

- Prof Emeritus Michael J. Trebilcock (1972-2021)

Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp0S... #UofT
March 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#UofTLaw75: Panel 2 on further developments cross-disciplinary legal scholarship @uoft.bsky.social

- Professor R.C.B. Risk (1962-98)

- University Professor (1965-98) & Dean Emeritus (1972-79) Martin L. Friedland

- Professor Alan Mewett (1968-2001)

Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp0S...
March 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#UofTLaw75: Panel 1 on early scholars who shaped today's modern school @uoft.bsky.social

- Cecil “Caesar” Wright Dean (1949-1965)

- Professor John Willis (1949-1952, 1959-1972)

- Bora Laskin, 14th Chief Justice of Canada (1940-1945, 1949-1965)

Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp0S...
March 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#UofTLaw75: What does it mean to think like a lawyer? How do we teach students to think like a lawyer?

Law in a Changing World livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp0S...
March 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The livestream has started!

Join us virtually for Law in a Changing World: Looking Forward By Looking Back #UofTLaw75

Day 1 (Mar. 27) 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

youtube.com/live/Tp0S5eW... #UofT
Law in a Changing World: Looking Forward by Looking Back
YouTube video by UTorontoLaw
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March 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM