ShellTK
@shelltk.bsky.social
Federal prosecutor in Canada. Currently writer of legal briefs, factums, emails and memos. Naively dreams of writing something that does not have a case citation. May have a witty, pithy or profound comment, or not.
First, the Markowicz deposition. Next, Broadway!
September 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
First, the Markowicz deposition. Next, Broadway!
Mom! We’re out of starch again!
August 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Mom! We’re out of starch again!
He is a remarkable man who showed his grace and his courage. I loved his line that he started with 252 strangers, and left with 252 brothers. I almost burst when he said he is going to do the makeup for for one of the other detainee’s fiancee at the upcoming wedding.
August 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
He is a remarkable man who showed his grace and his courage. I loved his line that he started with 252 strangers, and left with 252 brothers. I almost burst when he said he is going to do the makeup for for one of the other detainee’s fiancee at the upcoming wedding.
Great blog! Er, Web-based, long-form missive. Good advice, with just the right amount of sarcasm, pithiness, and swearing.
July 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Great blog! Er, Web-based, long-form missive. Good advice, with just the right amount of sarcasm, pithiness, and swearing.
I see the outline of a script for a National Lampoon Vacation movie with lawyers with bad Italian accents arguing against jurisdiction…”Ze boat, it go boom. Not big boom, but little boom. But boom, she was in Italia.; It was an Italian boom.”
July 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I see the outline of a script for a National Lampoon Vacation movie with lawyers with bad Italian accents arguing against jurisdiction…”Ze boat, it go boom. Not big boom, but little boom. But boom, she was in Italia.; It was an Italian boom.”
My dearest Clara. It’s has been three stops since I descended into the depths below, and two more before I see the light again. I maintain my composure in midst of unpleasant sounds and smells that fill air, but I fear my strength wanes.
July 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
My dearest Clara. It’s has been three stops since I descended into the depths below, and two more before I see the light again. I maintain my composure in midst of unpleasant sounds and smells that fill air, but I fear my strength wanes.
Legal question: With an amendment of the pleadings, could the judge make a finding of obvious harm " and award $10M now, and a $1M per day until he is satisfied the Gov't had expended all avenues to "facilitate" his return? It would avoid getting into foreign policy direction yet incentivize.
April 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Legal question: With an amendment of the pleadings, could the judge make a finding of obvious harm " and award $10M now, and a $1M per day until he is satisfied the Gov't had expended all avenues to "facilitate" his return? It would avoid getting into foreign policy direction yet incentivize.
Expecting a private member’s bill to officially call Crescent Heights “CHE”.
April 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Expecting a private member’s bill to officially call Crescent Heights “CHE”.
Canadian/Danish bilateral meeting on Hans Island with whiskey and schnapps on hand.
March 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Canadian/Danish bilateral meeting on Hans Island with whiskey and schnapps on hand.
As an Anglo Ukrainian-Canadian, I totally got the joke.
January 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
As an Anglo Ukrainian-Canadian, I totally got the joke.
This will bring Quebec in line with the rest of the country and the directive to federal prosecutors after Bill C-5.
January 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This will bring Quebec in line with the rest of the country and the directive to federal prosecutors after Bill C-5.