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Global Winnipeg: ‘Very easy’: Winnipeg man warns of scam after his car was used as collateral

May 28, 2024 — 
‘Very easy’: Winnipeg man warns of scam after his car was used as collateral

Left to right: Dr. Richard Jochelson, Dean of Law; Ingrid Moehlmann, high school French teacher of (next) Seth Lozinski, Faculty of Law Outstanding Student award winner; Brandon Trask, Assistant Professor, UM Faculty of Law; Diane Hiebert-Murphy, Provost and Vice-President Academic.

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Law student honours teachers’ passion, knowledge, and sincerity

May 27, 2024 — 
This year’s STRR reception was held on May 2 with Seth Lozinski (they/them) selected as the Faculty of Law’s Outstanding Student. In turn, Lozinski chose their high school French teacher Ingrid Moehlmann and Assistant Professor Brandon Trask from the Faculty of Law as teachers who had the biggest impact on their education.

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Composite image of book cover for Justice in the Age of Agnosis Socio-legal explorations of denial, deception and doubt edited by James Gacek and Richard Jochelson published by Palgrave Springer. Followed by photos left to right of Richard Jochelson and James Gacek.

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Justice in the Age of Agnosis examines sources of oppression and the role of ignorance

May 23, 2024 — 
A new book edited by the UM Faculty of Law's dean, Dr. Richard Jochelson, with University of Regina Department of Justice colleague Dr. James Gacek, examines sources of oppression and the role of ignorance and where it might stem from. The book titled Justice in the Age of Agnosis: Socio-Legal Explorations of Denial, Deception, and Doubt, was published by Springer as part of the Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies book series, and includes chapters written by five other legal scholars affiliated with the Robson Hall-based law faculty.

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Vancouver Sun: How B.C. is using ‘unexplained wealth orders’ to pierce the secrets of suspected money launderers

May 21, 2024 — 
How B.C. is using 'unexplained wealth orders' to pierce the secrets of suspected money launderers

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A man with red hair and glasses, wearing a light blue button down shirt and dark blue suit. He is standing in front of a building.

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Winnipeg Free Press: High-stakes justice balancing act

May 17, 2024 — 
High-stakes justice balancing act

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Left to right: Janell Jackson (2L); Marc Kruse, Director of Indigenous Legal Learning and Services; Victoria Perrie, practicing lawyer at Perrie Law and lead of the Inuit Justice Clinic project, Natasha Ellis (3L), Research Articling Student, Cody-Wyoming Lockhart (3L).

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Inuit Legal Clinic Summit at Robson Hall

May 16, 2024 — 
The Faculty of Law and Perrie Law, with funding from the Manitoba Law Foundation, hosted a gathering of stakeholders on May 1 - 2 attending an Inuit Legal Clinic Summit. The purpose of the summit was to listen to community experiences with cross-jurisdictional legal issues and to determine the viability of an Inuit Legal Clinic in Winnipeg.

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Photo of students smiling in a room, wearing suits. This was from the cover of the Desautels Centre 2024 Impact Report. Photo by 47 Filmworks.

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Making an impact on private enterprise in Manitoba

May 13, 2024 — 
The Marcel A. Desautels Centre for Private Enterprise and the Law proudly presents its annual Impact Report 2024. This report is distributed across the academic, legal, and business communities to share the important achievements and contributions made by students, faculty, staff and community partners engaged in the work of the Centre at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law.

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An Indigenous woman in a grey blazer and beaded earrings smiles at the camera.

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Winnipeg Free Press: New APTN docuseries about Indigenous youth leaders features two Manitobans

May 11, 2024 — 
New APTN docuseries about Indigenous youth leaders features two Manitobans

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BBC News: Accused Canadian serial killer Jeremy Skibicki goes on trial in Winnipeg

May 9, 2024 — 
Accused Canadian serial killer Jeremy Skibicki goes on trial in Winnipeg

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The Canadian Press: ‘As though they were garbage’: Trial hears serial killer targeted Indigenous women

May 8, 2024 — 
'As though they were garbage': Trial hears serial killer targeted Indigenous women

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