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In the Reference re Assisted Human Reproduction Act (2010 SCC 61), the Supreme Court of Canada issued a divided 4-4-1 opinion that declared several provisions of the federal Assisted Human Reproduction Act ("AHRA") ultra vires. As a result, many core provisions of the AHRA were declared unconstitutional, particularly those related to the introduction of a federal licensing and control system. Other provisions, for example those related to the federal government's power to regulate the reimbursement of expenses for surrogacy or gamete donation, remain intact.

In a commentary in The Toronto Star, Prof. David Schneiderman analyzes the decision by Justice David Brown regarding the Occupy Toronto encampment in St. James' Park ("Free speech and dog walking," November 28, 2011).

Read the commentary on The Toronto Star website.

The new issue of the University of Toronto Law Journal is a special issue on "Constitutionalism and the Criminal Law" (Volume 61, Number 4 / 2011). The issue is co-edited by Prof. Hamish Stewart of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and Prof. Shai Lavi of the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law.

See the issue on the University of Toronto Press website (full text available at subscribing institutions).

In the Globe and Mail, Prof. David Schneiderman has written a commentary on the City of Toronto's attempt to evict the Occupy Toronto protesters from St. James' Park ("Toronto’s protesters have the right to stay put," Nov. 17, 2011).