Bora's Head

The head of the head of the SCC, long after my heady days on the Court.

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

Tweets are not legal advice. They are judgments.

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

For the record, I am also not in a conflict of interest.

[National Post @nationalpost]

Chief Justice Richard Wagner, who promised a new era of transparency for the Supreme Court, could not say which private interest donated a lifelike bronze bust of himself that sits prominently in the building’s grand entrance hall

https://t.co/oBxYnFjCU1

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

Thanks, very nice; but a little short don't you think?

[Historica Canada @HistoricaCanada]

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. https://t.co/2oBkZ5VVHj

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

You're welcome. Next time don't schedule the talk during my afternoon nap, and I'll consider joining.

[Arif Virani @viraniarif]

A pleasure to return to my alma mater, @UofTLaw, and hear from the next generation of lawyers. Thank you for the fruitful discussion about diversity on the bench and creating an equitable legal system. Until next time!

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

@jthomascurry @X Thank you @jthomascurry for photographing coffee so well and for your advocacy work on behalf of letters of the alphabet.

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

Once upon a time there were great storytellers, but they did not live forever after.

#BoraIsTheBest

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

Happy Groundhog Day to observers.

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

Thank you to all who participated. I remain undefeated.

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

The public is hereby invited to a staring contest.

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

The public is hereby invited to a staring contest.

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

In 2018-2019, a Carr bravely challenged tow trucks, reminding us of the high price lawyers pay for pursuing justice.

https://t.co/VK92bterzj

https://t.co/PonzC8R2dR: "In 2020, Carr ... was ... told by police the danger had passed — so long as she did not go back to work."

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

C'est la vie.

[Legal Affairs Canada @LawScribes]

'We have the intimate feeling that everything is held together with duct tape,' Marie-Anne Paquette, chief justice Superior Court #Quebec. #justice https://t.co/fhuQPKSZUD

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

14 applications for leave to appeal from judgments of the @SCC were dismissed today, with costs awarded to me for having to pretend to read Factums on a Sunday.

#LeaveMeAlone #Headache #PompousLawyers

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

@LorneSossin @UTLaw Kindly advise whether this is a video, photo or something sui generis.

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

@CanLII Self-absorbed as the world mourns.

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@jthomascurry @LencznerSlaght @mjilesen I fear after Jan 1 we will be seeing too many empty beer cans and motorcycle speeding tickets.

(On different days, of course, but still too much for our liking.)

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

Thanks for the memory @DavidHamer_1951. I no longer vent that remark as often as in those days, for fear of being suspected of jealousy.
#BestToBeArmedByBrilliance

[David Hamer 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇨🇦 @DavidHamer_1951]

This👇🏻reminds me of the time I was a junior lawyer sitting second chair on a case in the Supreme Court of Canada. My counterpart opposite was up pitching away, when Chief Justice Bora Laskin looked down at him and growled, “Mr. _, would you please stop waving your arms around!”😳

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

I assume these awards had nothing to do with humility, Warren @BurgerKing.
Louie @lawlibnewbooks, please confirm.

[Burger Library @BurgerLibrary]

On this day in 1988, Warren E. Burger received the prestigious Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America for his “noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth on a national basis”. This award and many others are currently on display in the Warren E. Burger Library.

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

Pls fix, @UltraVires. Louie is a litigious fellow. The below is surely a tweet before action.
#Thanks #IhaveMoreFriendsOfCourseTheyAreJustNotOnTwitter

[New Law Books @lawlibnewbooks]

As one of @BoraLaskinsHead's only 2 friends, I must protest this article's linking to the wrong Twitter account. I don't know who @LouisBrandeis2 is, but he is not I.
Another Conversation with @BoraLaskinsHead https://t.co/SSKva8ZyoZ

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

@lawlibnewbooks And I expect you will give it special prominence amongst your endless title tweets, Louie.

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

If I am ever kidnapped again, please check @RyersonULaw first. Thanks.

@UTLaw @LaskinLawLib @UofTSafety @TorontoPolice

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

@lawlibnewbooks Thanks, Louie but it is no secret lair. There are plenty of daily pilgrimages to my place, selfie-sticks and all.

[Bora's Head @BoraLaskinsHead]

Louie, your tweet appears defamatory by implication. What do you mean?

I am much too tired to travel to the Netherlands, but if this matter must be adjudicated by the ICJ, I will head over.

[New Law Books @lawlibnewbooks]

@BoraLaskinsHead @UTLaw @LaskinLawLib @UofTSafety @TorontoPolice @CanadianArmy Having led a perfectly blameless life, I feel quite safe. But you have my thoughts and prayers.