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Trinity Western University
More than One Month Ago
Standing up for Trinity Western’s board
(Ray Pennings,
Convivium
)
SCC’s TWU decision not the last word on religious accommodation
(Barry W. Bussey,
The Lawyer's Daily
)
Trinity Western drops community covenant requirement for students
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Lawyers foresee bumpy road ahead if TWU renews its bid for law school accreditation
(Cristin Schmitz,
The Lawyer's Daily
)
Trinity Western University caves on sex and marriage, but no one calls them on it
(Julia Duin,
GetReligion
)
Trinity Western University drops contentious covenant, but LGBTQ staff still face discrimination
(Aline Bouwman,
CBC Opinion
)
Trinity Western students won't have to sign covenant banning sex outside straight marriage
(Bethany Lindsay,
CBC News
)
TWU drops mandatory community covenant
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
Trinity Western students won't have to sign covenant banning sex outside straight marriage
(Bethany Lindsay,
CBC News
)
Still seeking law school, Trinity Western drops sexual 'covenant' for students
(Joseph Brean and Chris Selley,
National Post
)
Trinity Western University poised to make community covenant optional
(Jon Woodward,
CTV News Vancouver
)
Trinity Western University's community covenant no longer mandatory
(Stephanie Ip,
Vancouver Sun
)
Archbishop Miller supports TWU’s dropping of community covenant
(Deborah Gyapong,
The B.C. Catholic
)
Trinity Western and the endangerment of religious pluralism in Canada
(Derek Ross,
The Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse
)
Comment: On religious freedom, Canada dithers while our allies lead
(Father Raymond J. de Souza,
National Post
)
Barry Bussey interview on the Drew Marshall Show
(
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
Canadian top court renders ‘severe blow’ to religious freedom in Trinity Western Case
(Celeste McGovern,
National Catholic Register
)
Trinity Western University, Charter Values and Charter Rights
(Barry W. Bussey,
iPolitics
)
Freedom of religion versus equal rights is tested in the Canadian and US Supreme Courts
(Damien Carrick (podcast with Iain Benson),
ABC News Australia
)
Canada Supreme Court's Judicial Idiosyncrasy
(Barry W. Bussey,
Convivium
)
The Constitutional promise of religious freedom betrayed
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
CCCB comment on the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the appeal cases involving Trinity Western University Law School
(
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
)
Trinity Western University loses religious freedom fight
(
CNS News
)
MP Alice Wong scolds Supreme Court of Canada decision to limit Trinity Western's religious rights
(Graeme Wood,
Richmond News
)
What does Trinity Western's Supreme Court loss mean for the summer jobs attestation?
(Brian Platt,
National Post
)
Headlines about the Trinity Western case
The Supreme Court of Canada and Trinity Western Law School
(Frank Cranmer,
Law & Religion UK
)
Trinity Western loses
(Peter Stockland,
Convivium
)
Trinity Western law school gets nixed, while the Canadian news coverage is mixed
(Julian Duin,
GetReligion
)
Trinity Western University loses before Supreme Court of Canada
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Canada's Supreme Court: Provinces can refuse law school accreditation over LGBTQ rights
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
STATEMENT on Supreme Court of Canada against Trinity Western University
(Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett,
Cardus Religious Freedom Institute
)
The Supreme Court has dismissed religious practice as a matter of mere choice in its TWU decision
(Anna Su,
CBC Opinion
)
Trinity Western loses fight for Christian law school as court rules limits on religious freedom 'reasonable'
(Kathleen Harris,
CBC News
)
TWU law school ruling: 'limiting diversity' or 'a game-changer for LGBTQ rights'?
(Clare Henning,
CBC News
)
3 legal reactions to the Supreme Court's Trinity Western University decision
(Peer Zimonjic,
CBC News
)
Bennett: Supreme Court decision relegates freedom of conscience, religion
(
Global News
)
Law societies can deny accreditation to Christian university: Supreme Court
(Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press,
CTV News
)
TWU loses: Canada’s religious freedom forever altered
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
JUDGMENT: Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Westery University
(
Supreme Court of Canada
)
CASE SUMMARY: Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University and Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada
(
Supreme Court of Canada
)
Trinity Western spokesperson Janet Buckingham ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court decision
(
Global News
)
LGBT rights vs. religious freedom: top court ruling on Trinity Western case today
(Kathleen Harris,
CBC News
)
Bussey's series on the Trinity Western case
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
Trinity Western University 'will not be starting a law school in the near future' following court ruling
((interviews with students),
Montreal Gazette
)
Trinity Western says they won’t have a law school for now
(The Canadian Press,
The Globe and Mail
)
The Covenant and the courts: Inside a Christian university's law school crusade
(Chris Selley,
National Post
)
EVENT, 18 January 2018: TWU Intervener Discussion Panel
(
Moot Court Room, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
)
Lawyers call Canadian court case turning point for religious freedom
(Deborah Gyapong,
Catholic News Service
)
Supreme Court of Canada considers Trinity Western University law school
(Ian Mulgrew,
Edmonton Journal
)
Trinity Western case could put all religions at risk, says lawyer
(Deborah Gyapong,
The Catholic Register
)
Do Canadian journalists get the basic religious freedom issues in Trinity Western case?
(Julia Duin,
GetReligion
)
Canada’s first Christian law school pleads case to Supreme Court
(Kate Shellnutt,
Christianity Today
)
Canadian law school case before Supreme Court tests press impartiality – again
(Julia Duin,
GetReligion
)
Foreign law profs warn of TWU case’s international fallout
(Cristin Schmitz,
The Lawyer's Daily: Civil Litigation
)
Canadian bishops say TWU case could have “profound impact” on religious organizations
(Deborah Gyapong,
Catholic Register
)
Catholic voices to be heard at Supreme Court in religious freedom case
(Deborah Gyapong,
Catholic Register
)
Langley’s private Christian university back in court this autumn over law school
(Heather Colpitts,
Aldergrove Star
)
Canadian Council of Christian Charities granted intervener status in TWU Case: The Supreme Court changes course on TWU interveners
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
Supreme Court to decide fate of Canada's first Christian law school: Does religious freedom to ban student sex outside of heterosexual marriage trump LGBTQ rights?
(Paul Caron,
TaxProf Blog
)
Canada's Supreme Court will review two Trinity Western Law School cases
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Canada Supreme Court to hear appeals about Trinity Western University law school
(The Canadian Press,
Vancouver Sun
)
Supreme Court grants leave on TWU
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
The Legal Revolution against Religion
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
Law Society of BC appeals TWU to Supreme Court of Canada
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
Opinion: Appeal court ruling on Trinity Western University is a game changer
(Barry W. Bussey,
Vancouver Sun
)
Law Deans, Legal Coercion and the Freedoms of Association and Religion in Canada
(Iain T. Benson,
The Advocate via SSRN
)
Top court to weigh in on accreditation for Christian law school
(Jacques Gallant,
The Star
)
The decision that has changed everything tor TWU
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
Canadian court ruling on university covenant rule supports religious freedom
(Carolyn Moynihan,
MercatorNet
)
Support for Religious Freedom in British Columbia
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
British Columbia’s highest court issues unanimous affirmation of religious freedom
(
ADF International
)
BC Court of Appeal on TWU
(Barry Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
Trinity Western Law School wins appeal in British Columbia
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Trinity Western University Law School receives positive ruling in British Columbia
(
Trinity Western University
)
Developing story: BC Court of Appeal rules 5-0 in favour of TWU
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
Trinity Western University v. The Law Society of British Columbia
(the Judgment,
Court of Appeal for British Columbia
)
Trinity Western University Law School wins legal battle in B.C. court
(Mike Laanela and Farrah Merali,
CBC News | British Columbia
)
B.C. court rules in favour of Trinity Western University's law school
(Wendy Stueck,
The Globe and Mail
)
Nova Scotia Barristers Society will not appeal in the Trinity Western case
(Barry W. Bussey: Intersection,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
Regulators still out to destroy Christian law school
(Howard Anglin,
Toronto Sun
)
Common sense prevails at the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
(Barry W. Bussey: Intersection,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
Christian law school standing strong after win at Nova Scotia Court of Appeals
(
ADF International
)
The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society v. Trinity Western University
(Press Release,
Alliance Defending Freedom
)
The Nova Scotia Barristers' Society v. Trinity Western University
(the Judgment,
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
)
Nova Scotia law society can’t block graduates of evangelical school: court
(Aly Thomson,
The Globe and Mail
)
Religious Freedom victory in Nova Scotia
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Nova Scotia appeals court overturns refusal to recognize Christian law school's graduates
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Trinity Western University wins legal battle with N.S. Barristers' Society
(Stephanie Skenderis,
CBC News | Nova Scotia
)
N.S. barristers’ society can’t block Trinity Western grads: appeal court
(The Canadian Press,
Global News
)
Canadian law societies target Christian university’s faith-based beliefs on marriage
(Charles Lewis,
National Catholic Reporter
)
Series: Trinity Western University
(Barry W. Bussey: Intersection,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
Being on the right side of history: Where the offended take away religious freedom
(Barry W. Bussey: Intersection,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
Ontario appeals court upholds law society’s stand on Trinity Western University
(Sean Fine,
The Globe and Mail
)
Trinity Western University v. The Law Society of Upper Canada
(the Judgment,
Court of Appeal for Ontario
)
Canadian court OK's Ontario's refusal to accredit Christian law school
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Trinity Western University appeal appears headed for Supreme Court
(Blair Rhodes,
CBC News
)
The Intolerance of Intolerance: The Outrageous Accusation that TWU’s School of Law is related to the Orlando Massacre
(Barry W. Bussey: Intersection,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
The experts demand deference: law societies & TWU
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
B.C. Christian university takes fight over law school to Ontario top court
(Diana Mehta,
Toronto Star
)
Canadian Christian law school fights accreditation ban over iopposition to homosexuality
(Michael Gryboski,
The Christian Post
)
CCCC at the British Columbia Court of Appeal
(Barry W. Bussey: Intersection,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
CCCC Factum Filed at the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (Trinity Western case)
(Barry W. Bussey)
CCCC Granted Intervener Status at the BC Court of Appeal on TWU Case
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
Will I be a future victim of ever-narrowing diversity?
(Jessie Legaree,
National Post
)
Law Society appeals decision in TWU v. Law Society of BC
(News Release,
The Law Society of British Columbia
)
Barry W. Bussey: Trinity Western University — and religious freedom — wins again
(
National Post
)
Another Big Win for Religious Freedom in Canada
(
ADF International
)
British Columbia Court requires Law Society approval of Trinity Western Law School
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
B.C. Supreme Court rules in favour of Trinity Western University law school
(Ian Mulgrew,
The Vancouver Sun
)
Trinity Western law school decision overturned by B.C. Supreme Court
(
CBC Mews | British Columbia
)
Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. Supreme Court rules in favour of Trinity Western University
(
The Brandon Sun
)
BREAKING: Court rules in favour of Trinity Western University over anti-gay policy
(
CKNW News
)
Charitable status of un-popular opinion
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Churches
)
Opinion: TWU Law School case was expected; we just didn’t know when
(Barry Bussey,
The Vancouver Sun
)
Christian law school argues for religious freedom
(Tamsy,
Durham Region
)
Trinity Western University takes law school battle to B.C. Supreme Court
(
The Province
)
Christian law school argues for religious freedom
(Tamsyn Burgmann, Canadian Press,
Global News.ca
)
Trinity Western University and the legal war of attrition: Isn’t it time to let diversity flourish?
(Barry Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Churches
)
The Trinity Western University Debate
(The Canadian Bar Association,
Law Matters
)
Ontario court upholds law society's refusal to accredit Christian law school
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Canada: Divisional court upholds The Law Society of Upper Canada's decision regarding Trinity Western University
(Duncan A. W. Ault and Nadia Effendi,
Mondaq
)
Christian law school forced to support homosexuality if it wants accreditation, Canadian court rules
(Michael Gryboski,
The Christian Post
)
Ontario court upholds Law Society’s decision not to accredit Trinity Western University
(Jacques Gallant,
The Star Canada
)
Trinity Western’s planned law school takes another hit
(Ian Mulgrew,
The Vancouver Sun
)
Trinity Western University v. The Law Society of Upper Canada (judgment)
(
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
)
The Onward March of TWU: Next Step The Court of Appeal
(Barry Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Churches
)
Trinity Western facing Ontario law society in court over law school accreditation
(Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press,
The Province
)
Society will appeal court decision in Trinity Western law school matter
(
Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
)
The strange case of Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society appeal of the TWU ruling
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
Court ruling won’t stop action against Trinity Western, challenger vows
(Mark Hume,
The Globe and Mail
)
TWU ruling restores Charter rights balance
(Barry W. Bussey and Derek Ross,
Herald Opinions
)
Trinity Western ruling lopsided in favour of religious rights (opinion)
(Elaine Craig,
The Chronicle Herald
)
Space enough for all: Nova Scotia Supreme Court makes decision on Trinity Western University Law School
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
Trinity Western ruling protects religious freedom
(Ezra Levant,
Toronto Sun
)
A win for religious freedom in Trinity Western
(Editorial Board,
National Post
)
Update - religious freedom and a Canadian law school
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Trinity Western law students OK to practise in Nova Scotia
(Blair Rhodes,
CBC News | Nova Scotia
)
Nova Scotia Supreme Court rules in favour of Trinity Western
(The Canadian Press,
Times Colonist
)
Opinion in Trinity Western University v. Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
(
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
)
Law society council upholds Trinity Western accreditation
(
CBC News | New Brunswick
)
Trinity Western fighting Nova Scotia decision to deny accreditation
(Michael MacDonald,
CBC News | Nova Scotia
)
Want to start a law school in Canada? Don't try making it Christian
(Bill Duncan,
National Review Online: the Corner blog
)
BC Advanced Education Minister reverses decision on TWU School of Law
(Jennifer Watton,
Trinity Western University
)
B.C. government withdraws consent for Christian law school
(
The Star
)
Trinity Western Law School fight is about religious freedom
(Jeremy Lott,
Huffington Post (Canada)
)
B.C. may revoke consent for Christian law school
(Andrea Woo,
The Globe and Mail
)
New Brunswick law society council re-voting on Trinity Western decision
(
CBC News (New Brunswick)
)
TWU statement regarding Ministry of Advanced Education letter
(Press Release,
Trinity Western University
)
Religious freedom: A frozen concept or a living tree?
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
Higher education, gay rights and religion: Living by a different law
(P.F. and B.C.,
The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy]
)
Home province British Columbia reverses approval of Christian Law School
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
British Columbia Law Society rescinds approval of Christian law school
(Steve Weatherbe,
Life Site News
)
B.C. lawyers vote down Trinity Western law school
(Ian Mulgrew,
Vancouver Sun
)
Lawyers’ referendum not just about TWU – It’s about our commitment to the rule of law
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Counsel of Christian Charities
)
CCCC intervention in Trinity Western: Called to participate, but not at the table
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Counsel of Christian Charities
)
Trinity Western grad 'attacked' for being Christian in job rejection
(Natalie Clancy,
CBC News | British Columbia
)
Canada: A referendum on religious freedom
(Barry Bussey,
Canadian Counsel of Christian Charities
)
Law Society of B.C. to hold binding referendum on Trinity Western law school
(
CBC News | British Columbia
)
Supreme Court likely to decide Trinity Western’s fate
(Sunny Dhillon,
The Globe and Mail
)
Canada on verge of banning Christians from professional life
(Lea Singh,
Front Page
)
Trinity Western law school: B.C. lawyers to vote in June
(
CBC News
)
Canadian Christian University under fire for upholding Biblical standards
(Dennis Crowley,
Juicy Ecumenism
)
Lawyers face protracted battle to reverse recognition of Trinity Western law school
(Ian Mulgrew,
The Vancouver Sun
)
Trinity Western University launches court action in three provinces over its law school
(James Keller, The Canadian Press,
The Vancouver Sun
)
Trinity Western University takes legal action to defend religious freedom
(Press Release,
Trinity Western University
)
Barred in Canada: Christian lawyers are the new racists
(Lea Singh,
MercatorNet
)
The cold chill of the legal profession’s rejection of religious freedom
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
Bar society rulings in Nova Scotia, Ontario strike blow against religion: school
(Melanie Patten,
The Canadian Press
)
Trinity Western blasts N.S., Ontario law societies
(
CBC News
)
Trinity Western grads will not be eligible for the Ontario bar; Nova Scotia gives provisional accreditation
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Ontario law society votes ‘no’ to accrediting Trinity Western University
(The Canadian Press,
Ottawa Citizen
)
Trinity Western law school rejected by Ontario law society
(
CBC News
)
Law Society votes against accrediting controversial Christian law school
(Jane Gerster,
The Star
)
Ontario law society votes against accrediting graduates of B.C. university with ‘abhorrent’ gay sex ban
(Allison Jones, Canadian Press,
National Post
)
BC Law Society approves TWU Law School graduates
(Barry Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
Trinity Western U’s law school future debated (April 11 meeting)
(
The Vancouver Sun
)
Have some faith in Christian law school
([CORRECTION] John G. Stackhouse,
The Globe and Mail
)
Religious rights at risk, B.C. law school with gay-intimacy ban warns alumni
(James Bradshaw,
The Globe and Mail
)
Law societies promising public consultation on whether to accept TWU degrees
(Lauren Strapagiel, Postmedia News,
The Vancouver Sun
)
Anti-gay pledge could result in Trinity Western’s law degrees being worthless
(Daphne Bramham,
The Vancouver Sun
)
Pressure mounts on law societies to reject faith-based school’s graduates
(James Bradshaw,
Globe and Mail
)
Will lawyers in Canada soon face a religious test? The hypersensitive response over Canada’s first openly Christian law school
(Barry W. Bussey,
`Canadian Counsel of Christian Charities
)
TWU School of Law receives final approval
(Jennifer Watton,
Trinity Western University
)
At Trinity Western, how to decide when rights collide
(Editorial,
The Globe and Mail
)
Law societies must show more courage on Trinity Western application
(Elaine Craig,
The Globe and Mail
)
Trinity Western’s law-school bid gets provincial approval despite same-sex intimacy ban
(Andrew Woo and James Bradshaw,
The Globe and Mail
)
Law school that bans gay ‘sexual intimacy’ clears hurdle
(James Bradshaw,
The Globe and Mail
)
Federation of Law Societies of Canada grants preliminary approval of Trinity Western University's proposed law program
(Press Release)
Lawyer Clayton Ruby seeks halt to proposed law school that bans gay ‘sexual intimacy’
(Vidya Kauri and James Bradshaw,
The Globe and Mail
)
Trinity Western should emulate its U.S. equivalents
(Editorial,
The Globe and Mail
)
