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Queen’s Law Professor Samuel Dahan (centre) with two of his three multidisciplinary co-founders of OpenJustice: David Liang, Law’21 (Program Manager of Analytics and AI Ecosystems, Smith School of Business) and Professor Xiaodan Zhu (Computer Engineering).

$1.3M+ in funding to unlock the power of AI for legal applications

Professor Samuel Dahan is leading the OpenJustice initiative to make legal AI tools more accessible, reliable, and programmable — allowing lawyers to align AI with their own reasoning and legal expertise.

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Two students canoe on Elbow Lake during Professor Lindsay Borrows’ first on-the-land course in September 2022. There, they practised the Indigenous legal method of drawing law from nature. In September 2025, Borrows will launch an evolved version of that course: the Anishinaabe Law Field School.

Teaching for reconciliation: Courses reshaping how law is learned and lived

From land-based learning to a new first-year requirement, Queen’s Law is expanding its curriculum to prepare students for reconciliation-focused legal practice – responding not only to the TRC’s Call to Action #28, but to a growing societal demand for lawyers who understand and respect Indigenous laws and communities.

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Professor Jacob Weinrib has received the 2025 Canadian Association of Law Teachers Academic Excellence Award.

Exceptional research, teaching earn Weinrib national award

Professor Jacob Weinrib has received the 2025 CALT Academic Excellence Award for his innovative public law scholarship and captivating classroom teaching.

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Podcast: Transforming Justice - A Crime to Rhyme: Race, Rap, and the Criminal Legal System

In May 2025, Professor Lisa M. Kelly, Ms. Afsheen Chowdhury (Law’24) and Mr. Lamar Skeete joined in a virtual conversation for the 14th Annual Critical Perspectives Conference, “Transforming Justice,” hosted by University of Victoria.

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Associate Professor Josh Karton will receive full professor status, and Assistant Professor Alyssa King will receive associate professor status and be awarded tenure effective July 1.

Two outstanding scholars and educators promoted

Professors Josh Karton and Alyssa King receive promotions recognizing their contributions to legal scholarship and teaching excellence.

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Professors Kimberly Murray, Lindsay Borrows, and Mark Walters are leading Indigenous-focused research at Queen’s Law – from decolonizing legal practice to revitalizing Indigenous laws and reimagining treaty relationships. Their work strengthens reconciliation through both scholarship and impact.

Research that advances reconciliation and Indigenous legal renewal

From reimagining treaty relationships and decolonizing legal practice to revitalizing Indigenous laws and exploring new technologies, three faculty members are leading research that supports truth, justice, and reconciliation.

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Queen’s Law alumni shared smiles and stories while reconnecting at the annual Toronto reception on June 4. (Photo by Greg Black Photography)

A sunny celebration of Queen’s Law alumni in Toronto

Graduates reconnected and celebrated at Queen’s Law’s annual Toronto reception, honouring the 2025 alumni award recipients and toasting the school’s recent achievements.

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Shelby Percival, Law’20, a Mohawk woman of Six Nations of the Grand River, received bursary support throughout law school. Now an associate at Falconers LLP, she advocates for Indigenous clients across Ontario.

Opening doors for future Indigenous lawyers

For Shelby Percival, Law’20, bursary support made law school possible. A new Queen’s Law initiative aims to ensure more Indigenous students can follow the same path.

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Celebrated for their hard work and determination: our newest JD, LLM, PhD, CiL, and GDipICL graduates. (Convocation ceremony photos by Bernard Clark; reception photos by Rob Whelan.)

Congratulations to the Class of 2025!

Queen’s Law celebrates its newest JD, LLM, PhD, CiL, and GDipICL graduates at Spring Convocation

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Queen’s Law and KNCLN partners collaborating to develop the KNCLN Indigenous Legal Centre include (from left) Blair Crew, Executive Director of Queen’s Law Clinics; Dean Colleen M. Flood; Constance Carrière-Prill, Law’25, Consultant to KNCLN; Brandon Maracle, Law’22, Executive Director at KNCLN; Professor Lindsay Borrows; Assistant Dean Karla McGrath, LLM’13; and (not shown) Professor Kimberly Murray and articling student Aidan Jeffrey.

Building community-based legal services for Indigenous people

Queen’s Law students, faculty, alumni, and clinic lawyers are collaborating with the Kingston Native Centre and Language Nest to establish an Indigenous-led legal services centre rooted in community, culture, and care.

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Four of the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic members whose work contributed to a major win for fairness and accountability in Canada’s justice system through a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling: Professor Lisa Kerr (advisor), Paul Quick, Law’09 (staff lawyer), Kathryn Ferreira, Law’01 (director), and Christina Papageorgakopoulos, Law’24 (former Advanced Prison Law student).

Queen’s Prison Law Clinic helps shape landmark SCC ruling on prison discipline

A recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling on inmate discipline in provincial jails directly cited submissions from Queen’s Prison Law Clinic and research by Professor Lisa Kerr – marking a major win for fairness and accountability in Canada’s justice system.

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The Reciprocal Economies Certificate supports professionals in building principled economic relationships with Indigenous communities.

New professional certificate builds skills for Indigenous economic reconciliation

Queen’s Law’s new Reciprocal Economies Certificate offers participants critical insights into supporting reconciliation through economic development.

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