David Rabban argues for a distinct theory of the right to academic freedom, as the U.S. and state governments tighten the screws on universities

By Daniel Minden As the Trump administration and state governments ramp up efforts to regulate American universities, David M. Rabban, an expert on the law of academic freedom and professor … Read More

My Summer Fellowship at the Canadian Environmental Law Association

by Olivia Parker This summer, I had the privilege of being sponsored by the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights through the Yaremko Fellowship program to work with the Canadian … Read More

Meet Megan Savard, the Asper Centre’s new Constitutional Litigator in Residence for Fall 2025

By Tyler Lee & Romina Hajizadeh During her term at Downtown Legal Services, a young and eager Megan Savard was called upon by an elderly man who had been accused … Read More

Encampments and the Charter Workshop: Charter Challenges, Systemic Barriers, and Indigenous Legal Perspectives

by Aurora Lawrence and Jay Wai On February 28, 2025, the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the University of Alberta and the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights co-hosted a … Read More

The City of Toronto’s Potential New Bylaw Limiting Public Demonstrations

by Rob De Luca In December 2024, Toronto’s City Council moved to require the City Manager to develop a new public demonstrations by-law. If the by-law roughly contemplated in the … Read More