Talk:Doug Christie (lawyer)

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[edit] Category:Anti-Semitic people

Doug Christie has been removed from the category Category:Anti-Semitic people. Defending those accused of anti-Semitism does not automatically qualify the individual as being racist. Remember Wikipedia libel rules. The article makes no mention of Doug Christie having been identified as an anti-Semite. Further, per WP:NOR and WP:V et al, simply providing links to comments by Mr. Christie which an editor finds anti-Semitic is not sufficient. To cagetogize Doug Christie as such, the claim must first be qualified by reliable sources. Thank you. --Uncle Bungle 02:46, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Removed Category:Holocaust deniers for the same reason. I'm gonna try and see if this man has any history outside of defending Nazi's and advocating secession as he seems to garner more attention than the average looney lawyer would recieve.74.36.193.153 03:54, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

He must have had far more than the 12 defendants that wikipedia seems to list. Maybe he is on an anti-semitic hit list due to probably 1% of his clients? Advocating secession in Canada would imply that the French are all looney - oui/no? For a looney lawyer he seems to win most of his cases - oui/no?159.105.80.141 17:23, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

I am now reapplying Category:Antisemitism on the strength of the condemnation issued by the Law Society of Upper Canada discipline chair Harvey Strosberg, as reported by Toronto Now (see article). The Law Society of Upper Canada is a respected body and Strosberg's clear statement cannot be simply dismissed. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 05:21, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Michael Seifert

Is there any article in English Wikipedia that has information about Michael Seifert, whom Christie represented on an extradition matter? Seifert was convicted in Italy, in absentia, of crimes at the Bolzano Transit Camp. The Canadian courts allowed the extradition and the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear an appeal, but I have not found anything online as to whether he has been extradited to Italy yet. [1][2][3] I proposed a translation of the Italian article it:Campo di transito di Bolzano but I wonder whether Seifert is notable enough to have his own article in Wikipedia. --Mathew5000 (talk) 01:00, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Someone has now created the article at Michael Seifert (SS guard). It could still use some expansion; there are links [4] here to some court decisions and news articles. --Mathew5000 (talk) 08:01, 17 February 2008 (UTC)