140Law - December 8, 2009

I've been trying to come up with the right "title" for our recurring "Legally Tweeting" feature, in which I provide links to some of the leading news stories I've recently posted on Twitter.

As you can tell, I'm zeroing in (at least for the moment) on 140Law as in, 'all the law you can handle in 140 characters or less.'

I know this reference will be a bit obscure to some.

Perhaps paradoxically, to others, it will seem sooooo obviously "2009" - and in an ever-evolving world of online trends de jour, that by, definition will mean this title is already passé - before I have even begun using it.

The truth is, I'd have preferred Law140 as a title, but as I fear the wrath of Jordan Furlong (particularly during Clawbie season), I have opted for this new moniker (while reserving all rights to reverse my decision, and this title, after Clawbie season is over, as circumstances may warrant).

I remain a bit of an agnostic when it comes to Twitter, but have found it a remarkably easy way to share the breaking legal news stories I encounter, particularly when time does not permit more comprehensive blog postings.

Hopefully, our retrospective collections of recent-tweets also assists our readers to catch up on some of the stories that they may have missed.

And with this in mind, on with the show.

Here, then, is our current sampling of @WiseLaw's news tweets (from the last month or so):

• Mistrial in Case of Blogger Accused of Threatening Judges http://bit.ly/7nC5Y8
• Dixie Chick's Letter About Murders Found Not Malicious http://bit.ly/4YAGwX
• Baucus Nominated Girlfriend for U.S. Attorney (John Stanton/Roll Call) http://bit.ly/8kaMKp
• City sued for not having sidewalks on both sides of road - Windsor Star http://bit.ly/8dxVIz
• Colorado cops say Tasered 10-year-old boy was ‘out of control’ http://bit.ly/5LffoO
• Toronto woman to get $110000 a month in spousal support - Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/7i4WAh
• Via Overlawyered: 48 percent of 6,160 surveyed Texas attorneys have no professional liability coverage -http://tiny.cc/WiseLaw219
• When does a hobby become an employment issue? http://bit.ly/5PvVFr
• Demjanjuk too ill for court http://bit.ly/5xSu2w
• Supreme Court hears case on lawyers' free-speech rights http://bit.ly/5GeLNc
• Gay U.S. soldier may get refugee protection http://bit.ly/56cOgC
• Law Schools Reporting Drops of Up to 45% in On-Campus Interviews http://bit.ly/7AKQc8
• Eight Million Angry People? On Seating an Impartial Jury for KSMhttp://bit.ly/61TwBu
• Federal Court Rejects Application to Review Morgentaler Order of Canada - Lifesite http://bit.ly/5wOYfo
• Honda v. Keays sideswipes Merrill Lynch for $2.2 million wrongful dismissal award http://bit.ly/8ZfKUF
• Law Firm Receptionist Charged With Identity Theft http://bit.ly/8f6CI4
• Lawyers, Courts, and Technology http://bit.ly/6Pl40H
• Nanny wins landmark suit - Toronto Star http://bit.ly/8qacQa
• Straight couple in legal challenge to form a civil partnership http://bit.ly/07afWec
• Appeals Court OKs $5M in Punitives for Victim of Phone Hoax Strip Search http://bit.ly/5VgkqN
• NS Law Society charges Cape Breton mayor with professional misconduct for criticism of judge - free speech at risk? http://bit.ly/5IH76h
• Website prepares abused kids for court http://bit.ly/uG3EX
• Don’t Cry for Me, New York: A Disbarred Civil Rights Lawyer Goes to Jail http://bit.ly/15GUE1
• Law_Practice
  JDSupra: Legal Marketing: How To Become A Celebrity In Your Own World http://bit.ly/3JAY3Y
• Lawyer - Texas' gay marriage ban may have banned all marriages http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/79112.html
• Revised Google Book Settlement http://bit.ly/3UHJxd
• Guy calls 911 for phone sex http://bit.ly/26RWpl
• Burger King franchisees sue over $1 promotion http://bit.ly/XQtT
• Ontario law rewrites rules for temp firms - Ottawa Citizen http://bit.ly/C2p72
• New column: "Canada's Labor Law: An Example for the U.S.?" http://bit.ly/PliFf
• Negligent home inspector ordered to pay $200,000 damages for faulty inspection: B.C Supreme Court http://tiny.cc/WiseLaw763
• Judge reverses parental alienation ruling - Law Times http://bit.ly/20UQSH
• Juror's Amorous Interest in 'Cutie' Prosecutor Fails to Bring Mistrial http://bit.ly/39VEd2
• Text Messages Can Spell Divorce http://bit.ly/2bocgA
• Playboy Sues Lawyer Who Posed for Mag, Claims She Can’t Be ‘Lawyer of Love’ http://bit.ly/oWHni

So there you have it.

Until the next 140Law (or Law140, as it may then be), I'll say thanks for reading, and invite you, of course, to follow Wise Law Blog @Twitter.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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