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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, November 28, 2011

I am back from a relaxing vacation in Miami, Florida, unfortunately, I didn't seem to bring back any sun with me. However it is quite mild here for late November. I'm sure we're all hoping it stays this way until the holidays.

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter from over the weekend:

• Supreme Court turfs processors' appeal of cheese regulations http://bit.ly/d62xgF 
• Copyright coming to the Supreme Court of Canada http://bit.ly/rD1J0g
• Harper says no decriminalization of pot on his watch http://bit.ly/txsUFD
• What is the Federal Court? - Montreal Gazette http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Study of Federal Court immigration rulings raises questions about court's partisan divide - http://goo.gl/70hsM
• Ontario court clarifies test for frustration of employment contracts due to illegality - Norton Rose OR LLP  http://goo.gl/Wudsj 
• Maple Leaf Gardens: From shrine to supermarket http://thestar.com - http://goo.gl/TCwm0 
• Torches being passed at Heenan Blaikie - Montreal Gazette http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Mexican farm workers file suit against Canada for terminating employment and wrongful repatriation http://bit.ly/rC70r4
• Harper government issues Facebook, Twitter guidelines for public service - Vancouver Sun http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Toronto Lawyer Clayton Ruby seeks policy to track, discipline police who lie in court - http://thestar.com - http://goo.gl/FGy0Q
• Report: Hulk Hogan's ex receives 70 per cent of assets- Whatchoo gonna do...? http://bit.ly/vqtiaj 
• SCC set to hear B.C. mom's birth malpractice case http://bit.ly/vQJ9fS
• EU court rules against web filters to block file sharing http://bit.ly/tdxAHI
• In Montana, Jesus Statue Is Focus of Atheists' Legal Battle http://nyti.ms/srXXbI
• Law Society of Upper Canada 2012 Budget: 2.2% fee increase for lawyers, 2.6% fee increase for Paralegals -MarketWatch -http://goo.gl/MSp2E
• LSUC Releases a Guide to Developing a Customer Service Accessibility Policy http://bit.ly/thyEm4 
• Toronto's city ombudsman blasts children’s services staff http://bit.ly/s56sPf 
• We need a national debate on life-and-death issues - Montreal Gazette http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Toronto cop who squeezed motorist’s testicles found guilty of sexual assault http://bit.ly/tgZyfG
• The polygamy ruling: Another peek into the bedrooms of the nation - Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/d62xgF 
• LIVE: CBC's Hubert Lacroix testifies on access to information dispute http://bit.ly/tZkdok

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law: Legal Headlines for November 25, 2011

It's Black Friday in America, and as we wish our American readers a happy Thanksgiving weekend, our busy week of tweets and headlines is almost at an end.   I'll be blogging 'n tweeting from a super-secret remote location next week (with very unreliable internet access, I'm told), so time will tell whether I'll make it online.  
With fingers crossed, then, here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Mexican farm workers file suit against Canada for terminating employment and wrongful repatriation http://bit.ly/rC70r4
• Harper government issues Facebook, Twitter guidelines for public service - Vancouver Sun http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Toronto Lawyer Clayton Ruby seeks policy to track, discipline police who lie in court - http://thestar.com - http://goo.gl/FGy0Q
• Report: Hulk Hogan's ex receives 70 per cent of assets- Whatchoo gonna do...? http://bit.ly/vqtiaj 
• SCC set to hear B.C. mom's birth malpractice casehttp://bit.ly/vQJ9fS
• EU court rules against web filters to block file sharinghttp://bit.ly/tdxAHI
• In Montana, Jesus Statue Is Focus of Atheists' Legal Battlehttp://nyti.ms/srXXbI
• Law Society of Upper Canada 2012 Budget: 2.2% fee increase for lawyers, 2.6% fee increase for Paralegals -MarketWatch -http://goo.gl/MSp2E
• LSUC Releases a Guide to Developing a Customer Service Accessibility Policy http://bit.ly/thyEm4
• Toronto's city ombudsman blasts children’s services staffhttp://bit.ly/s56sPf
• We need a national debate on life-and-death issues - Montreal Gazette http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Toronto cop who squeezed motorist’s testicles found guilty of sexual assault http://bit.ly/tgZyfG
• The polygamy ruling: Another peek into the bedrooms of the nation - Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/d62xgF 
• LIVE: CBC's Hubert Lacroix testifies on access to information dispute http://bit.ly/tZkdok

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter,  and have a great day and weekend.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140 Law: Legal Headlines for November 24, 2011

Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Canada's polygamy laws upheld by B.C. Supreme Courthttp://bit.ly/vwnYsD
• Article lays blame for lack of legal skills training on BigLaw.http://bit.ly/sIZob7
• Did You Hear The Rumor That Law Schools Don’t Teach Lawyering? - JDs Rising http://ht.ly/7Da3Y
• France court allows Noriega extradition to Panama http://bit.ly/ttvZTv
• The Hockey News: Can the Maple Leafs prevent a team from moving to Southern Ontario? - http://goo.gl/e73kD 
• New York Police Are Ordered to Let Journalists Workhttp://nyti.ms/tTbrF5
• Simple Justice: The Ethics of Unbundling: Still In Doubt -http://goo.gl/Z3nTT
• When is a Resignation a Wrongful Dismissal? | Doorey's Workplace Law Blog - http://goo.gl/KnsAJ
• How the court deals with occupation rent and unconscionable equalization of net family property: http://bit.ly/ujNcVQ
• Australia to make forced marriage illegal http://bit.ly/upDOjL
• Divorce detective sets up husbands to facilitate wives’ divorce demands http://natpo.st/rPk2AN
• New Ethics Opinion on Cloud Computing from the Pennsylvania Bar http://bit.ly/uruP35
• Federal Court of Appeal: CBC must hand over files to information watchdog http://bit.ly/sRDn9j

Don't forget.... please follow us on Twitter.   And have a great Thursday.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140 Law: Legal Headlines for November 23, 2011

Today will be a big day for those watching British Columbia's polygamy case, with a ruling expected from the BC Supreme Court.  Stay tuned for the decision.

And now, without additional fanfare, here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Landmark polygamy ruling to be handed down Wednesday - British Columbia - CBC News - http://goo.gl/6A6bk
• G20 charges dropped against 11 as 6 plead guilty -http://thestar.com - http://goo.gl/EcJlK
• The Superior Court of Quebec grants punitive damages of $300,000 in IBM executive's constructive dismissal case http://bit.ly/trYTva
• The HR Space: Post-Termination Disability Benefits Reduce Severance Pay - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Québec court likes service by Facebook http://bit.ly/ucJNid 
• Facebook shrinks 6 degrees of separation to 4.74 - CBC.cahttp://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Cloud Computing: Protect Yourself http://bit.ly/tqUhy3
• Adolf Hitler Campbell's parents lose custody of babyhttp://bit.ly/tKDVG4
• Immigration judges failing new requirements - Montreal - CBC News - http://goo.gl/LPwwB
• Texas' top court suspends judge in beating video http://bit.ly/snPLgM
• Tennessee Panel Says Judge’s Membership in White-Men-Only Country Club Is Ethics Violation, But Withholds Sanctionhttp://bit.ly/tku6OW
• The amazing news about rape statistics: Over past 35 years, rate of rape in USA fell by 80 per cent. Globe and Mail - http://goo.gl/BvGZL

And of course, please follow us on Twitter.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for November 22, 2011

Thanks to all 1500+ of you who tuned in with us for yesterday's LSUC Webinar, Legal Ethics in an Age of Technology. Check out the live tweets and real-time discussions on Twitter @ #LSUCEthics.   

And now, here is our Tuesday edition of the day's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Here is the Ontario Superior Ct. Ruling in Occupy Toronto Case: Batty v. City of Toronto (via @omarharedeye) - http://bit.ly/sCg4F9
• Occupy Toronto protesters brace as eviction loomshttp://bit.ly/tedghf
• Occupy Toronto consider legal options - Toronto Sun -http://goo.gl/x4Kcn
• Coming to terms with online copyright http://bit.ly/PKct9
• Senior judges wary of grilling - Lawyers Weekly http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Who Owns Social Media Contacts: Employers or Employees?http://bit.ly/tHs1Mi
• e-Discovery Roadmap Given to New York Lawyershttp://bit.ly/w2Bi1v
• Behind the numbers of the two new Supreme Court of Canada appointees http://bit.ly/sG5a7d
• Is it legal for your cellphone to track you? http://bit.ly/v8iWEE
• Can lawyers represent their kids? - Law Times http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Inmates using Facebook, cell phones to harass their victims, accusers, witnesses - CBS News http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Judge orders psychological test for alleged White House shooter http://bit.ly/sJ1YcH 
• The Cloud: Google Enters Microsoft Office’s Turf with Mixed Results http://nyti.ms/sKEz9A

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140 Law: Legal Headlines for November 21, 2011

Happy Monday to you all!   Rachel is on vacation this week, so I'm filling in to bring you our regularly scheduled update of today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Monday: Decision day for Occupy Toronto http://bit.ly/tHNNuM
• Lawyers battle constitutional rights over Occupy Toronto - 680 Newshttp://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Tories' crime legislation turns teens sharing marijuana into 'organized criminals' - Ottawa Citizen http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Mounties head to court in unionization battle - Toronto Star http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Female Canada Post workers awarded $150 million after 28-year legal fight - Montreal Gazette http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Must lawyers use privacy screen protectors on all mobile devices when out in public? http://bit.ly/u7KNsv
• Occupy Law School at Solo Practice University - Forbes -http://goo.gl/lKyUh
• B.C court to rule whether polygamy is constitutionalhttp://bit.ly/uexDmf
• Deadline looms on Pakistan ‘obscene’ text message banhttp://bit.ly/tvnqWZ
• Legal ethics: the days of songs and ukuleles or, How to produce great compelling legal video http://natpo.st/sLKRvr
• McDonald's dumps egg supplier accused of animal cruelty http://bit.ly/sMV3N1
• Number of LSAT test-takers down 16.9% in October; Professor Brian Tamanaha reiterates warning to law schoolshttp://bit.ly/tFVmlJ
• NC sex offender sentenced to prison time after sending Facebook friend request to victim - The Washington Post - http://goo.gl/1QdCz
• 2010-2011 Annual Report of Privacy Commissioner of Canadahttp://bit.ly/tJJgRm
• Lawyer takes the judge to court - Mississauga http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Judge says feds need warrant for cellphone info http://bit.ly/tif3xk

Have a great day, and if you are tuning in to Legal Ethics in an Age of Technology, join the discussion on Twitter with the hashtag #LSUCEthics

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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