140 Law - Legal Headlines for January 3, 2012

Here are the first leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012. If you opted to avoid technology over the New Year holiday break, here is your chance to get caught up!:

• Loopholes in law spark rise in illegal surrogacy deals -  Law Times http://twurl.nl/eal401 - Insghts from @fertilitylaw (S. Cohen) 
• Fogler, Rubinoff partner facing contempt charge just doing his 'duty' - Law Times http://bit.ly/d62xgF 
• The Office of Religious Freedom - Conservative Ministry of Truth - Dawg's Blawg (Blog) - http://goo.gl/KZYhi
• Israel must uphold the law (Canadian Jewish News) http://bit.ly/sdYwLv
• Top CEOs earn 189 times average Canadian wage http://bit.ly/s3XSKw 
• Toronto Legal Marketing Association’s annual conference focuses on adding value in a changing environment http://natpo.st/sgVEpH
• BigCityLib's 2012 Resolutions "3)Destroy Fox News North.But before the free market does.So I'll have to hurry" http://bit.ly/s2eJni
• Ontario name-change now easier, cheaper after divorce - NorthernLife.ca http://bit.ly/d62xgF 
• New Jersey Court Holds Divorcing Husband Can’t Be Ordered to Give Wife a Jewish Religious Divorce http://bit.ly/sMPLqg 
• Prosecutor orders charges against Greek tax official for failure to pursue potential fuel smugglers http://bit.ly/s3oxpD 
• Best of Blawgs, Canadian and Criminal http://bit.ly/rvayoW 
• Golf cart horns, efficient light bulbs and the end of happy hour: 40,000 new laws for 2012 - http://goo.gl/EAXSF
• Mubarak trial resumes amid acquittal speculation http://bit.ly/rK06aO
• Walmart shopper attempts purchase using $1 million bill http://bit.ly/s4vAFf
• More US states allow same-sex civil unions http://bit.ly/sOAoQS
• Legal Skills Prof Blog: The Legal Brief: The New Paradigm http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_skills/2012/01/the-legal-brief-the-new-paradigm.html 
• Signing Statement by the President on H.R. 1540 | National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 The White Househttp://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/31/statement-president-hr-1540 
• Spammers propel India to junk-mail top spot http://bit.ly/u1scJh
• Man steals ambulance to get himself to a hospitalhttp://bit.ly/sEqqHq
• Top stories from our courts - Toronto Sun http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• SOCTUS Chief Justice Roberts defends court's impartiality http://bit.ly/siHvTX
• Obama signs indefinite detention without charge or trial into law, but "pledges" to exempt Americans http://bit.ly/uIA6Aj
• Oh, say can you ... sing? New state bill could make it illegal to sing national anthem 'inappropriately.' http://bit.ly/sIrMb7 
• Egypt Christian student detained for Prophet images on Facebook, tensions rise - Bikya Masr http://bit.ly/d62xgF 
• First Nations in Canada: A 2011 Retrospective of the Year's News - Indian Country Today http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Pennsylvania hospital says smokers need not apply. Will screen job applicants for nicotine use. http://bit.ly/uwfcMC
• 2011: The Year Facebook Killed Google - PCWorld http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Justice 2011: The Mounties get a new broom and Canada gets tougher sentencing laws - Montreal Gazette http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• King Newt takes on the judges http://bit.ly/s0jqjf
• Changing surname after divorce now easier, cheaper - Ontario amends Change of Name Act to cut red tape. http://bit.ly/sTzJWZ
• 40,000 new US laws to go into effect in 2012 http://bit.ly/vIFuLq 
• 2011 CLawBies (Canadian Law Blog Awards): Wise Law Blog named as a finalist/runner-up in the Legal News categoryhttp://goo.gl/Qs1wd
• Lawsuit May Determine Who Owns a Twitter Account -http://NYTimes.com - http://goo.gl/8rCnB 
• Mayor Ford quiet on domestic disputes: Family Violence Unit probes two recent incidents at the mayor’s home http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1108997--mayor-quiet-on-domestic-disputes
• Federal court approves telco immunity for spying on citizens http://bit.ly/tkFXjQ 
• Court of Appeals Approves Prosecution of Man for Reading Estranged Wife’s E-Mail Without Her Authorization http://bit.ly/vjHV3q
• Two Maryland abortion doctors face murder charges http://bit.ly/tI8MWZ
• Judge Rakoff accuses SEC of misleading federal court (Shahien Nasiripour/Financial Times) http://bit.ly/stJeRa
• Top 10 stories of 2011 on http://lawtimesnews.com http://bit.ly/vajlok
• Questions and Answers - Valuation and Division of Ontario Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship -http://goo.gl/nWukl
• FSCO: Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship effective January 1, 2012 -http://goo.gl/QD3KX 
• 150 officers warned over Facebook posts - BBC News http://bit.ly/d62xgF 
• Spanish pianist faces jail time for excessive practising http://natpo.st/vZ9lCs
• Stanley Cup riot enters courts, but is justice coming? http://bit.ly/swWQcQ 

Happy 2012 to you all from all of us at Wise Law Office.

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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