140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, August 30, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 30, 2013:

• Named No. 1 ‘dirtiest’ hotel, resort sues TripAdvisor and loses in 6th Circuit
• Law schools still ‘inaccurate’ on employment numbers, says law prof (video)
• Fast food workers strike in 50 cities to demand wages of $15/hour, right to unionize
• New fee for musicians visiting Canada could hurt small concert venues
• Aspiring Ottawa lawyer awarded $330,000 for tripping on curb, injuring shoulder | National Post
• Lawyers and Conflicts – the Myopia Continues
• U.S. Justice Dept. won’t stop states from legalizing pot. Here’s what that means.
• U.S. Won’t Sue to Reverse States’ Legalization of Marijuana
• All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be Recognized for U.S. Federal Tax Purposes
• Justin Trudeau's pot stance sparks sharp words from Harper
• Explicit warning required to fire nanny for cause
• Ontario set to argue that Senate abolishment isn’t as easy as Harper says | National Post
• Ontario Superior Court of Justice rules Ticats receiver Williams a free agent | 680News
• CRA targeting house 'flippers' in Toronto, Vancouver: Lawyer - MetroNews Canada
• DealBook: Swiss Agree on Penalties for Banks That Aided US Tax Cheats
• Toronto expects $167 million surplus, thanks largely to land transfer tax
• Making 'revenge porn' illegal
• Note to bartenders: take your customers' money, and their keys while you're at it - Lexology
• Tech skills are the key to law students’ future employment, says ‘13 Legal Rebel Dan Katz
• Daniel Katz' Reinvent Law program at Michigan State: Teaching technology skills of future law practice
• Legal Skills Prof Blog
• NJ gov signs social media job protections into law - Times Union
• Defendant gets 60 days for bringing urine-filled condom to pretrial hearing
• Judge Announces Settlement in N.F.L. Concussion Suit

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, August 29, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, August 29, 2013:

• Lawyer gives more details on Chelsea Manning’s decision to live as a woman
• Lawyer says his divorce coupon ad is working
• More than 40 Auschwitz guards ‘to face German justice’
• LAWPRO Magazine archives: Practice Pitfalls – Family Law
• Victim’s dad offers stranded juror a ride home, judge declares mistrial
• Here’s how phone metadata can reveal your affairs, abortions, and other secrets
• Obama thinks law school should be two years. The British think it should be one
• Senate scandal: Liberal Senator says alleged coverup needs to be probed
• Trudeau defends pot revelation as caucus meets in P.E.I.
• Disbarred lawyer testifies court interpreter gave him secret information
• Rob Ford on pot: 'I've smoked a lot'
• Tax court fines B.C. polygamous leader $150,000
• One Way To Overcome Barriers to Women's Advancement in Big Law
• George Zimmerman’s wife Shellie pleads guilty to perjury charges
• Jury sentences Major Nidal Hasan to death in Fort Hood shooting rampage
• Dennis O'Connor resigns from Chief Blair's police review after concerns over his BLG firm ties
• Actress in ricin case found competent
• Ohio attorney suspended for asking client to meet him at her home naked
• Lawyer lands 'good deal' on new Ferrari after flood mishap - CBC.ca
• Barrie cop wins grievance, but ordered to repay settlement after confidentiality breached
• Mass terminations: what workplace parties need to know

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, August 28, 2013:

• Facebook report: governments asked for data on 38000 users this year - The Guardian
• Court of Appeal confirms legal tests in two racial discrimination cases - Lexology
• “Defense lawyers insist on clients’ right to use NSA records”
• Justice Belobaba certifies Ontario’s first “misclassification” overtime class action - Lexology
• Cost of Ontario driver and vehicle licences going up
• ACLU challenges Nebraska ban on gay and lesbian foster parents
• Missed an LSUC CPD program?
• Frontline Ontario police officers can now carry Tasers, province says | CP24
• Ontario sisters must pay uncle $125K for false sex abuse claims - Hamilton
• Texas Girl, 10, Charged with Rape After Playing ‘Doctor’ in Game
• US Appeals Court Curbs Authority to Issue Wiretap Warrants
• Senders of Texts to Drivers Can Be Held Liable, N.J. Appeals Court Rules
• A Dream Deferred: Minimum Wage Higher in 1963 Than It Is Today
• Court legalizes gay marriage in largest county in NM
• Should Law School Last Two Years?
• NSA has bugged UN, EU, 80 embassies

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, August 27, 2013:

• Overlooking choice of law and forum provisions in your international contract is like playing the lottery
• Changes may be coming to Ontario’s minimum wage
• Bankruptcy is expensive: the Ontario Court of Appeal forces insurers to pay up
• Judge Approves $20M Facebook 'Sponsored Stories' Settlement - Wired
• Women in Argentina sue for $54 million over faulty breast implants
• Lakehead law launches - Canadian Lawyer Magazin
• Two Vs. Three Years of Law School? A Law Student Point/Counterpoint
• California man could get 10 years if convicted in pit bull mauling death of boy, age 2
• Ohio Attorney General: State secretly uploaded all drivers license photos into police database
• Indiana Judge faces 45 ethics charges, is accused of delaying trials and defendants’ release

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, August 26, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, August 26, 2013:

• Trump University Made False Claims, NY AG's Lawsuit Says (Alan Feuer/New York Times)
• South Carolina City Takes Steps to Evict Homeless From Downtown - NYTimes
• California Lawmakers Aim To Limit ‘Revenge Porn’ Postings « CBS Los Angeles
• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls current US Supreme Court one of most activist - Boston Globe
• This week in dumb Facebook arrests | Digital Trends
• NSA spied on UN, leaked files show
• Premier: Ban on religious headgear will 'unite' Quebec
• Legal Ethics Forum: Former Villanova Law Dean Suspended for Filing Knowingly False Admissions Data
• NSA paid companies like Facebook,Google millions in taxpayer money to cover cost of Prism surveillance
• Professor Matt Bodie on President Obama's Proposal for a Two-Year Law School
• Amanda Knox won't return for trial

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, August 23, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 23, 2013:

• CBA Access to Justice Report Is More Pie-in-the-Sky
• New Mexico Court: Photographer who wouldn’t work a gay wedding violated anti-discrimination law
• Silence as acceptance when company sold - Lexology
• US: Miranda's detainment was to "send message" to Greenwald, Guardian
• The $47 Million Dollar Law Degree: Judge Judy Is America’s Highest-Paid TV Star
• US judge awards $15 million to Somali torture victim
• State high court asked: Can use of forms be unauthorized practice?
• Canadian banks get OK to move ahead with image cheque deposit
• UK court grants only limited access to seized materials from Greenwald’s partner…for now
• Ron Motley, Who Tackled Big Tobacco, Dies at 68
• Court upholds ruling against Arizona anti-abortion law - Times Union
• Don't abuse the Human Rights Tribunal, adjudicator warns - Lexology

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, August 22, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, August 22, 2013:

• Tips for law students trying to write a better resume
• Justin Trudeau attacks PQ's controversial plan to ban religious symbols in Quebec - National Post
• Secret Court Rebuked N.S.A. on Surveillance
• Bradley Manning comforts his own sobbing legal team: I’m gonna be OK
• Minnesota Supreme Court: HIV-positive man wrongly convicted of passing disease | Star Tribune
• Rodriguez hires lawyer, who plans to 'annihilate' MLB | Toronto Sun
• Sen. Pamela Wallin asked to repay additional $17,621 in travel expenses
• SCOTUS decision on mandatory life for juveniles applies retroactively, Iowa court rules
• Former South Texas judge sentenced to prison
• James M. Tory of Torys LLP passes away
• Lori Douglas facing new misconduct allegations
• Calling No Witnesses, Defendant in Fort Hood Shooting Rests His Case
• Fudging admissions data brings ethics troubles for two former law school officials
• Vatican: Iranian Christian sentenced to 10 years for distributing Bibles
• Unpaid overtime class action for BMO investment advisors certified
• Tennessee church bans family after daughter wins same sex benefits from town
• Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison
• North Carolina court strikes down sex offender social media ban
• How to Annoy (Or Lose) a Client in 7 Easy Steps
• Postnuptial Agreements on Rise
• Ousted Oshawa Generals president awarded $450,000 after team defaults on dismissal settlement
• Editorial: Stephen Harper betrays Canada’s interests in Verizon telecom fight
• How U.S. Senator Ted Cruz can renounce his Canadian citizenship
• Chief justice says tough constitutional work to be done on Senate reform - CTV News
• Sizing Up A Sociopath (lawyer)
• Are franchisors liable for their franchisees' wrongs? - Financial Post
• Statement from the Commissioner of Competition on Ontario Superior Court Decision in Rogers-Chatr Matter
• Former AG: Clock is Running Out for a Stop-and-Frisk Appeal
• SCOTUS Justices send each other paper memos, not email messages, Kagan says
• Canada’s police chiefs suggest tickets for pot possession instead of criminal charges
• New law school aims to ease lawyer shortage in northern, rural Ontario

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, August 21, 2013:

• David Miranda's lawyers threaten legal action over 'unlawful' detention
• British Newspaper Has Advantages in Battle With Government Over Secrets - NYTimes
• Bradley Manning sentence expected Wednesday
• PQ legislation would ban religious symbols from government offices, schools, hospitals
• Temporary layoff: will it always result in constructive dismissal? - Lexology
• The ‘rule of thumb’ and reasonable notice: going once, going twice, gone?
• The Ten Most Important Tips for Articling Students and New Lawyers
• BlackBerry cuts 100 more jobs in Waterloo, Ont
• Is it wrong—or a crime—to hire people because of elite connections?
• Law school applications drop nearly 18 percent, benefiting students seeking financial aid
• Glenn Greenwald to be indicted by US, UK?
• Toronto cop to appear in court on murder charge in streetcar shooting death
• Justice Scalia says Supreme Court should stop inventing ‘new minorities’
• Ted Cruz renounces Canadian citizenship in statement (CNN)
• 15 Reasons to Date a Lawyer - eHarmony Advice
• Why It Will Be Difficult to Create Secure E-Mail
• Pensioners Push Back at Detroit's Bankruptcy
• The SEC is now demanding that companies admit wrongdoing. That’s a big deal.
• The Future of the Legal Profession: Shaken? Stirred?
• A ‘pressing need’ for more female judges: MacKay
• Why lawyers don’t innovate
• ABA Softening Stance On Fee Sharing With Non-Lawyers
• Verizon security concerns raised by union

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, August 20, 2013:

• Court finds sale not closed if the building permit is open - Toronto Star
• WSJ: "The Legal Job Market Is So Bad, It's Good"
• Cellphones blamed as fatal collisions by 'distracted drivers' up
• Lawyer accused of secretly taping sex with client gives up his license
• Judge Judy's son in center of defamation case against local sheriff
• Toronto parking ticket hot spots: Website shows when and where you’re most likely to get nailed
• David Miranda, schedule 7 and the dangers reporters now face (Alan Rusbridger/Guardian)
• Greenwald partner David Miranda: 'They said I would be put in jail if I didn't co-operate'
• U.S. seeks to speed up hearings for five alleged 9/11 suspects
• Prosecutors: Fla teen in same-sex case contacts girl, plea deal pulled - CNN
• Changes to food safety legislation in Canada
• The duty to accommodate is not unlimited
• Employers require evidence to support restrictions on tattoos and piercings in the workplace
• Restrictive covenants in Canadian employment law
• Former Pakistan Army Chief, President Musharraf Charged in 2007 Bhutto Death
• Saying goodbye to the difficult client
• Speaker's Corner: HRTO lacks expertise to deal with racial profiling
• Judge refuses to block condom requirement for adult film actors
• How Did Law Firms Fare In The First Half of 2013?
• Illinois expands background checks to all gun purchases (Karen Pierog/Reuters)
• New Jersey Gov. Christie Signs Ban on Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’
• Secret Gitmo camp violates Geneva Conventions, lawyer says after visit
• Bradley Manning's prosecutors seek 60-year term
• Practice Pitfalls: Criminal Law
• Widow who lost $280K home over $6 tax penalty wins court hearing
• Manning’s Lawyers Urge a Lenient Sentence
• Egyptian court orders that deposed president Mubarak be released from prison (/The Hill)
• CPD basics for Ontario associates
• Robyn Urback: Who is 'good' enough to become a lawyer in Canada?
• Toronto police use-of-force policies to be reviewed by former Ass. Chief Justice Dennis O'Connor
• Why you should trademark your business name
• US Judge blocks Oklahoma ban on Plan B contraceptives
• Feds crack down on beat-the-polygraph instructors
• B.C. bar accused of racism ordered to pay $30K
• Lawmaker pulls son from class over transgender law - Times Union

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, August 19, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, August 19, 2013:

• MLB notes: Lawyer: Yankees misled A-Rod | Baseball | Sports | Toronto Sun
• Justice plans sentencing changes for non-violent criminals
• Settlement reached in Penn State-Sandusky scandal
• CBA's Map to Equal Justice
• Pistorius Is Indicted on Murder Charge
• Detaining my partner: a failed attempt at intimidation (Glenn Greenwald/Guardian)
• Conrad Black OSC battle delayed until October - Toronto Star
• First same-sex marriage in New Zealand
• Greenwald's Partner Detained at London Airport, Electronics Confiscated
• Khalid Sheikh Muhammad’s lawyers: CIA gave ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ makers more info than his defense
• UK Detains Glenn Greenwald's Partner for 9 Hours - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime
• Access to justice in Canada 'abysmal': new report - CTV News
• Court is asked whether a living will is effective
• Omar Khadr not a high-level threat, ombudsman argues - Politics - CBC News
• Soothing the aggressive attorney | Toronto Star
• Canada's top judge slams 'inaccessible justice' - Saskatchewan - CBC News

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, August 16, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 16, 2013:

• NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year, audit finds (Washington Post)
• Romanian princess indicted in northwestern U.S. cockfighting ring
• Lesbian couple refused wedding cake files state discrimination complaint (Oregonian)
• What the Paula Deen Lawsuit Means for Employees
• Rockefeller impersonator gets maximum sentence of 27 years for murder in California
• House arrest for disbarred lawyer caught in Durham court
• Conrad Black barred from U.S. directorships, ordered to pay US$4.1M in SEC settlement
• Michigan appeals court rules in favor of anti-union ‘right to work’ law
• Supreme Court won't hear union's appeal in Saskatchewan Walmart case - StarPhoenix
• Judges beg Congress: Avoid more cuts
• Quebec lawyer Denis Poitras pays the price for pro bono cases - Toronto Star
• Ottawa judge hands down guilty verdict in foreign bribery case - Fort Frances Times
• Surveillance court chief says it must rely on government to provide accurate information
• practicePRO Resource: All LAWPRO Magazine articles by topic
• Conrad Black faces Ontario securities hearing
• Unlocked office door can be as big a threat as computer hackers, experts say
• German court rules in favor of artist’s free speech rights in Nazi mockery case

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, August 15, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, August 15, 2013:

• Harassed employee’s work refusal illegal: court
• Bradley Manning apologizes for hurting U.S
• California Supreme Court refuses to stop same-sex weddings in the state
• U.S. prosecutors accuse two JPMorgan bankers of ‘creatively cooking books
• When is a legal brief like telling a child not to stick peanuts up his nose?
• Police Dept.’s Focus on Race Is at Core of Ruling Against NYC Stop-and-Frisk Tactic - NY Times
• Law Society Regulatory Proceedings for July 2013
• Jesse Jackson Jr. Gets 30 Months, and His Wife 12, to Be Served at Separate Times
• UN SG: US drone strikes must comply with international law
• Google's lawsuit defence: Gmail users have no ‘reasonable expectation’ their emails are private
• DA indicts opposing counsel in criminal case, says lawyer took Fifth over subpoenaed letter
• Hacker harasses child on baby monitor
• Lawyers decries limited judicial scrutiny of arbitration decisions
• How a cat helped convict a U.K. killer
• New Restrictions on Use of Electronic Devices in Manitoba Courts
• Data, metadata, de-identification and re-identification
• Samsung workers are given 32 seconds to assemble mobile phones
• New Illinois courthouse dress code bans muscle shirts and halter tops
• Ontario to open up Toronto institutions’ food-safety records
• Is it unconstitutional to use Latin phrases in legal proceedings?

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