140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, May 30, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, May 30, 2014:

•  My post this week @SlawTips: The Law Office Backyard Retreat 
• You can’t base a restrictive law on an imaginary fear 
• This is my last digital will and testament
• Montreal cop caught on camera with woman on lap in cruiser
•  Pakistan PM condemns stoning of pregnant woman by family near courthouse
•  Mom jailed for leaving out gun 5-year-old used to shoot sister
•  Judge allows prescription heroin injunction
•  Oklahoma attorney accused of harboring a fugitive in his law office gives up law license
•  Be careful what you write: that online review could get you sued
•  Suspended without pay, judge asks top state court to treat her alcoholism as a disability
•  E-cigarettes could save hundreds of millions of lives, scientists tell WHO
•  Google prepares webform for removal of search results after European court ruling 
•  London, Ont. Mayor Fontana trial: Verdict expected Friday the 13th (update) 
•  Canadian military's top lawyer under legal scrutiny
•  Police knew about Santa Barbara shooter’s videos weeks before, but did not watch them
•  Only 3 percent of lawyers in BigLaw are black; which firms are most diverse?
•  Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2014-05-29

- Elysia Cherry, Legal Assistant

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Thursday, May 29, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, May 29, 2014:

• My (Garry Wise's) post today @SlawTips: The Law Office Backyard Retreat
• Quebec unhappy with selection process for SCOC judges - Montreal Gazette 
• TechnoLawyer survey reveals 68% of lawyers use iPhone, 63% use iPad
• BC Legal aid strike action looms again
• More subplots in the Harper search for a "right-minded" Supreme Court judge
• Porn industry could flee California after bill passes requiring condoms, STD tests  
• Outside Lahore courthouse, Pakistan family kills pregnant daughter who married for love
• Jimmy Page Says Stairway to Heaven Ripoff Claim Is 'Ridiculous'
• Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Awards $70,000 Against Employer for Failure to Investigate Racial Discrimination Claims
• Son sues dad for identity fraud, seeks over $1M in damages 
• MacKay now wants consensus with Quebec on Supreme Court picks
• Justin Trudeau fires back in Trinity-Spadina lawsuit
• CRTC warns it can't respond to every complaint when anti spam law takes effect - Canadian Underwriter
• Quebec suggests judges for Supreme Court vacancy - Montreal Gazette 
• California city votes to end dispute with Sriracha hot sauce maker
• British Parents Must Agree on Child Support or Pay Fee
• BP asks Justice Antonin Scalia for right to avoid making payments for 2010 Gulf spill 
• Stephen Harper nominates top public safety lawyer for privacy watchdog
• “Minnesota ‘unsession’ dumps 1,175 obsolete, silly laws

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, May 28, 2014:

• Iranian judge summons Facebook ‘Zionist manager’ Zuckerberg in privacy breach lawsuit
• Timing of Mayor Rob Ford's return still unclear, says Doug Ford
• “You Can Do Anything with a Law Degree.” T or F?
• Why BlackBerry’s court win against a senior employee will hurt its talent recruitment | Financial Post
• Three Judges From Same Florida Court Busted For DWI
• The US Supreme Court's Emphatic Ban on Executing the Intellectually Disabled 
• Calgary lawyer Kristine Robidoux resigns from Gowlings after suspension for leaking client info
• Feud between seniors at B.C. condo is ‘so bizarre’ even a judge had a hard time believing it was real
• Human trafficking conviction a first for Toronto
• “I wonder if Harper hasn’t suffered from his poor choices of ministers of justice:" Ex-SCC Judge J. Major
• BTO's Tim Bachman faces new sexual assault allegations | Toronto Star
• Alberta court allows province to publish salaries of Crown prosecutors
• Rob Ford tops list of this year’s scandals for most negatively viewed by public
• Bruce Carson says Stephen Harper knew about his past

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, May 27, 2014:

• Politicized Supreme Court fight one of Harper's most imprudent acts - The Globe and Mail 
• Federal government promises to fill Supreme Court vacancy ‘very soon’ 
• More details reported on rift between Harper, Supreme Court - Ottawa Citizen
• MacKay fell short as AG in SCC flap, lawyers say
• Trial begins today for London, Ont., Mayor Joe Fontana on fraud charges
• Lobbyists call for Jamaica to decriminalize pot
• Law Times Speaker's Corner: Speeding up court can be costly, make things worse
• Return of the smoking room? Employers grapple with medicinal marijuana use | Ottawa Citizen
• Supreme Court of Canada weighs warrantless access to telecom customer data 
• Supervision of Employees: The Buck Stops With You
• Woman suing RCMP, says she was yanked from shower and left naked in her kitchen
• Muslim group to proceed with libel suit against Stephen Harper and spokesman over ‘terrorist’ comment
• Hamilton couple guilty of grow-op, Charter challenge over Hydro's disclosure of electricity use dismissed
• Ontario Court of Appeal drastically reduces punitive damages awards to bullied Wal-Mart employee
• Wal-Mart Canada confirms 750 layoffs
• Sukonick, DeMerchant awarded $250K as LSUC ‘should have known’ case became unwarranted"
• Alberta lawyer suspended for leaks to press about client Arthur Kent. 
• Organ harvesting in China continues, despite Canadian human rights lawyer’s work
• Lawyers urged to move faster on mobile technologies
• Cyberbullying bill won't be split in 2, Peter MacKay says

-Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Monday, May 26, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, May 26, 2014:

• Ex-NHLers say they are hurting, need help but NHL Alumni isn’t there for them
• A Specter of Past Executions Resurfaces in Tennessee - NYTimes
• Moral rights, property rights and Picasso: An artistic and legal conundrum
• Others Fade, but Judge Judy Is Forever: At 71, She Still Presides
• No breathalyzer at Northern Secondary prom after students challenge test in court | 680News
• Here come the law-bots: The Great Disruption: How Machine Intelligence Will Transform the Role of Lawyers
• Names of 420000 Canadians are in police database, despite no criminal records
• Final Word on U.S. Law Isn’t: Supreme Court Keeps Editing its Opinions, Long After Release - NYTimes
• YouTube Removes Video Posted by Shooting Suspect
• Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe will pay $325 million to settle hiring collusion lawsuit
• The tortuous tale behind the 10th edition of the most widely cited lawbook in the world
• Cloud Ethics Opinions: A Full List (Maybe) 
• Iranian actress apologizes for kissing Cannes Festival president's cheek, as some call for lashing
• BC tree planters win $600K in human rights claims over 'slave-like' discrimination 
• Indiana lawyer charged with felony intimidation over profanity-laced Facebook post to client’s ex-husband
• Hague Court Sentences Congolese Warlord to 12 Years 
• Justice Louis LeBel to retire from Supreme Court in November

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, May 23, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, May 23, 2014:

• Group of NJ rabbis indicted for using stun guns and beatings to force men to divorce 
• Supreme Court tosses man’s Dragons Den complaint
• Colorado’s great pot experiment, nearly five months in: Flush coffers, but also unforeseen problems
• U.S. House votes to limit NSA’s spying powers to protect innocent Americans
• Omar Khadr faces $50M suit by blinded U.S. soldier, widow 
• Omar Khadr sued for $50M by widow of U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan and wounded sergeant
• U.S. court allows ‘pink slime’ defamation lawsuit against ABC to proceed
• Search Engine Optimization: What Really Works for Law Firms?
• Ontario expands statutory leaves for employees | Financial Post 
• Execution by firing squad considered in Wyoming
• Law Society investigating conduct of veteran Scarborough prosecutor - Toronto Star
• Supreme Court of Canada upholds retirement clause in Faskens partnership agreement - Financial Post
• Supreme Court upholds B.C. law firm's mandatory retirement rules
• Cody Franson’s Tough Argument in MVA suit
• Hassan Diab appeal court decision: No Canadian is safe | rabble.ca

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, May 22, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, May 22, 2014:

• Farmers Insurance sues City of Chicago for allegedly failing to adequately prepare for the impact of climate change
• Massive Breach At EBay, Which Urges Password Change
• Prominent Ontario tax lawyer accused by LSUC of cheating clients | Toronto Star 
• Marriage Equality’s Remarkable US Winning Streak 
• Partner can sue own law firm as a whistleblower, top UK court rules
• Legal hiring, salaries ramping up in Canada 
• Pennsylvania Governor Won’t Fight Ruling That Allows Gay Marriage 
• Could top judge OK search of colleague’s chambers? Ex-jurist charged in drug case says answer is no
• LSAC Will Stop Flagging Scores of Disabled Students
• Woman reportedly arrested in Rob Ford’s SUV says mayor doing “top notch” in rehab 
• ‘We’re not backing down’: 100+ arrested during protest over workers' pay at McDonald’s Chicago HQ
• Rob Ford’s Escalade reportedly impounded after woman charged with drunk driving 
• Federal judge orders U.S. to disclose records of Guantanamo prisoner’s force-feeding
• Canadian civil liberties group launches court challenge on warrantless access to private information
• Ontario judge tells misbehaving neighbours they need a ‘rather stern kindergarten teacher,’ not a court
• Teen faces life for hash brownies
• Barred from Having More Kids Until Child Support Arrears Paid

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, May 21, 2014:

• State of Oklahoma owes $303,333 in plaintiffs' legal fees over Sharia law case
• NPR puts America to shame with report on court fees and poor defendants, by @DavidOAtkins 
• Anti-Obama filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza pleads guilty to campaign finance violation
• Obama administration set to disclose legal justification for drone strikes on Americans
• 500+ Former Players Sue the NFL
• Joe Clark, Paul Martin criticize PM’s attack on chief justice
• Six questions on murdered and missing aboriginal women that must be answered: Tim Harper
• Five ways Ontario workplace law protects you - Toronto Star
• Earning Professionalism Hours
• Ontario fertility doctor banned indefinitely from practising after found guilty of endangering 2 patients
• Manitoba provincial court broadcast features drug and gun cases 
• Compound pre-judgment and post-judgment interest in Ontario: Must entitlement be proved or disproved? 
• Home Depot Finally Bids Farewell to Fax Machines (q: when will law firms follow?) 
• Texas man arrested for trying to bring loaded gun to courthouse had threatened his wife, authorities say
• Swiss court awards $4.5 billion in divorce; can ex-wife collect?
• This week at the SCC (16/05/14) - Lexology
• Georgia high court rules source of execution drugs can remain secret
• Social Media and the Harassment-Free Work & Learning Environment
• Sabre-wielding man Tasered by police after allegedly uttering death threats at Montreal Islamic centre
• Zeppelin may be sued for 'Stairway' 
• Defamation lawsuit against Rob Ford goes to appeal 
• Assisted-suicide advocates BC Civil Liberties Association set for October SCC battle
• Dragon’s Den entrepreur to learn fate of defamation case on Thursday
• Federal judge strikes down same-sex marriage ban in Pennsylvania

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, May 20, 2014:

• Common employer doctrine applied as successor company liable for dismissal of defunct company's employee
• ‘Most expensive divorce in history’: Russian oligarch ordered to pay more than $4.5 billion to ex-wife
• Canada-U.S. meat labelling row hears free speech arguments
• U.S. man who attempted to poison Obama with ricin sentenced to prison
• In California, Climate Issues Moved to Fore by Governor
• Ontario Appeal Win Means Non-LSUC Licensees Cannot Appear For Landlord Tenant Board Hearings
• N.B.A. Starts Clock on Donald Sterling’s Potential Ouster
• Oregon becomes 18th state to legalize gay marriage, weddings already begun
• Federal judge strikes Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban; 9th Circuit denies motion to stay order
• NYPD Commissioner-Turned-Felon Bernie Kerik Has a Message For Us Now That He's Been to Prison
• Trio of prominent lawyers seeking LSUC’s top elected job
• Ontario criminal lawyers rally around colleague sentenced to two years for smuggling drugs into Don Jail
• ‘F-cking bullsh-t’: Michigan teen fined $200 for swearing near a playground
• ‘Raging Bull’ copyright suit isn’t barred by doctrine of laches, SCOTUS rules 
• New tax reporting requirements for Canadian internet-based businesses - Lexology
• Doug Ford Defends Comments About Youth Home 'Ruining' Neighbourhood
• Switzerland votes against world's highest minimum wage 
• Swiss vote on world’s highest minimum wage: $25 an hour
• 7 reasons why you're probably going to read this list
• Justice Scalia: The Current Law School Model Is ‘Not Sustainable’
• Georgia woman sues town for banning sale of sex toys without a doctor’s prescription
• Draft Day at the Supreme Court: the Harper v. McLachlin feud explained | Vancouver Observer
• German court: Jesus doesn’t deserve copyright protection
• Non-conviction info routinely disclosed with police record checks: No charges, no trial, presumed guilty
• Firing squad 'most humane' way to kill somebody, says Utah lawmaker
• Humane Society, other groups to pay > $15 million over Ringling litigation 
• Different Canadians stunned to learn they have police records, despite never being found guilty | Metro
• Canada court upholds extradition of 1980 synagogue bombing suspect | Haaretz
• Mom can be banned from ranting about her ex, kids on Facebook: Court
• EU President hopeful Martin Schulz urges checks on Google’s power 
• Google says it needs weeks to devise plan to ‘forget’ people after European court ruling 
• Rob Ford spotted in Gravenhurst, Bracebridge but his brother, lawyer say he's still in rehab
• Apple and Google End Patent Fights
• 420-to-go: Medical marijuana vending machines pop up around Canada
• Minnesota lawmakers approve limited legalization of medical marijuana 
• Judge Orders U.S. to Stop Force-Feeding Syrian Held at Guantánamo

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, May 16, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, May 16, 2014:

• "A Lawyer Breaks the Silence About Depression Among Lawyers"
• Clippers owner Donald Sterling threatens to sue the NBA
• Employee's criminal sentence reduced because of potential impact on employment opportunities
• Google swamped by takedown requests after court ruling
• Top court to hear case of wrongfully imprisoned B.C. man who wants to sue Crown - Times Colonist
• US fast food workers go on strike nationwide to protest lack of a decent wage
• Exonerated man doesn’t have to split wrongful incarceration comp with ex, Texas appeals court rules
• A New Generation Requires New Structures for Law Firms
• Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven vs. Spirit's Taurus: A Reckoning? - Businessweek
• Two former TCHC managers sue for wrongful dismissal
• Associated Press and The Guardian join media push for details on lethal injection mix
• Ottawa set to reveal new temporary foreign worker rules
• Smell of social media dirty tricks wafts over Ontario election trail
• Sudanese judge sentences pregnant Christian woman to death by hanging for apostasy
• Judges can't ignore victim fine surcharge, Ontario appeal court rules
• Sterling Tells N.B.A. He Will Not Pay Fine via NYTimes

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, May 15, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, May 15, 2014:

• Canadian Prime Minister congratulates Canadiens, inadvertently trolls half his country (Puck Daddy) 
• Justin Bieber accused of attempted cellphone robbery 
• Ontario Justice of the Peace who dismissed 68 charges at once faces conduct hearing 
• Oscar Pistorius ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation by judge
• Ohio appeals court upholds judge’s order barring deadbeat dad from fathering more kids
• Recently retired L.A. judge is admonished for treating lawyers ‘in a sarcastic and belittling manner’ 
• Mohamed Harkat security certificate upheld by Supreme Court - CBC.ca 
• 1st law in US requiring cellphones to have ‘kill switch’ is enacted in Minnesota
• Pentagon seeks Manning transfer to civilian prison for gender treatment 
• Lawyer @andrewfeldstein rides ‘self-represented’ wave
• Toronto lawyer appeals conviction, 2 year sentence, for smuggling drugs into Don Jail - Toronto Star
• ‘Right to be forgotten’: Google hit with takedown requests after European court ruling
• Joran van der Sloot to marry in Peruvian prison, become father via CNN
• The Trade-Offs of Relocating North to Canada via NY Times
• Three new statutory leaves of absence are set to take effect in Ontario on October 29, 2014 - Lexology
• BC bank botches investigation - Lexology 
• Making justice more accessible – the changing face of employment law litigation - Lexology 
• Québec appeals the French Charter decision on public display of trade-marks
• Revenue Canada may soon be able to share taxpayer info without warrant

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, May 14, 2014:

• Conservatives pass Fair Elections Act 
• Alec Baldwin calls NYC ‘carnival of stupidity’ in Twitter rant over traffic ticket 
• The Prime Minister Should Just Get to It (and appoint Nadon replacement)
• Federal fund for Bernie Madoff’s victims gets more than $40 billion in claims
• Another one struck down: Idaho’s marriage equality ban is ruled unconstitutional 
• Toronto police board chair seeks random spot-checks of strip-search use
• Guards allegedly made prisoner appear naked in Yukon court
• Justice of the peace chided for tossing case 
• Counting down to Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) –10 steps to prepare for CASL
• The Toronto Commercial List: a court of the future - Lexology

-Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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