140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Thursday, July 31, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, July 31, 2014:

• Second charge against Toronto cop in Sammy Yatim shooting - Toronto Star
• Rob Ford campaign video may have violated rules
• PM's former counsel won't face BC Law Society probe over role in Mike Duffy payment
• Biglaw Firm Ordered To Make A Video Apologizing For Discovery Abuses
• House Votes to Sue Obama for Overstepping Powers
• 1 Seattle cop has issued 80% of city's marijuana tickets this year
• Supreme Court to rule on confessions from Mr. Big police stings - Macleans.ca
• Marc Emery, B.C. 'prince of pot,' gives 1st interview since release from U.S. prison - CBC News
• Supreme Court registrar won't seek repayment of Marc Nadon salary - CBC.ca 

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Wednesday, July 30, 2014

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

• Exonerated Innocent Man Describes 21 Year Connecticut Prison Nightmare
• Footage shows Iowa sheriff’s deputies Tasing man at least 15 times before he died 
• Explicit Language Needed For Fixed-Term Employment Contracts 
• Toronto-born lawyer killed in Florida working on kidnap conspiracy case: report - CityNews
• Clearer 'revenge porn' laws urged
• Finding their niche: Young lawyers bite into the dental market
• Ontario Court Agrees to Backdate Claim That Was Issued Outside Limitation Period
• SlawTips Tuesday
• Florida law office manager accused of stealing over $100K in client payments 
• Rob Ford Conflict of Interest Allegations: What Are the Rules of the Game? 
• WATCH: Ohio boy clings to roof of mother’s car as a family argument gets out of hand 
• Law prof claims computer model predicts SCOTUS decisions with 70% accuracy
• Prosecutor’s behaviour ‘reprehensible’ but not abuse of court process: judge
• Thunder Bay woman can claim $17,500 tax deduction for winter in Thailand, court rules 
• Doctors who play God can be pastors, not physicians: Cohn
• Distracted-driving blitz starts today in Toronto and York
• The Fine Print on the NCAA's Cheap Concussion Settlement 
• Jesse Ventura Wins Defamation Case 
• Federal Court Blocks Closing of Sole Mississippi Abortion Clinic
• Ontario attorney general asked to probe ‘extreme’ custody case 
• At Judge’s Behest, U.S. Shortens Man's 57-Year Mandatory Sentence 
• Colorado Clerk Told to Stop Issuing Gay Marriage Licenses

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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

• Kansas City lawyer’s blog posts could be an issue in judicial confirmation bid
• Ontario Superior Court Master Richard Peterson mourned 
• Online offer of beer to egg Rob Ford results in criminal charge
• Toward a Modernised and More Accessible Justice: Technological Courtroom Management
• Tweeting from courtroom impresses Nova Scotia top judge
• News of DNA exoneration stuns ex-inmate who didn’t request test
• Global law group accuses Harper of encroaching on judicial independence
• Court rules against atheist group: September 11 museum can display Ground Zero cross
• Antonin Scalia gets trolled again as appeals court strikes Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban
• Interesting cost decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal  
• Integrity commissioner should complete investigation into alleged Ford misconduct, Deputy Mayor says
• Virginia’s Ban on Gay Marriage Is Unconstitutional, Court Rules
• JP has change of heart, admits misconduct in tossing 68 charges
• Man gets 21 years for courtroom attack on Kansas district attorney 
• Elliot Lake mall: Engineer loses bid to keep parts of collapse report secret
• Quebec wants province’s top court to clarify Mainville judicial appointment
• Artist sues after TV show films Montreal building that he had tagged with graffiti - National Post
• Toronto-born lawyer in Florida was killed in his car, found by neighbour: 911 call - CityNews

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, July 28, 2014

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

•  Lawyers Should Be Aware of iPhone Vulnerabilities 
•  Ontario Justices of the Peace should have a law degree: Editorial - Toronto Star
•  Florida police seek vehicle in shooting death of Toronto-born lawyer 
•  Man charged for alleged security threat on Sunwing flight released on $1,000 bail after Brampton hearing
• Judge Overturns D.C. Ban on Guns in Public
• Federal judge throws out DC ban on handguns as unconstitutional 
•  Class action lawsuits reduce risk, but cases can drag on | Toronto Star 
•  Bid to reseal document inspired metaphors, judge says: ‘Bells have rung, dogs barked, horses bolted’
•  Judges, lawyers squabbled as condemned inmate lay gasping in botched execution | Toronto Star
•  Top German court rejects bid to unseal all Eichmann files
•  Student’s arrest for photographing Philly cops violated civil rights, police policies: ACLU suit 
•  Settlement reached in Scotiabank overtime case - Canadian Employment Law Today 
•  Nortel’s Bond Interest Rate Fight Sends U.S., Canadian Judges to Separate Corners - Bankruptcy Beat - WSJ
•  Beverley McLaughlin, chief justice, deserves apology from PM, international jurists say 
•  Court system essential part of democracy: Canadian Bar Association
•  Federal court upholds Fla.'s docs vs. glocks law - Times-Standard Online
•  Innovative recommendations for Toronto police dealing with the mentally ill - Toronto Star
•  State judge strikes down Florida’s gay marriage ban, stays ruling

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, July 25, 2014

 Here are the leading legal headlines for Friday, July 25, 2014 from Wise Law on Twitter:

•  New U.K.-Canada tax treaty lets authorities do audits in other country
• Alabama man claims penis mistakenly amputated at circumcision procedure 
•  Avoiding the pitfalls of white-collar overtime - Ottawa Business Journal
•  European Court of Human Rights Factsheets
•  Wondering whether your law practice structure could expose you to liability for other lawyers’ work?
• Manitoba community discovers it never had an official booze ban despite being ‘dry’ for all living memory
• Canada Revenue Agency says ‘preventing poverty’ not allowed as Oxfam goal for charity
•  Poland violated human rights by allowing CIA torture, court rules
•  Use-of-force report recommends body-worn cameras for Toronto police
•  Twitter harassment trial: Second complainant says accused wouldn’t leave her alone.
• Judge deeply affected by meeting shooting victims’ families — and cops who pulled the trigger
• Justices of the peace play vital role in courts — often without a law education | Toronto Star
• Highway407 Wants To Sue You For That Thing You Did 15 Years Ago 
•  A Prolonged Execution in Arizona Leads to a Temporary Halt
•  Iacobucci use of force report recommends Taser study
•  Florida police not revealing details about death of Toronto-born law professor - CTV News
•  Doctor behind Ottawa hepatitis, HIV scare agrees not to practise medicine again 

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, July 24, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines for Thursday, July 24, 2014 from Wise Law on Twitter:

•  European Court Rules Against Poland Over Secret CIA Jail 
•  Provincial jails clogged with legally innocent Canadians - Canada - CBC News
•  Why legally innocent Canadians are clogging up provincial jails 
•  UN chastises Canada over immigration detention, including un-deportable man jailed 8 years
•  Duran Duran sues fan club over revenues 
•  Montana’s top court suspends judge who blamed 14-year-old girl for being raped
•  Canada’s crime rate falls, as homicides hit lowest level since 1960s 
•  Are Employers Able To Deduct STD And LTD Benefits From Employee Common Law Notice Entitlements? 
•  The View From Up North: Law School Grifting
•  Terror charge for Canadian accused of joining Islamist fighters
•  Toronto inundated with complaints over Ford Fest
•  Beijing businessman accused of hacking in U.S. denied bail in Vancouver
•  Judge OKs class action over working conditions for almost 21,000 Apple employees 
•  Courts, not PMO, will decide if Stephen Harper has to testify, opposition says
•  University of Saskatchewan faculty, administration in court to argue tenure veto
•  U.S. judge knocks down Colorado’s gay marriage ban, stays ruling
•  Highway 407 operator fights to sue drivers for outstanding fees
•  Iacobucci report on Toronto police deadly use of force out Thursday
•  Arizona Takes Nearly 2 Hours to Execute Inmate

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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

•  Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII 
•  CBC, Star head to court to seek access to Omar Khadr
•  Showdown at the Supreme Court expected as courts deliver conflicting rulings on Obamacare
•  Worldwide female genital mutilation ban sought at UN-backed ‘Girl Summit’
•  Queen's horse fails drugs test 
•  Mike Duffy’s murky $65k contract with friend leads to 8 charges
•  US law school applications down 37 percent since 2010; first-year class could be smallest in 40 years
•  U.S. Judge Approves Search Warrant for Entire Gmail Account 
•  LexisNexis Canada Announces Acquisition of Canadian Legal Publishing Operation of Wolters Kluwer |
•  NHL: Climate change threatens the future of hockey | Press Progress 
•  Canada’s jails teeming with people awaiting bail or trial, report says
•  Six clues that you are about to be fired
•  Stephen Harper doesn’t ‘have any information that could be relevant’ to Mike Duffy trial: spokesman
•  Court opens way to faster settlements of wrongful dismissal cases - Toronto Star
•  Border Patrol agents hold Iowa Boy Scouts at gunpoint for taking a picture of them
•  Ontario Justice of the Peace who threw out 68 cases en masse cites medical, personal problems
•  Analysis: N.F.L. Concussion Settlement Divides Former Players
•  Sammy Yatim family sues chief Bill Blair, Toronto Police board
•  Ex-Penn State assistant coaches sue for $1 million - 
•  US Prosecutors Are Reading Emails From Inmates to Lawyers -
•  YouTube reposts video of protest at eviction lawyer’s seminar

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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

•  Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez say attorney-client court chat was broadcast on Web 
•  Pathways Update: Articling Reporting Tool Launched
•  Obama nixes LGBT discrimination by federal contractors; there is no religious exemption
•  Charges dropped against alleged broker of Rob Ford crack video
• Are banks eating estates lawyers’ lunch?
• Mike Duffy billed Senate five times for travel to funerals, RCMP say in new documents 
•  A Rookie Judge’s Guide to Writing Appellate Briefs
•  Florida stay on marriage equality upheld after judge’s ruling
•  Johns Hopkins to pay $190M to settle case over gynecologist’s secret photos of patients during exams
•  Lawyers for Emma Czornobaj file appeal in stopping-for-ducks trial
•  Thornhill Islamic centre vandalized in what police say was hate crime
•  Livent Auditor Deloitte & Touche Ordered To Pay Damages and Interest
•  Toronto woman who lost fight to wear niqab in court ‘disillusioned’ after Crown drops sex assault case
•  Roderick Macdonald: A mentor to generations of lawyers
•  ‘Spiceman’ case sent to unique restorative justice program before sentencing

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, July 21, 2014

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

•  First Nations issue eviction notice to City of Vancouver at city park
•  Decades-old hedge target of suspected ‘vexatious’ complainer 
•  Police must allow hospitalized drunk drivers the right to seek counsel, Supreme Court of Canada rules
•  Record $23.6 billion judgement against RJ Reynolds unlikely to stand: experts
•  Alberta lawyers ‘fed up’, threaten job action over cuts to legal aid
•  Mike Duffy and the bribery thing: Why a one-way charge?
•  Former Mountie receives jail sentence for fabricating paternity test
•  RJ Reynolds ordered to pay out $23.6B in damages to widow of smoker
•   Toronto-raised law professor shot dead in Florida
•  Toronto judge upbraided for errors, still on the job | Toronto Star
•  Jury Awards $23.6 Billion against tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds in Florida Smoking Case
•  Court Finds Oklahoma Cannot Ban Gay Nuptials
•  US federal judge approves warrant against Google for user’s emails in criminal trial 
• Man wearing T-shirt with judge’s picture and ethics reference is asked to leave courthouse 
•  Sex-assault case that led to SCC niqab ruling ends abruptly as Crown withdraws charges Toronto Star
•  Mayor Rob Ford: “I’m as sober as a judge”; sobriety coach missing in action
•  Website makes a case for flat legal fees - The Globe and Mail
•  Truth in Sentencing Act declared unconstitutional in N.W.T.
•  Omar Khadr to stay in federal prison
•  Stephen Harper in the witness box now a possibility: Tim Harper
•  Why it might be illegal to install a hidden camera in your home
•  Law society revokes Garth Drabinsky’s licence over fraud convictions
•  Out of Ontario payroll is included in determining $2.5 million threshold to require ESA severance payment
•  Full list of criminal charges laid against Senator Mike Duffy
•  Iran to fight Canadian law that allows terror victims to sue for damages - National Post
•  London Teen Charged in CRA 'Heartbleed' Computer Hack Due in Ottawa Court - Am980 London News
•  Rob Ford: Rage Against The Latrine
•  Fired Wisconsin worker sues ex-employer, says he was illegally terminated for having a gun in his vehicle
•  Ontario police chiefs call for secrecy around non conviction records - Canadian HR Reporter

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Thursday, July 17, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines for Thursday, July 17, 2014 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Suit Seeks to Establish Right to Record New York Police Officers
• Conservatives amending bill to outlaw prostitution near daycares, schools and playgrounds
• Court of Appeal endorses use of hybrid trials - Lexology (registration) 
• Prostitution bill critics treated as hostile witnesses at committee
• Oshawa restaurant owners charged with voyeurism after hidden camera found in staff washroom
• NY Judge will review undercover video in UPL case against Legal Docs by Me 
• Federal appeals court upholds university's consideration of race in admissions 
• WikiLeaks founder Assange detention order upheld by Swedish court 
• Texas actress sentenced to 18 years for sending ricin-laced letter to Obama
• Rogers, Telus won’t give customer info to police without a warrant after SCC privacy ruling
• Legal Aid shutting down several of its centres in Alberta 
• Colorado AG sues 2 foreclosure law firms; one agrees to pay $10M and sell or close down 
• California to fine people $500 for wasting water - drought-stricken state struggles to reduce consumption
• Chicago man charged with hate crime for slapping judge and calling her ‘Rosa Parks’
• California's Death Penalty Struck Down  
• Integrity commissioner probing Rob Ford racial slurs
• Most Canadians want pot laws relaxed, poll show
• Liberals introduce law to protect vulnerable workers in Ontario - Toronto Star
• Bergdahl’s Lawyer Sees a Rare Case With Myriad Legal Options
• Human rights complaint prompts new gender policy in Vancouver Catholic schools
• RCMP expected to lay charges against Duffy /via @globeandmail

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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

• The Laws of 2014 FIFA World Cup – Slaw
• Google+ apologizes and rescinds real-name requirement for users
• Judge urged to preserve accounts of residential school survivors - CTV News Barrie
• Convicted Ex-Mayor Ray Nagin Files Appeal
• John Wayne's Heirs Are Suing Duke University for the Right to Make 'Duke' Bourbon
• Aboriginal title’s true meaning: billable hours 
• Michael Geist’s defense of Canada’s indefensible anti-spam law CASL

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Here are the leading legal headines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, July 15, 2014:

• High-level female Yahoo executive sued by subordinate for sexual harassment and wrongful termination
• Mistaken ‘reply all’ email leads to suspension without pay for Atlanta prosecutor 
• Distracted driving No. 1 safety concern on roads, CAA Manitoba says
• First Nations launch 9 constitutional challenges on Northern Gateway pipeline
• Sidebar: Roberts’s Incremental Approach Frustrates Supreme Court Allies
• Lawyer sued by Judge Judy over TV ads says stations urged him to participate
• Who Is To Blame For Declining LSAT Applications?  
• Omar Khadr's war-crimes convictions stand despite legal questions
• Harper MPs not listening to critics of anti-prostitution bill, ‘disheartening, angering’: sex worker
• Khadr stays put as Ottawa sends mixed messages on case
• Library Boy: Most Recent Issue of LawNow on Cases that Changed the Legal Landscape
• Fearful family bids last farewell to father before he's deported to Congo

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Monday, July 14, 2014

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

• Girl, 14, raped on Indian village council orders in revenge for brother’s crime, police say
• Mayor Rob Ford snub of World Pride defended 
• Google launches advisory council on ‘right to be forgotten’
• Pot is legal and sky hasn't fallen
• Should a pregnant drug addict be charged with assault?
• DealBook: How a Raid in Benghazi Helped Shape Citigroup’s $7 Billion Settlement
• Michael Thompson fights to vote on Chief Bill Blair's future | LEVY | Toronto 
• Revisiting Aboriginal Title Part III: SCC Clarification in Tsilhqot’in Nation v British Columbia
• Top 7 most prominent dissents during the Roberts Supreme Court era 
• U.S. appeals court sides with same-sex marriage proponents in Utah 
• Female Yahoo executive sued for sexual harassment 
• Avoid Panic on Planes, BYO Chargers for iOS and Android
• People look to Yelp to find lawyers online, survey says | Fallout over Facebook mood study?
• Justin Bieber Charged With Misdemeanor Vandalism In Egging Case 

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Friday, July 11, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, July 11, 2014:

• Toronto man faces charges after police say teen forced into sex trade
• Challenging a Few Myths About Legal Marketing 
• Toronto doctor cleared after politically-motivated complaint over Orthodox Jewish circumcision practice
• California lawyer says someone hijacked her bar number for rogue filing in high-profile federal case
• First person to legally purchase pot in WA fired after being seen on local news buying it 
• My Post this week @SlawTips: Your Wireless Dead-Spots Can Actually Get a Life
• MPs hear final witnesses as review of prostitution bill set to wrap up
• Florida lawyer who complained of microchip behind her left ear is suspended from practice
• Today’s Tech: How A California Personal Injury Attorney Uses Google Glass
• CBA Futures Chat: Lawyers Learning to Play With Others
• Rob Ford’s rehab ‘buddy’ is a ‘liar,’ Doug Ford says after interview with woman arrested in mayor’s SUV
• Police raid Las Vegas law office, wire client in ‘bizarre’ probe of claimed lawyer effort to aid escape
• Marc Emery says on release from U.S. prison "I'm a bit excited"
• Quebec judge accused of buying cocaine as a lawyer challenges jurisdiction of Canadian Judicial Council
• House GOP’s lawsuit against Obama will focus on Affordable Care Act
• Erase criminal records of all prostitutes, says one Bill C-36 recommendation 
•  US Legal sector gains 1,200 jobs in June 
• Judge Rules G.O.P. Illegally Redrew Florida Districts 
• B.C First Nation set to evict CN Rail, logging and fishing companies after SCC Ruling
• Hysteria Over Sexting Reaches Peak Absurdity
• Prostitution Bill Spurs Debate On Whether To Protect Or Punish Sex Workers
• GOP: We'll sue Obama ... for this
• Unifor calls for provincial probe of junior hockey
• Day after being called ‘pig’ by husband in court, Shelly Sterling returns to witness stand 

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