140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, October 31, 2014

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

• Kingston lawyer John Farant first in Ontario to be disbarred over sexual harassment | Ontario | News
• Jian Ghomeshi accusations can’t be investigated without a complaint, police say
• B.C. lawyers vote against accrediting Trinity Western law school
• Perjury trial hears of alleged meeting between Mounties
• UPDATE: Edmonton mall removes ban, apologizes to aboriginal outreach worker
• Referendum result on Trinity Western faith-based law school to be made public
• Is dot-lawyer domain a good idea? - Law Times
• Lawyer admits records a 'disaster,' apologizes for bilking LAO - Law Times
• After courtroom tears in high-profile case, lawyer closes office for one-year sabbatical

- Elysia Cherry, Legal Assistant 

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, October 30, 2014

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

•  Former Canadian citizenship judge jailed for illegally revealing citizenship exams
• New Zealanders to vote on removing Union Jack from flag 
• Does LSUC have your current email address?
• Peter Feldberg elected managing partner of Fasken Martineau following contentious vote
• Lawyer Urges Ethics Panel To View Nude Photos Of Judge Lori Douglas 
• What keeps family lawyers up at night? Managing your stress
• Don’t trample on civil liberties in fighting terrorism: privacy czars
• How many bound law books do you have? Do you still use them?
• Court hears final arguments in dispute over chemotherapy for First Nations girl 
• Peter MacKay suggests anti-terror laws don’t need overhaul
• Michigan federal suit over coffee machine bought at Starbucks settles for $250; lawyer could get $175K
• Jarvis courthouse parking lot to close for good Nov. 1 over ‘safety and security concerns’ Toronto Star
• Police dog allowed in court to comfort child witnesses in sex abuse case 
• Mom in bizarre custody dispute marks full year in jail

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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

•  Marriage between an uncle and his half-niece is legal, New York’s top court rules
• Jian Ghomeshi: CBC releases memo citing ‘claim of impropriety'
• Missouri execution halted by Supreme Court after plea from 15 judges 
• Ousted CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi faces skepticism from the kink community - The Washington Post
• Ban Conrad Black from running Ontario public companies, lawyers urge OSC - Toronto Star
• Nude photos should be returned to Lori Douglas, judge’s lawyer says 
• Jian Ghomeshi’s $55M suit ‘a joke’ says labour lawyer
• Montreal woman wins small claims lawsuit over Google Street View of her breast 
• Friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber found guilty of lying to federal agents 
• 7 years after allowing doctors to apologize without being sued, Manitoba tries to teach them how 
• Parole board to review whether Robert Latimer can freely travel outside Canada
• Not served in French, Ottawa couple wins Supreme Court case against Air Canada 
• Led Zeppelin Sales Soar as Stairway to Heaven Suit Continues
• What keeps family lawyers up at night? Providing effective service while managing expectations 

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, October 28, 2014

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

• Pope Francis brands life in prison a ‘hidden’ death sentence 
• Prosecutors to appeal Oscar Pistorius verdict  
• Ford Family Loses Hold on City Hall in Toronto
• Haunted Houses and the Law: The Requirement of a Home Owner to Disclose Hauntings Prior to a Sale 
• Heenan facing flurry of lawsuits
• New group forms to oppose Toronto legal aid clinic merger plan
•  Star challenging publication ban that keeps identities of toddler and parents who killed her secret
• Lawyer censured for divorce conduct; prior suit claimed she installed spyware on husband’s computer
• LegalZoom products will be sold at a discount through Sam’s Club
• ‘Nothing remotely culpable’ about Douglas’ conduct, judge’s counsel argue
• Can the CBC Fire Ghomeshi for Private Sex Acts Taking Place Off-Duty?
• Jian Ghomeshi files $55M lawsuit alleging CBC unjustly fired him because he enjoys sado-masochistic sex 
• Lawyer for Manitoba judge facing dismissal over nude photos wants case tossed
• Jian Ghomeshi’s lawsuit against CBC likely a PR move: lawyer
• Pennsylvania justice in porn email scandal retires
• The Waterboarding Of Americans

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, October 27, 2014

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

• Man charged with journalist Daniel Pearl’s murder is acquitted by Pakistan court for lack of evidence
• CBC fires Jian Ghomeshi over sex allegations
• Lori Douglas set to argue inquiry panel should toss misconduct probe CBC News
• NY, New Jersey, Illinois issue quarantine for travellers with Ebola contact
• California officer admits to sharing stolen nude photos of female suspects with fellow officers for years
• LSUC case closed on lawyers in Mike Duffy-Nigel Wright affair
• Key Reinstatement Decision by Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Upheld By Divisional Court 
• Dismissal Without Hearing Of Human Rights Complaint Upheld By Ontario Court 
• Canadian Forces training instructor facing assault charges for allegedly mistreating military recruits
• NY, New Jersey issue quarantines for travellers who’ve had contact with West African Ebola victims
• 13 Strange Canadian Laws You Never Knew Existed
• Ottawa shooting: The face-to-face encounter that ended the attack on Parliament - Politics - CBC News
• Government report: Lewinsky mistreated in '98

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, October 24, 2014

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

• Employee awarded $65,000 for loss of pension | Canadian Employment Law Today
• ‘Highly troubling’: US Justice Dept. slams local officials over Michael Brown autopsy leak 
• Tech lawyer breaks down odds of winning at the SCC
• As and Bs that varsity athletes scored at the University of North Carolina were fake. So were the classes
• Lawyers argue law to revoke Canadian citizenship is unconstitutional - Toronto Star 
• Toronto lawyer guilty of fraud may lose law licence - Toronto Sun
• More charges laid 3 years after Vancouver Stanley Cup riot 
• October LSAT test-takers down 8.1%
• Canadian Muslims denounce recent attacks, fear backlash
• Diet pill study promoted by Dr. Oz retracted 
• Google claims it installed unbreakable encryption after NSA spying
• Omar Khadr wins right to expand lawsuit against Ottawa
• Psychiatrist Aubrey Levin's bid to appeal sex assault convictions denied by Supreme Court of Canada
• Police: Canadian Parliament shooting suspect applied for a passport to go to Syria

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, October 23, 2014

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

• Slava Voynov's lawyer says Kings defenceman 'never hit the woman' - Toronto Sun 
• Toronto lawyer to be sentenced for fraud | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun
• Parliament Hill sergeant-at-arms hailed as hero in Ottawa 
• Doug Ford calls Toronto Star reporter a ‘little bitch’
• What Law Schools Are Doing To Change Legal Education.
• Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII
• As fewer law grads become lawyers, the profession shows its age
• Next phase of anti-spam law targets software
• Risk of hack attacks on heart implants, insulin pumps probed
• What questions do you always ask new clients?
• Ottawa courts, law firms in holding pattern
• ‘Thank God for Kevin Vickers’: Ottawa politicians credit the sergeant-at-arms with saving their lives
• The Lawyer Commercial of the Month
• Back In The Race: A Solo Practitioner’s Cautionary Tale
• New ranking of law schools by mid-career salaries of grads
• “Should the SEC be prosecutor, judge, jury, and executioner?"
• The Digital Edge podcast -- Lawyers Love New Apple Products: iPhone 6, Apple Pay, and Apple Watch
• Alleged Ottawa gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau had long list of run-ins with the law
• World leaders react to Ottawa shooting 
• The Ultimate Guide to Being a Mobile Road Warrior 
• My post today @slawtips: OBA TECHxpo 2014 

-Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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The Ultimate Guide to Being a Mobile Road Warrior

Today is the OBA TECHxpo at Toronto.

 My good friend Bob Tarantino and I will be presenting "The Ultimate Guide to Being a Mobile Road Warrior:"

With the right tools you can work on anything, anywhere, anytime. Come to this session to learn how. • Take your office with you • Tablet versus smartphone • iPhone vs Blackberry vs Android • Essential gear and gadgets • Tips for surviving on the road

I'm expecting a lively discussion on iPhones, similar wannabe devices, and the tools lawyers can use most effectively when working away from the office.

The full programme agenda is here.

It's not too late to register, so join in the fun.

I hope to see your there.

(Cross-posted at SlawTips)

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, October 22, 2014

• How libel chill is quashing negative online reviews
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court suspends one of its own in porn scandal
• Suit claims NY law firm violated law with unsolicited texts
• Georgia woman loses home over $94.85 in unpaid taxes — due to city’s clerical error
• Left-leaning think tank accuses Canada Revenue Agency of only targeting left-leaning charities
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court suspends its own Justice McCaffery, asks for ethics investigation
• Led Zeppelin Isn't Actually Losing the Stairway to Heaven Lawsuit
• Ontario to re-introduce distracted driving law
• Queen’s Park sets sights on distracted drivers
• What keeps family law lawyers up at night? Self-represented parties
• Bits Blog: Staples Is Latest Retailer Hit by Hackers
• Chinese government hackers allegedly attack Apple's iCloud
• Iran bans human rights lawyer from practicing law - Eureka Times Standard
• N.B. judge late in explaining rulings, Canadian Judicial Council says
• Crown seeks to overturn decision dismissing murder charge against Toronto lawyer
• Alleged Anonymous hacker Matt DeHart ordered deported from Canada
• About New York: Despite de Blasio’s Promise, Marijuana Arrests Persist in New York
• Zuckerberg Seeks a Pound of Flesh From Lawyers Who Sued Facebook - Businessweek
• Former tax lawyer Marc Noël now chief justice of Federal Court of Appeal

- Elysia Cherry, Legal Assistant 

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, October 21, 2014

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

• Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison in Killing of Girlfriend 
• Negative online reviews led to threats of legal action from targeted businesses
• US Supreme Court to decide if police can view hotel guest registries without a warrant
• Ontario court revisits the "common employer" doctrine - Lexology
• Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Louise Arbour Inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame 
• Time to transform the LCBO, blow up The Beer Store: Cohn 
• Woman battles Ottawa in court to gain Indian status
• Who gets to be ‘Indian’: 6 reasons why Lynn Gehl’s court challenge matters
• CHL sued for allegedly underpaying players - Toronto Sun

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, October 20, 2014

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

• Magnotta trial hears testimony from Karla Homolka’s sister, who says convicted felon now living in Quebec
• Marriage equality legal in Alaska after Supreme Court rejects state’s challenge
• Britain mulls 2-year prison sentences for people found guilty of online ‘trolling’
• David Suzuki: Amend Charter of Rights and Freedoms to recognize the right to a healthy environment."
• Woman charged under new Virginia revenge porn law - Times Union 
• Elvis-themed Vegas chapel refuses to sanctify same-sex weddings despite court OK
• Rob Ford kicked out of three advance polling stations
• Fl Supreme Court Says Warrant Needed for Cell Tower Data - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime
• The Working Life: Doctor’s Letter Spells End of Job for Pregnant NYC Employee
• Lawsuits: AL jailers let prisoners die from easily treatable illnesses to save money
• TX judge responds to complaints about Bible reading in court by hosting prayer breakfast 
• Ginsburg issues blistering dissent to ‘racially discriminatory’ TX Voter ID ruling
• No deal on legal aid funding at federal-provincial justice ministers meeting in Banff 
• Kenney takes to Twitter to defend niqab ban at citizenship ceremonies

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, October 17, 2014

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

• Why lawyers will love the iPad Air 2
• 105-year-old Belgian woman becomes oldest person to die by euthanasia 
• Minnesota man sentenced to 178 days in prison for encouraging Canadian student’s suicide
• Judge scolded me for bringing newborn to court after denying continuance, Georgia lawyer alleges
• Report flags “severe” over-representation of Aboriginals in Manitoba jails 
• Union taking Canada Post to federal court over plan to end door-to-door mail delivery service
• CBA drops plans to intervene for Chevron at Supreme Court - The Globe and Mail 
• Judge says forcing aboriginal girl to stay in chemo is to ‘impose our world view on First Nation culture'
• Carter v Canada: Highlights from the Supreme Court of Canada Assisted Suicide Hearing
• Canada’s spy agency to get more power to fight homegrown terrorism
• Jury watches 'infamous' video in Magnotta case
• Revenue Canada targets birdwatchers for political activity
• Judge pulls plug on BC green groups’ fracking suit

-Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, October 16, 2014

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

• Harvard law professors condemn campus sexual misconduct policy
• Tennessee woman jailed for overgrown yard
• Does your firm have a social media policy?
• Former employees sue Heenan Blaikie - The Globe and Mail
• Assisted suicide case begins at Supreme Court of Canada
• Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Voter ID Law, Saying It Exceeds State Constitution
• Legal aid funding expected to top justice ministers meeting
• Ontario Superior Court judge awards plaintiff $423 after ‘phantasmagorical’ 72-day trial | Financial Post
• Chicago ‘sovereign citizen’ gets 7 years for targeting judges, prosecutors with bogus $100B liens
• ‘Sovereign citizen’ gets 7 years for targeting judges, prosecutors with bogus $100B liens
• Children’s rights include ability to sue parents for support
• Cincinnati lawyer who told client to destroy cellphone SIM card is acquitted of obstruction charge
• Human failure led to deadly Elliot Lake mall collapse: report
• Lawyer to SCC: Parliament ‘paralyzed by inaction’ on assisted suicide
• Is your law firm delegating effectively? from a lunch & learn with @wiselaw

- Elysia Cherry, Legal Assistant 

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 15, 2014

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

• Wise Law Blog: Heckling the Home Team: Off-Duty Conduct and Dismissal for Cause 
• Wise Law Blog: Are You "Just Happy to See Me," or Looking to Get Fired
• A Beginners Guide to Law Firm Video – Pt 2: Choosing Topics for Your Firm’s Videos
• A Fast-Food Non-Compete Clause
• Five elements of assisted suicide case being heard Wednesday at Supreme Court  
• Torture and the limits of sovereign immunity: Kazemi Estate v Islamic Republic of Iran  
• Dropbox passwords posted online
• Noncompete Clauses for US Fast Food Workers?
• Where employment agreements and Copyright Act collide
• NC Dental Regulatory Case Against Unlicensed Teeth-Whitening Clinics Appears to Trouble US Supreme Court
• Oshawa mayoral candidate charged with harassment twice | The Toronto Star
• Association with radicalized friend landed ‘naïve’ man with terror conviction: psychologist
• Texas abortion clinics can reopen  
• New statutory leaves for Ontario employees effective October 29 
• After death threats, feminist speaker has to cancel talk because of Utah’s open carry laws
• Supreme Court of Canada wrestles with Quebec municipality's public prayer case 
• Calif. atheist awarded $2 million after being re-jailed for refusing faith-based rehab
• Just Explain It: The true cost of Ontario speeding tickets
• Senator Brazeau arrested again
• Converse Sues to Protect Its Chuck Taylor All Stars
• Exchange of confidential info needed for conflict: judge
• Aaron's Rental Firm To Pay $24.8M To Settle Claims They Spied On Customer Computers

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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