140Law - Legal Headlines for the Week of April 25, 2016

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Doctor gets green light to sue WSIB, employer - Waterloo Record
• Overtime exploitation: One man's claims of a 100-hour work week, and no overtime pay
• University accused of discrimination for requiring dyslexic student to take course in French
• Abortion Procedure Challenged as "Torture" in Alabama
• As pot legalization looms, calls to end possession prosecutions amplify
• Judge says racial profiling likely, tosses charges against man after Toronto road stop
• How the Supreme Court is dismantling one of the key parts of Stephen Harper's legacy - National Post
• Mike Duffy verdict should put brakes on other senators’ cases, lawyer says
• U.S. drops N.Y. fight with Apple after gaining access to iPhone
• A judge sentences a U.S. veteran to 24 hours in jail, then joins him behind bars
• Canadian tea retailer's on-call practices questioned in NY - Canadian Lawyer Magazine
• SCC to rule on parole changes brought in by Conservative government - CTV News
• 6 notable lines from the judge's extraordinary ruling on the Mike Duffy trial
• Duffy acquitted on all counts
• 'No sinister motive': Duffy judge dismisses first 20 charges as ruling continues
• You Can’t Modernize the Courts on a Shoestring
• Ontario Government Violated Charter With “Ill Conceived” Bill 115
• Neighbours in treehouse dispute could benefit from mediation, lawyer says - CBC.ca
• Duffy's decision day: Senator to learn fate Thursday on fraud, bribery, breach of trust charges
• Judge who allegedly bought cocaine should stay on bench, says judicial watchdog
• 'Your children are safe,' school tells Quebec parents after reports Karla Homolka living among them
• Canada's bill to legalize pot to be introduced in spring 2017, minister tells UN
• Lawyers accused of using paralegal to friend litigant on Facebook face ethics probe after court decision
• Source: Expect Flint criminal charges over tainted water crisis
• SCOTUS rules in favor of terror victims
• Netflix drops the hammer on Canadian VPN users
• Arbiter's report on Senate expenses could signal trouble for Mike Duffy
• Weak assisted-dying bill exploited on all sides: Tim Harper
• Hit Canadian home makeover show “Love it or List it” faces lawsuit
• Sidebar: When a Senator Passes Judgment on a Chief Justice
• Appeals Court Affirms Landmark N.F.L. Concussion Settlement
• Utah Governor to sign anti-porn legislation
• Brockville, Ontario children's aid data breach: families’ names posted online
• Forcillo argues against mandatory minimum sentence; asks court for house arrest rather than jail
• Female in-house counsel earning less than male counterparts, survey says
• Lay Legal Advisers Permitted in UK
• Ontario passes presumptive PTSD law for first responders - OHS Canada
• Termination for terminally ill employee: Frustration of contract prior to death http://
• Wrongful resignations
• Senior police officer should be fired for G20 actions, lawyer says - Toronto Star
• NHL turns to Supreme Court of Canada in battle with former referee - TSN
• New Paid And Unpaid Leaves Proposed For Ontario Employees
• Judge allows infringement claim to proceed over Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’
• Alaska Legislature expands legal protections for pets caught up in messy divorces
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