140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of December 17, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 17, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Maria Butina, accused Russian spy, appears to reach plea deal - CNNPolitics

• Chinese court bans the sale of most iPhones

• Former Louisiana prosecutor’s disbarment for anonymous online posts about cases worked on is lesson for other lawyers, court says

• California imposes new regulations on ‘internet of things’ devices

• Blacks ‘grossly overrepresented,’ more likely to be hurt or killed by Toronto police, racial profiling report finds

• CanLII’s Future as a Canadian Primary Law Cooperative

• Ontario Human Rights Commission releases 'unprecedented' report on racial profiling by Toronto police

• Bail hearing for Huawei CFO to resume in Vancouver

• Debt collectors demand that Sears customers continue paying for worthless extended warranties

• Jury recommends life sentence for neo-Nazi who drove his car into crowd, killing a paralegal

• Joe Arpaio Sues the Media for $300 Million | Law & Crime

• Province pulls out of arbitration with Ontario Medical Association

• Stormy Daniels Ordered to Pay Trump $293,000 in Legal Fees

• Huawei Executive Granted Bail by Canadian Court

• Charges Dropped Against Brooklyn Mother Who Had Baby Ripped from Her Arms by Police

• OPP interim commissioner asks ombudsman to review Taverner’s appointment over ‘potential political interference’

• Cosby lawyers detail 11 alleged trial errors as they appeal

• Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen gets 3 years in prison

• Trump sets 'terrible precedent' by crossing red line on Huawei case, officials say

• Canada warns Trump administration against politicizing Chinese executive's arrest

• Ford government now offering voluntary buyouts to public service employees

• Omar Khadr request for bail condition changes to be heard in Edmonton court

• Employment and Labour Law Related Changes in Ontario Bill 66 and More

• Florida Judge issues restraining order against alleged sixth-grade bully accused in beating

• BC Atheist family who complained about holiday celebrations awarded $12K after school barred daughter

• China confirms detention of 2 Canadians

• Maria Butina Pleads Guilty to Being Part of a Russian Effort to Influence US Conservatives

• Toronto council opts in on pot shops just as Ontario limits number to 25 because of supply shortage

• Nearly 70 ex-judges ask ICE to stop courthouse arrests; US attorney defends agency amid controversy

• Court: Trump can't let companies deny birth control coverage

• 'He directed me to make the payments': Cohen says Trump's denials aren't believable | CBC News

• A year later, police still struggling to solve murders of Honey and Barry Sherman

• Supreme Court quashes mandatory victims' surcharge for convicted criminals

• Ontario court dismisses Mike Duffy's $8 million lawsuit against Senate

• Wisconsin’s Scott Walker Signs Bills Stripping Powers From Incoming Governor

• Facebook could face billion-dollar fine for data breaches

• Texas Judge Strikes Down Obama’s Affordable Care Act as Unconstitutional

• New Jersey law says wild animals can't be used in circuses

• Scathing reports call out Thunder Bay police for racism. Is there hope for change? The Indigenous community is not so sure

• What the Lawless Obamacare Ruling Means

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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