140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of August 6, 2019

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 6, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Louisiana lawyer held in contempt for recording defendant’s mouth being taped shut on judge’s orders

• Lead Ontario children’s aid agency in chaos as top managers pushed out

• Stun belts are intended to keep control in courtroom, but some judges use them to inflict punishment

• Capital One hack snags data on 106 million people — including 6 million in Canada

• New indictments issued for man at center of North Carolina Republican election fraud probe - CNNPolitics

• California governor signs bill requiring presidential candidates to submit tax returns

• Expert who gave more than 100 assessments in Ontario child protection cases lied about credentials for years, judge finds

• How was a nurse able to kill 8 seniors over a decade? Answers could come today

• Katy Perry’s Copyright Case May Sound Familiar to These Stars - The New York Times

• Judge stands by decision to appoint special prosecutor in Jussie Smollett case

• ‘Your pain and grief are not in vain’: Wettlaufer inquiry calls for sweeping changes to Ontario nursing homes

• Lawyers for Oklahoma Republican candidate release damning video of him shooting a process server

• New Saudi Arabian laws allow women to travel without male consent

• NYPD judge says officer accused of killing Eric Garner should be fired, source says

• Trump's asylum ban is illegal, DC federal judge rules

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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