140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of August 24, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 24, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Cyberattack shuts down Canadian government accounts
  

• Judge apologizes for calling woman ‘little blond honey ... too dumb to leave’ alleged abuser
  

• $16.5M settlement in class-action lawsuit over mass arrests at 2010 G20 summit
  

• Two Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee urge a criminal inquiry into the postmaster general.
  

• N.B. doctor accused in COVID-19 outbreak to face charge under Emergency Measures Act
  

• Nearly 20 times as likely to be shot dead. Six times more likely to be taken down by a police dog. Inside a landmark report on the ‘disproportionate’ use of force on Black Torontonians
  

• Smollett Case: Special Prosecutor Finds ‘Abuses of Discretion’
  

• Ontario court cases are now searchable online — finally
  

• Judge Blocks Trump Officials’ Attempt to End Transgender Health Protections
  

• Judge says Idaho cannot ban transgender athletes from women's sports teams
  

• Mail-in voters sue Trump and DeJoy to block cuts at the Postal Service ahead of the election.
  

• Britney Spears Seeking Substantial Changes to Conservatorship
  

• New video footage appears to show security guard inciting post-Finals altercation with Masai Ujiri
  

• Senate Report Details Manafort’s Ties During 2016 Trump Campaign to a Russian Agent
  

• NY ‘Lottery Lawyer’ Is Accused of Fleecing Winners in $107 Million Fraud - The New York Times
  

• Raptors president Masai Ujiri says ‘frivolous’ lawsuit against him is ‘motivated by greed,’ files counterclaim against sheriff’s deputy
  

• Canada’s federal prosecutors told to avoid drug possession charges when possible in new directive
  

• Judge rules against Trump in tax records subpoena fight
  

• Steve Bannon is indicted on fraud charges related to fund-raising effort for border wall.
  

• Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon charged with wire fraud in border wall fundraising scheme
  

• Unbundle the Courts
  

• Here's the list of licence plates Ontario doesn't want on the road | CBC News
  

• Liberal government commits to extending CERB, boosting EI
  

• CERB is transitioning to EI. What does that mean?
  

• Can you be removed from a jury pool for supporting Black Lives Matter?
  

• TikTok to challenge Trump administration's efforts to ban app
  

• President’s Sister Describes Trump as Liar With ‘No Principles’ in Recordings
  

• Who wants to be a juror in a pandemic? Inside the push to resume jury trials in Ontario
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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