140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of August 31, 2020

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of August 31, 2020.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of August 31, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 31, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• This recent grad lost his gig at a Toronto bank. Then his temp agency billed him $30,000 in ‘damages’ 

• TikTok Sues Trump Administration
  

• No Qualified Immunity for Kentucky Cops Who Strip-Searched a 4-Year-Old and Threatened Mom
  

• Judge won't force Apple to restore Fortnite game but can't block Unreal Engine from powering apps
  

• At least 64 arrested in Louisville as protesters demand answers in Breonna Taylor case

• B.C. father who arranged beating of Grade 9 student ordered to pay $479K
  

• Lawyer who represented Ukraine whistleblower loses malpractice insurance because of ‘high-profile’ work
  

• Superior Court Justice Frank Marrocco leads independent long-term care COVID-19 commission | Law Times
  

• Michael Cohen and Jerry Falwell Jr.: Trump's former attorney says he helped the Falwells bury racy photos
  

• Federal appeals court sides with student in Virginia transgender bathroom case
  

• Two New Jersey police officers plead guilty to vandalizing cars belonging to a man who filed a complaint against them
  

• Are NBA players engaged in an unlawful strike? It depends.
  

• Judge doesn’t have qualified immunity for alleged sex harassment, 3rd Circuit says
  

• Jerry Falwell Jr. to receive $10.5 million in compensation for resigning
  

• NJ lawsuit claims process server frightened family and failed to wear mask or social distance
  

• Man at centre of sexual harassment allegations at Canadian Museum for Human Rights resigns
  

• John Lennon's killer denied parole for the 11th time
  

• Sarah Palin’s Suit Against New York Times Will Go to Trial, Judge Rules
  

• Arizona approves nonlawyer ownership, nonlawyer licensees in access-to-justice reforms
  

• Judge delays extradition of alleged Kenosha gunman

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of August 24, 2020

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of August 24, 2020.

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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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140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of August 17, 2020

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of August 10, 2020.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of August 17, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 17, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• McDonald's is suing its ousted CEO for lying about sexual relationships with employees
  

• Ontario doctor subject of complaints after COVID-19 tweets | CBC News
  

• Landlords and tenants in Canada’s hottest housing markets finally agree on something: The system is broken on both sides
  

• ‘It was a slaughter’: At sentencing for Mississauga restaurant murder, judge asks why Canada hasn’t eradicated ‘plague’ of illegal guns
  

• Court orders Uber, Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees in California
  

• Indiana man faces hate crime charges after feds say he burned a cross to intimidate his Black neighbor
  

• US Appeals court will rehear request to dismiss Michael Flynn's case
  

• Transport Canada says if you can't wear a mask for medical reasons, prove it — or don't fly
  

• SCOTUS won't step in to halt ruling that allows compensation for NCAA student athletes
  

• Convicted of a crime that never occurred? It happens all too often, law prof says
  

• Murder Charges Over Stillbirth in California Set Off Heated Legal Battle
  

• Lawyers mobilize for all-out war over US election
  

• Macy’s uses facial recognition software to identify customers on security cameras, class action lawsuit claims
  

• Florida sheriff bans his deputies and office visitors from wearing masks on a day his county broke records for Covid-19 deaths
  

• Can Neil Young Block Trump From Using His Songs? It’s Complicated
  

• Pennsylvania Judge accused of referring to juror as ‘Aunt Jemima’ should get interim suspension, commission says
  

• These cross-border couples are considering drastic measures to be together
  

• Judge orders Trump campaign to produce evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania
  

• US Justice Dept. Accuses Yale of Discrimination in Application Process - The New York Times
  

• Breaking: In Historic Vote, Utah Supreme Court Approves Sweeping Changes in Legal Services Regulation

• Competition Bureau investigates Amazon.com
  

• Amazon may be liable for injuries caused by defective products sold by third-party vendors, California court rules
  

• Canada-U.S. border will remain closed until September 21
  

• Belching, farting and jackhammering 'bad neighbour' earns rebuke from B.C. judge | CBC News
  

• New York DA asks judge to dismiss Trump's new challenges to grand jury subpoena - CNNPolitics
  

• Trump won't leave office peacefully, his former lawyer Cohen claims in upcoming book
  

• FBI lawyer to be charged as a result of investigation into Trump-Russia probe origins
  

• Meng Wanzhou's lawyers claim US extradition case riddled with misrepresentations
  

• Reduced hours, job loss and bankrupt employers — it’s ‘not a happy time’ for CERB recipients as benefit winds down
  

• Apple faces a growing number of companies in open revolt over its control of the App Store
  

• ANALYSIS: US Lawyer Jobs Down 15% in 6 Months; May Be Long Recovery
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of August 10, 2020

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of August 10, 2020.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of August 10, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 10, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm

• Manhattan DA probing Trump Organization for 'insurance and bank fraud' and 'pattern of financial misconduct'
  

• Demand for Trump's tax returns justified over reports of 'criminal conduct' at Trump Org, prosecutor says
  

• As courts prepare to restart jury trials, advocates call for fair pay for jurors
  

• Private Christian university in Ancaster, Ontario says no sex outside heterosexual marriage. LGBTQ alumni say that discriminates | CBC News
  

• Pennsylvania man charged with shooting at a cigar shop employee after being asked to wear a mask, police say
  

• Neil Young Posts Lawsuit Against Trump Campaign – Rolling Stone
  

• Identity fraud cases mean CERB benefits on hold for hundreds of Canadians
  

• Star Technologist Who Crossed Google Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
  

• Neil Young sues Trump campaign
  

• Pence says Chief Justice John Roberts has been a 'disappointment' to conservatives
  

• Employers Are Discriminating Against Mothers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
  

• Canadian citizen sentenced to death in China on drug charge
  

• New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA in suit accusing gun rights group of wide-ranging fraud and self-dealing - The Washington Post
  

• Louisiana Supreme Court upholds Black man's life sentence for stealing hedge clippers 20 years ago
  

• NRA accused of 'brazen illegality' in lawsuit calling for it to be dissolved
  

• NY Judge nixes Trump bid to delay suit from woman alleging rape
  

• Canada fires back with $3.6 billion in tariffs after Donald Trump revives trade spat
  

• Notice to Profession – Toronto | Superior Court of Justice - Toronto Expansion Protocol for Court Hearings During COVID-19 Pandemic
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of August 3, 2020

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of August 3, 2020.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of August 3, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 3, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Trump Again Tries to Block Subpoena for Taxes, Calling It ‘Wildly Overbroad’
  

• Trump revises lawsuit to block release of tax records after Supreme Court ruling
  

• John Roberts: Inside his surprising streak of liberal wins - CNNPolitics
  

• 'Ellen DeGeneres Show' Workplace Under Investigation - Variety
  

• US DOJ to send additional federal agents to Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee
  

• Toronto, Peel Region get green light to move to Stage 3 of Ontario's COVID-19 recovery plan
  

• Brett Kavanaugh tried to sidestep abortion and Trump financial docs cases - CNNPolitics
  

• Egypt Sentences Women to 2 Years in Prison for “Violating Family Standards” in TikTok Videos
  

• New York Uber and Lyft drivers win key battle over unpaid unemployment benefits
  

• Florida man spent PPP funds on hotels, jewelry and $318,497 Lamborghini, authorities say
  

• Pelosi mandates masks in House chamber after Gohmert tests positive for Covid-19
  

• Native American tribe regains ownership of Big Sur ancestral lands
  

• DA reviews hundreds of cases involving LAPD officers charged with falsifying evidence
  

• Quebec Judge who told woman to remove hijab offering to apologize in settlement proposal
  

• Trump floats idea of delaying Nov. 3 vote, but Congress controls election date

• Exclusive: Inside the US Supreme Court's internal deliberations over Trump's taxes
  

• Opinion | John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation - The New York Times
  

• American Accused of Blasphemy Is Killed in Pakistan Courtroom
  

• Ontario Implementing Additional Measures at Bars and Restaurants to Help Limit the Spread of COVID-19
  

• US national shot dead in Pakistan courtroom during blasphemy trial
  

• Police: Connecticut Landlord decapitated over rent
  

• Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence overturned by appeals court
  

• EI-like benefit for gig, contract workers will be available after CERB ends, Trudeau says
  

• Canadian-American couple devastated after Canada won't recognize their FaceTime wedding
  

• Arrests Over Illicit Party Boat With 170 Guests Cruising Around N.Y.C.
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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