Legally Tweeting - November 4, 2009 Edition

We've been on a bit of a blogging hiatus over the last week or so (while other duties called), but managed to keep up, nonetheless, with our legal tweets in the interim.

Here, then, are highlights of our recently tweeted legal headlines:

• Tribunal awards $35000 to fired pregnant woman - Canada NewsWire http://bit.ly/1dBp3O
• Canada to extend Employment Insurance benefits to self-employed - http://tiny.cc/WiseLaw827
• Ontario court denies insurer's bid to see claimant's Facebook account - Investment Executive http://bit.ly/2l01Cx
  
• Lawyers Warn: Bosses Who 'Friend' Are Begging to Be Sued http://bit.ly/ui4wi
• Abella's message: Stand up for justice - Calgary Herald http://bit.ly/2Vvisc
• Employers advised to reinforce cellphone road rule - Toronto Star http://bit.ly/okkQU
• Report: Racy sex tape ends Prejean’s lawsuit against beauty pageant http://bit.ly/3J37KP
• Appeals Court Lawyer 'Traffics' in Term Papers http://bit.ly/CuxhC
• Italian court convicts 23 Americans of kidnapping in CIA rendition case http://bit.ly/1swr9c
• Giant Wal-Mart wage and hour class action settles http://bit.ly/1i0fZW
• Maine Voters Repeal Law Allowing Gay Marriage http://bit.ly/2ISfMy
• EU court bans crucifix in Italian schools - http://bit.ly/3CCLE0;
  Italian government vows to fight EU Court ban on classroom crucifixes http://www.cnn.com/2009/WOR...
• Google Wave Simplified: How it Basically Works (with video) http://tiny.cc/WiseLaw897
• Twitter's new lists: What they mean for marketers and other attention "whores" - http://davetroy.com/?p=644
• Two new judges, Hoffman and Tobin, sworn in - Windsor Star http://bit.ly/FK6y8
• New chief justice for Alberta court http://bit.ly/8VTER
• Justice who refused interracial marriage resigns http://bit.ly/3jiRbP
• U.S. hospital fined for 5th wrong-site surgery since '07 http://bit.ly/3gsPwx
• Competition Bureau wants changes in real estate rules http://bit.ly/2AnteZ
• U.S. court denies Maher Arar's appeal http://bit.ly/3QCUna
• UK Supreme Court case will test London’s reputation as the divorce capital of the world. http://tiny.cc/WiseLaw483
• Stop behaving badly, boorish lawyers told - Toronto Star http://bit.ly/2VxNFM
• Pennsylvania court overturns thousands of juvenile sentences in judge kickback scandal http://bit.ly/1C31CB
• Cheney ‘cannot recall’ almost anything about Plame outing http://bit.ly/qc471
• U.K.: “Council bans parents from play areas” http://bit.ly/1i12e3
• Why Aren’t Bad Prosecutors Held Accountable? http://bit.ly/p2EAV
• Church of Scientology guilty of fraud in France http://bit.ly/o4EHH
• Rookie Dallas cop tickets woman for driving while not speaking English -- UPDATED http://bit.ly/3xFAxK
• LawPundit's List of Twitter Addresses of Legal Blogs (Blawgs) http://tiny.cc/WiseLaw964
• 'Lawyer' is a witch: Police - Toronto Sun http://bit.ly/AqLJv

As always, follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/wiselaw for up-to-the-minute legal news.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Recently Tweeted - October 23, 2009 Edition

With the weekend upon us, here are the leading legal headlines we've been following on Twitter, this past week or so - we note that Craigslist has certainly been prominent in the news of late:

• “Craigslist Not Responsible for Sex-For-Hire Ads, Judge Rules” http://bit.ly/UZfLW; Judge Tosses Sheriff’s Suit Against Craigslist Over Prostitution Ads http://bit.ly/2l3SSy
• Ethics Complaint: Lawyer Lied About ‘Adult Gig’ Craigslist Ad for Secretary http://bit.ly/OxGVl
• Ontario Cell Phone Driving Ban Comes Into Effect Monday http://bit.ly/2WSKX0
• Michael Bryant case put over until mid-November http://bit.ly/9T1cp
• B.C. seeks ruling on polygamy vs. charter http://bit.ly/hYQW4; Polygamy Law Taken to Court in British Columbia - FOXNews http://bit.ly/2aDirb
• Top court strikes down Quebec English school law http://bit.ly/dDyHI
• Quebec prisoners fighting smoking ban http://bit.ly/3eESwE
• Lax copyright laws put Canada on U.S. naughty list http://bit.ly/1XCcmC
• Protection for nannies - Toronto Star http://bit.ly/7IYZ7
• CanWest wants quick creditor deal - Globe and Mailhttp://bit.ly/yleWi
• Retired Justice O’Connor’s Family Home Is Moved to Museum http://bit.ly/g8tcr
• 'Birthers' Lose Again as Federal Judge Nixes Challenge to Obama Presidency http://bit.ly/1401hu
• Attention, Sarah Palin bashers: Lookalike book 'Going Rouge' is coming! (Thom Geier/EW.com) http://bit.ly/3PrHNL
• Twitter Jitters: Can What You Tweet About Police Land You in Jail? http://bit.ly/UwKBf; Twitter can be a legal minefield: Watch what you say - Vancouver Sun http://bit.ly/4moo2
• Legal Pitfalls of Outsourcing May Outweigh Benefits, Says New Survey http://bit.ly/w9yP9
• U.S. eases stance on medical marijuana http://bit.ly/2ptRhL
• Federal judge rules against releasing Guantanamo interrogation documents http://bit.ly/2beKIF; Copyright Infringement in Playing Loud Music to Soften Up Guantanamo Detainees? http://bit.ly/70FWc
• Sharpton threatens suit against Limbaugh (CNN) http://bit.ly/y21Mo; Does Limbaugh Have a Libel Suit Against CNN? http://bit.ly/2U0lZF
• France court denies woman access to semen of deceased husband http://bit.ly/KwbFh
• International convention needed to combat organ trafficking: report http://bit.ly/poEQW
• Cloud computing and the legal significance of terms of service http://bit.ly/36U2ne

A good weekend to all.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Top 10 Legal News Headlines: Recently Tweeted - October 14, 2009 Recap

Time to catch up on the best of the legal headlines we've posted to Twitter since our last recap.

Here are Wise Law Blog's Top 10 Recently Tweeted legal news stories from the previous ten days:

1. A Day About Bad Lawyering at the U.S High Court http://bit.ly/Wp82
2. Quebec specialists support legalizing euthanasia http://bit.ly/2OACxM
3. A Facebook Poke Can Put You in the Pokey - PC World http://bit.ly/4dXoOl
4. Jury vetting's legal upshot - National Post http://bit.ly/ZvXJG
5. “Criminal Defendant Escapes After Being Mistaken for Lawyer” http://bit.ly/hZUS0
6. Dismissal of NHL Ref for Union Activity? http://bit.ly/mTS9j
7. Court Hears Free-Speech Case on Dogfight Videos http://bit.ly/VtcFP
8. Throw out 'bizarre' prostitution laws, court told - CBC.ca http://bit.ly/Sb4Sj
9. Harper Government proposes random breathalyzer tests http://bit.ly/2gC6vg
10. Legal Sector Lost 2,000 Jobs in September http://bit.ly/3dkD03

See you again, shortly.

In the meanwhile, follow us on Twitter, for timely updates on breaking legal and political news.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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