Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of January 4, 2021

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 4, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Calgary judge to hear legal challenge of Alberta's COVID-19 restrictions 'cancelling Christmas'
  

• Son wins conversion suit against parents after they tossed his porn stash and sex toys
  

• Ford to order strict lockdown for all of Ontario starting on Boxing Day | CBC News
  

• Newsmax 'clarifies' election conspiracy theories after legal threat from voting technology company
  

• Barr says no need for special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden, publicly undercutting Trump
  

• All of Ontario is going into lockdown on Boxing Day. Here’s what this means
  

• Dozens of airline passengers in Canada hit with fines, warning letters for refusing to wear a mask
  

• Edmonton church sanctioned for COVID-19 violations, northern pastor calls rules 'tyranny'
  

• 10 years in prison for illegal streaming? It's in the Covid-19 relief bill
  

• US Justice Department Sues Walmart, Saying it Fueled Opioid Crisis
  

• Ottawa blocks Chinese takeover of Nunavut gold mine project after national security review
  

• Walmart contributed to the prescription opioid crisis for years, DOJ alleges
  

• Voting machine company executive sues Trump allies for defamation
  

• Dominion Voting Systems CEO doesn't rule out legal action against Trump
  

• Pennsylvania man is accused of casting Trump vote for his dead mother.
  

• ‘A legal first’: B.C. man accused of dangerous driving for sleeping in self-driving, speeding Tesla
  

• Hockey nights in Canada: The provinces are onside for an all-Canadian North Division, NHL says
  

• Investigating the Sask. judge who visited teepee camp is 'silly': U of S Indigenous Law Centre director
  

• Authorities identify man responsible for Christmas Day bombing in Nashville
  

• Judge Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s $28.5 Million Bail Proposal
  

• Pope Francis Strips Powerful Vatican Office of Its Financial Assets
  

• Size does matter in published listings about properties for sale, says a pivotal new legal ruling
  

• Mexico is home to the world’s most powerful drug cartels, who have terrorized the country for years. Now the country is poised to try something different: legalizing one of their products, marijuana.
  

• Air travellers entering Canada must have a negative COVID-19 test before arrival, Ottawa says

• Vancouver party host spends Christmas in jail after repeated fines for violating COVID-19 public health orders
  

• Brexit now a reality as U.K. completes economic separation from European Union
  

• Ruined vaccines: 60 people got shots with intentionally spoiled drugs; pharmacist arrested. - Chicago Tribune
  

• Federal Judge Dismisses Election Lawsuit Against Pence
  

• Appeals court dismisses Gohmert case asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College vote count

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of December 21, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 21, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Gaps in safeguards led to massive Desjardins security breach: privacy commissioners
  

• U.K. to Ease Rules on Blood Donations by Gay and Bisexual Men
  

• Jail guards violated use-of-force policies in fatal restraint of Soleiman Faqiri, court documents suggest
  

• SCOTUS Turns Down Bid To Revive Kansas Voter Restriction Championed By Kobach | Talking Points Memo
  

• Senators likely to propose major amendments to Canada’s assisted dying bill
  

• Attorney General William Barr resigns - CNNPolitics
  

• U.S. Attorney General William Barr resigns
  

• Pinterest Settles Gender Discrimination Suit for $22.5 Million
  

• Arrests made after over US$500K in Wayne Gretzky memorabilia stolen from his father's home in Brantford, Ont. | CTV News
  

• Britney Spears' father speaks out as she requests to remove him as conservator of her estate
  

• U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Indiana's Case on Same-Sex Parents
  

• Why the US government hack is literally keeping security experts awake at night
  

• Retirement homes push Ontario for mandatory COVID-19 testing for caregivers, support workers
  

• Pornhub deletes millions of videos, but Ottawa says that’s not good enough
  

• Judge: Trump Organization must turn over documents to NY attorney general
  

• Ghislaine Maxwell seeks release from jail on a proposed $28.5 million bail package
  

• App companies can no longer charge restaurants ‘exorbitant’ delivery fees. But front-line couriers fear they’ll be the ones left hurting
  

• Ohio Judge accused of failing to follow COVID-19 recommendations is removed from 2 trials
  

• States Plan to Accuse Google of Illegal Monopoly in Online Ads
  

• French court finds 14 accomplices in 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack guilty
  

• City of Paris Fined Nearly $110,000 for Appointing Too Many Women
  

• Facebook Takes the Gloves Off in Feud With Apple
  

• Russia banned from using name, flag, anthem at Olympics, world championships through 2022
  

• In landmark decision, U.K. coroner rules air pollution contributed to nine-year-old girl's death
  

• City of Toronto cancels kids’ day camps and skating lessons that were supposed to start Monday
  

• Black children are 6 times more likely to be shot to death by police, US study finds
  

• Ontario Declares Santa Claus an Essential Service
  

• 80 inmates test positive in COVID-19 outbreak at Kingston prison, up from zero Wednesday
  

• US@Supreme Court Rejects Religious School’s Challenge to Kentucky Virus Order
  

• Ontario court hears HBC's request for review of regulations keeping stores closed | CBC News
  

• Google hit by antitrust lawsuit from nearly 40 states over alleged search monopoly - CNET
  

• Ont. homeowner fined after party that broke COVID-19 rules linked to 11 cases
  

• Judge orders release of search warrant documents in OPP ‘Ponzi’ scheme case
  

• It's 'pretty clear' Russia was behind hack, Pompeo says
  

• After legal threat, Fox airs news package debunking election fraud claims made by its own hosts
  

• A heated Oval Office meeting included talk of martial law before devolving into screaming matches among the President's advisers
  

• Zoom Executive Accused of Disrupting Calls at China’s Behest
  

• New Justices Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice
  

• Strom v SRNA: Nurse’s Personal Social Media Posts Do Not Constitute Professional Misconduct
  

• Ontario planning to implement new provincewide restrictions beginning Christmas Eve
  
• The Ohio Family Court Judge Who Threatened a Mother With Contempt of Court for Getting Her Child a COVID-19 Test 

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of December 7, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 7, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• US DOJ rule change would allow some executions by firing squad and electrocution
  

• Arizona and Wisconsin Certify Biden’s Wins: ‘The System Is Strong’
  

• Don't want the COVID-19 vaccine? You could lose access to normal life, says U.K. minister
  

• Justice Department releases Trump's pardon of Flynn and asks court for dismissal
  

• BlackNorth Initiative calls for ‘too white’ Order of Canada to ‘reflect the deep cultural mosaic of our country’
  

• Canada’s new $400 work-from-home tax deduction: What you need to know
  

• Captain of California Boat That Caught Fire and Killed 34 Is Indicted
  

• 'Bribery-for-pardon' scheme involving Trump White House being investigated
  

• Trump lawyer says official who defended voting machines should be shot; AG Barr also sees no manipulation
  

• Worker's Fall Through Skylight Results in $55,000 Fine for Chelmsford Building Centre
  

• U.S. Attorney General says there's no evidence of fraud that would've changed 2020 election outcome
  

• Trump Has Discussed With Advisers Pardons for His 3 Eldest Children and Giuliani
  

• Britain becomes the first country to approve the vaccine, with plans for distribution to begin next week
  

• Original Adamson Barbecue location has operated without a business licence for more than four years
  

• Second Ontario government computer specialist fired in wake of alleged $11M COVID-19 fraud
  

• Parents of 628 migrant children separated at border still have not been found, court filing says
  

• Democrats seek disciplinary investigation for Trump lawyer who called for violence against former election cybersecurity official
  

• Markham tenant who turned 12 luxury homes into rooming houses ordered to pay $36K or spend time in jail
  

• Black civil servants allege discrimination in proposed class-action lawsuit against Ottawa
  

• Landlord and Tenant Board adjudicator issues interim order that favours landlord despite potential conflict of interest
  

• U.S. Justice Department in talks with Meng Wanzhou over deal to free the Huawei executive: report
  

• Wisconsin’s Top Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit
  

• SCOTUS sides with California religious ministry against state Covid restrictions
  

• How Is Trump’s Lawyer Jenna Ellis ‘Elite Strike Force’ Material?
  

• Police in India Make First Arrest Under New Interfaith Marriage Law
  

• US House poised to pass bill decriminalizing marijuana at federal level
  

• House passes landmark cannabis bill, but legal weed isn't around the corner
  

• Courts across the country hand Trump and his allies more losses as attempts to upend election results collapse
  

• SkipTheDishes and LCBO receive backlash from small businesses after Toronto delivery partnership announcement
  

• MLB sues insurance providers, citing billions in losses due to Covid-19
  

• Donald Trump’s brutal day in court
  

• The LCBO and SkipTheDishes deal to home deliver alcohol is on ‘pause’ after criticism from locked-down small businesses and restaurateurs
  

• Doctor: Giuliani potentially exposed hundreds to virus
  

• David Crombie steps down as head of Ontario's Greenbelt Council, citing proposed new rules

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of November 30, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 30, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• A man wearing Trump gear who was seen deliberately exhaling on women outside Trump golf club has been charged
  

• Small businesses say they’re ‘unfairly targeted’ by lockdown as Ontario reports 1,589 new COVID-19 cases
  

• Trump campaign appeals after federal judge tosses suit, calls one claim ‘Frankenstein’s monster’
  

• Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver bank file human rights complaint against BMO, police
  

• Joe Biden's team to begin transition to the White House as GSA certifies election results
  

• Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects Trump campaign's effort to block counting certain absentee ballots
  

• ‘Clearly, we were doing it wrong’: Toronto police are doing far fewer strip searches under strict new rules, Interim chief says
  

• Arkansas is trying to ban all abortions in the state

• $15,000 Fine After Secret NY Hasidic Wedding Draws Thousands of Guests
  

• Can being forced to listen to ‘Baby Shark’ be considered cruel and unusual punishment?
  

• Congressman seeks to have Rudy Giuliani disbarred over attempts to overturn election
  

• Judge’s threat to add lawyer to pro bono list could be seen as punitive, 6th Circuit says
  

• Sidney Powell is a beacon of hope to sad QAnon supporters
  

• Homicide detectives have a ‘person of interest’ in the Barry and Honey Sherman murder investigation
  

• Report blames top Montreal Church officials for ignoring complaints about priest who preyed on young boys
  

• Trump pardons Flynn, taking direct aim at Russia probe
  

• Over 30 Trump Campaign Lawsuits Have Failed. Some Rulings Are Scathing
  

• Toronto police at Adamson Barbecue for second straight day after owner threatens to reopen
  

• Irwin Cotler named special envoy for Holocaust remembrance and the fight against anti-Semitism
  

• South Korean leader of online sexual blackmail ring sentenced to 40 years
  

• In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court sides with religious groups in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions in New York
  

• Toronto police officer says she faced years of sexist, racist retribution for reporting colleague
  

• Firing Squads and Electrocution? New US Rule Would Allow More Execution Methods
  

• Locks changed, police on scene at Etobicoke BBQ restaurant that defied lockdown orders
  

• Quebec mosque shooter's 40-year sentence was 'cruel and unusual' punishment, appeals court rules | CBC News
  

• Man arrested after assault of Walmart employee who asked him to wear face mask, B.C. RCMP say
  

• Federal appeals court denies Trump campaign effort to revive Pennsylvania lawsuit saying 'claims have no merit'
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of November 23, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 23, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• At least 82,000 have filed sex abuse claims against the Boy Scouts, legal team says
  

• Ontario law will protect the right to wear Remembrance Day poppies in workplaces
  

• Hate Crimes in U.S. Rose to Highest Level in More Than a Decade in 2019
  

• Supreme Court puts off action on Trump-related cases; is it waiting for the clock to run out?
  

• New City of Toronto COVID-19 restrictions are not a surprise but are a disaster for retailers
  

• Florida Lawyer Charged With Extorting N.F.L. Player in Robbery Case
  

• Traffic ticket cases have ground to a ‘screeching halt’ in Ontario courts as advocates warn bad drivers may go unpunished
  

• Companies could face hefty fines under new Canadian privacy law
  

• Sherman murder detectives obtain evidence from outside Canada, police say
  

• Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security
  

• Republicans temporarily block certification of Detroit's election results
  

• Michigan Republicans Backtrack After Refusing to Certify Election Results
  

• US can kill its own citizens without review when state secrets are involved, DOJ lawyer argues
  

• BBC names retired judge to lead investigation into 1995 Princess Diana interview
  

• ‘This is demeaning to everyone’: Why Alek Minassian’s defence is provoking anger in Canada’s autism community
  

• Elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan civilians amid a culture of 'bloodlust,' report alleges
  

• Why Charges Against Protesters Are Being Dismissed by the Thousands
  

• Supreme Court of Canada to rule if sex offender registry unfair to mentally ill
  

• Resignation of Pennsylvania judge who called juror ‘Aunt Jemima’ is ‘binding and irrevocable,’ judicial court says
  

• Nevada judge denies request to halt state certification of election results - CNNPolitics
  

• CBA National | A new Canadian privacy bill for our age
  

• U.S. federal judge throws out Trump bid to stop Pennsylvania vote certification
  

• Canada's largest city goes into 28-day lockdown
  

• Law grad who flunked bar exam gets prison time for creating law firms and practicing law
  

• Jonathan Pollard, Convicted Spy, Completes Parole and May Move to Israel
  

• The Raptors will call Tampa home after federal government pitch strikes out
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of November 16, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 16, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Trump pledges more legal actions over U.S. election, makes aggressive fundraising pitch
  

• Trump faces several legal challenges when he leaves office
  

• Lawyers can't find the parents of 666 migrant kids, a higher number than previously reported
  

• Growing Discomfort at Law Firms Representing Trump in Election Lawsuits - The New York Times
  

• "Not our job": Roberts, Kavanaugh appear skeptical of striking down Obamacare at Supreme Court
  

• Europe charges Amazon with using dominance and data to squeeze rivals
  

• ‘The developers are all in control’: Doug Ford’s government moves to limit the power of conservation authorities, sparking fears for the environment
  

• Jeffrey Toobin Is Fired by The New Yorker
  

• 5 takeaways from the US Supreme Court's Obamacare arguments
  

• B.C. judge blocks transgender teen's gender-affirming surgery after disapproving mother sues
  

• Britney Spears fears father, wants him out of her career, attorney says
  

• Federal Appeals Court Rules That Harvard Does Not Discriminate in Admissions
  

• Judge dismisses Trump campaign's lawsuit against CNN
  

• 6 post-presidency lawsuits waiting for Trump
  

• Exasperated judges question Trump lawyers on election claims, leading to one ‘nonzero’ admission
  

• Trump Election Results Lawsuits Don't Have a lot of Good Evidence - The New York Times
  

• Justice Dept. Finds ‘Poor Judgment’ but No Misconduct in 2006 Jeffrey Epstein Inquiry
  

• Trump Faces Legal Cases After White House Departure - WSJ
  

• The Post-Presidency of a Con Man
  

• Alito raises religious liberty concerns about Covid restrictions and same-sex marriage ruling
  

• Ontario Addressing Allegations of Racism and Harassment at York Region Children's Aid Society
  

• Federal election official appointed by Trump blasts Trump's false election claims as 'laughable,' 'baffling' and 'insulting'
  

• Michigan judge rejects GOP demand to block certification of votes in Detroit
  

• Trump Is Not Doing Well With His Election Lawsuits. Here’s a Rundown.
  

• ‘This gives us a bigger stick.’ Peel to fine employers $5,000 a day for failing to act to stop COVID-19 spread
  

• Transport Canada suspends six employees without pay over racist email
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of October 13, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 13, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Assisted dying bill to be reintroduced today as court deadline looms
  

• Justices Thomas and Alito slam decision that cleared way for same-sex marriage
  

• Opinion: Did Trump try to cover up his Covid-19 infection?
  

• John McAfee indicted for tax evasion, arrested in Spain
  

• Thousands Of D.C. Renters Are Evicted Every Year. Do They All Know To Show Up To Court?
  

• Led Zeppelin victorious in 'Stairway to Heaven' plagiarism case
  

• Man charged in death of 80-year-old after mask dispute in upstate New York bar
  

• Consolidated Notice to the Profession, Litigants, Accused Persons, Public and the Media Re: Expanded Operations of Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Amended October 6, 2020
  

• Missouri couple who waved guns at protesters indicted on criminal charges
  

• Toronto-area anti-masker charged with breaking quarantine law
  

• Oklahoma Jail Employees Face Charges After Using ‘Baby Shark’ Song to Punish Inmates
  

• U.S. law enforcement officer asks for dismissal of Masai Ujiri counterclaim
  

• Lives of Barry and Honey Sherman trustees at risk if estate documents made public, top court hears
  

• Court rules Trump can't block New York subpoena for his tax returns
  

• Masks Now Play a Role in Child Custody
  

• Liberal Government spent more than $213K defending Seamus O'Regan in small claims court
  

• A Texas family sued to keep their baby on a ventilator. The hospital says the child is dead
  

• Trump to appeal to Supreme Court again after losing ruling on financial records
  

• NJ mail carrier charged with dumping ballots
  

• Netflix Is Charged in Texas With Promoting Lewdness in ‘Cuties’
  

• Top former GOP fundraiser Elliot Broidy planning to plead guilty to conspiracy charge
  

• Ontario Recognizes Indigenous Marriage Ceremonies
  

• US Supreme Court Hears Copyright Battle Between Google and Oracle
  

• Drivers wearing earbuds even if cellphone is dead still considered distracted driving: B.C. Supreme Court
  

• Ontario closes indoor dining, gyms and cinemas in COVID-19 hot spots amid surge in cases | CBC News
  

• Cuomo’s Restrictions on NY Synagogues in Virus Hot Spots Can Go Forward
  

• New Justices Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice
  

• Federal judge blocks Texas governor's directive limiting ballot drop boxes to one per county
  

• Texas court denies appeal from family to keep 10-month-old baby on ventilator

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of October 5, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 5, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• No sex, no marriage, rules B.C. judge in rare annulment because husband couldn't maintain an erection
  

• Report on Trump’s $750 Income Tax Payments Reverberates Ahead of Debate
  

• Uber can continue operating in London, judge says
  

• American Could Face Prison in Thailand Over Negative Reviews of a Resort
  

• $20 Million Settlement Reached in Maryland Officer's Fatal Shooting of William Green
  

• Unidentified grand juror files motion requesting release of transcripts in Breonna Taylor case
  

• New York judge orders judicial review of Eric Garner case
  

• New California law bans sharing crime scene photos after images leaked of Kobe Bryant's crash

• Crown accuses Meng Wanzhou's lawyers of trying to turn extradition into a trial | CBC News
  

• Michael Flynn's lawyer admits discussing his criminal case with Trump
  

• Mueller Rebuts Insider’s Criticisms of Trump Investigation
  

• The CERB benefit is over — here's what you need to know now
  

• Japanese Government Is Ordered to Pay Damages Over Fukushima Disaster
  

• Judge approves $800 million settlement for victims of Las Vegas shooting
  

• Police dismantle a massive gaming operation and spa in mansion north of Toronto
  

• Ireland court: Subway sandwiches don't meet legal definition of 'bread'
  

• Toronto council approves increased COVID-19 restrictions - The Globe and Mail
  

• Students suspended over recording of Calgary school principal using N-word
  

• Steve Barnes, of Cellino & Barnes Law Firm, Dies in Plane Crash
  

• Michigan Supreme Court strikes down governor's emergency Covid powers
  

• Trump’s Diagnosis Imperils Quick Supreme Court Confirmation Timeline
  

• Amazon reveals nearly 20,000 employees have tested positive for COVID-19
  

• An attack on a judge’s family is putting US judicial security center stage
  

• Texas woman who stole goods for 19 years and sold them on eBay has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $3.8M
  

• Sexual assault charges stayed as questions of independence rock military justice system
  

• Judge Scrutinizes Justice Dept. Request to Drop Michael Flynn Case - The New York Times
  

• Trump's COVID-19 condition improving, could return to White House Monday, doctors say
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of September 28, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 28, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose at the Supreme Court this week
  

• Simon Fraser Institute ransomware attack exposed data from 250,000 accounts, documents
  

• Trump Says He Will Name His Supreme Court Pick by the End of the Week
  

• Canada's 1st female chief justice recalls 'wonderful moments' with Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  

• Judge orders U.S. Postal Service to treat all election mail as 1st class or priority
  

• Washington Post: Mueller prosecutor says special counsel 'could have done more' in new book
  

• These 5 women are Trump's top contenders to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  

• Woman arrested in White House ricin case will make first court appearance today
  

• Supreme Court of Canada hears arguments for and against ending the carbon tax
  

• Cheating in Utah Fishing Contest Results in Two Felony Convictions
  

• Black New Yorkers Are Twice as Likely to Be Stopped by the Police, Data Shows
  

• Ethics watchdog dismisses conflict of interest charges against PM's chief of staff
  

• Kentucky grand jury to present report on police killing of Breonna Taylor
  

• New York judge rules Eric Trump must sit for deposition before election
  

• Trump Won’t Commit to ‘Peaceful’ Post-Election Transfer of Power
  

• The Classification of “Gig” Workers in Canadian Work Law – Canadian Law of Work Forum (CLWF)
  

• As caseloads spike in four provinces, Trudeau warns that pandemic will be worse this fall

• Mary Trump Sues President and Family, Claiming Fraud of Millions
  

• Disbarred Florida lawyer is convicted even though twin took responsibility for the crime
  

• Vietnam police seize 345,000 used condoms that were cleaned and sold as new
  

• Investors who profited from Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme must return earnings: judge
  

• Immigrants in US custody died after 'inadequate' medical care, congressional investigation finds
  

• Federal inmate executed after Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday
  

• White House chief of staff: Trump 'commits to peaceful transfer as long as it's a fair election'
  

• Opinion: Trump's SCOTUS pick could turn back the clock on civil rights
  

• Appellate judges skeptical of Trump's argument to block subpoena for financial records
  

• Trump Selects Amy Coney Barrett to Fill Ginsburg’s Seat on the Supreme Court
  

• Louisiana 4th grader suspended for having a BB gun in his bedroom during virtual learning
  

• Judge will rule on US TikTok ban tonight
  

• Toronto woman possibly exposed to COVID-19 after reporting for jury selection
  

• A Tennessee Muslim athlete was disqualified from her high school volleyball match for wearing a hijab
  

• TRUMP TAX RETURNS: Donald Trump has paid no income taxes whatsoever in 10 of the past 15 years since 2017, reported that he was losing significantly more money than he made, according to tax return data obtained by The New York Times
  

• Maryland man sentenced to 1 year in jail for holding large parties, violating Covid-19 rules
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of September 14, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 13, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter:  

• Office work could be changed forever by COVID-19. Here's why that matters
  

• Assange appears in U.K. court as battle against U.S. extradition bid resumes
  

• Government of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Ontario
  

• Toronto police officer ordered to remove ‘Punisher’ patch from uniform
  

• Liberals extend commercial rent-relief program for last time
  

• Quebec judge who asked woman to remove hijab apologizes, 5 years later
  

• In Georgia, Officials Are Investigating Hundreds of Cases of Double Voting
  

• Rocket Lawyer is among the first applicants approved to join Utah’s regulatory sandbox program
  

• E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit: Justice Department wants to defend Trump - CNNPolitics
  

• Nightclubs and banquet halls ordered closed, as B.C. confirms 429 new COVID-19 cases over the long weekend
  

• Could Kyle Rittenhouse show he was acting in self-defense in Kenosha shooting? Lawyers say question of provocation, other evidence could sway case. - Chicago Tribune
  

• GOP election lawyer says no evidence to support Trump's claim about mail-in voting
  

• CRA shocks woman by asking her to pay tax on money she hasn't yet earned
  

• For Survivors at Charlie Hebdo Trial, Wounds Are Still Raw
  

• Three major decisions are upcoming in US police violence cases
  

• US accuses Giuliani ally of being a Russian spy and sanctions him
  

• How Black female prosecutors are challenging the status quo and fighting for reform
  

• WE Charity says it will hand over documents to parliamentary investigation despite planned closure of Canadian operations
  

• Bars and restaurants fear new restrictions as Toronto’s COVID-19 rates rise
  

• Federal Court Rejects Trump’s Order to Exclude Undocumented From Census
  

• She was denied a security clearance over her brothers’ crimes. A federal court says that was the right call
  

• A 'tidal wave' of Covid-related workplace lawsuits could be on the way
  

• Suspect in Oshawa, Ont., killings was largely shut out of father's will at time of shootings, documents show
  

• Pasco’s sheriff uses data to guess who will commit crime. Then deputies ‘hunt down’ and harass them
  

• Teksavvy refuses to pay Bell or Rogers until it's paid millions it says it is owed
  

• A top prosecutor on the DOJ probe of the Russia investigation resigns
  

• Two former child welfare employees arrested in connection with death of AJ Freund
  

• Ex-Felons in Florida Must Pay Fines Before Voting, Appeals Court Rules
  

• Trump Accuses Judge of ‘Stacking the Deck’ Against Him in Tax Ruling
  

• ‘We don’t go to break up parties…it’s not safe for our officers’: COVID-19 cases are rising. So why isn’t there a tougher crackdown on rule-breakers? 

• Six years. More than $150,000 in legal fees. She stood up to sexual harassment inside Toronto police, and won — but at what cost?
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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