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 Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of October 5, 2020

Here are our Top 10 law tweets for the week of  October 5, 2020.

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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: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of September 21, 2020

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of  September 21, 2020.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of September 21, 2020

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

• Biden Creates Legal War Room, Preparing for a Big Fight Over Voting
  

• Bid to dismiss Flynn charges appears to be a ‘corrupt and politically motivated favor,’ report says
  

• This Windsor law student has filed numerous complaints of anti-Black racism against the school. When the president showed up to orientation, he and his peers took a stand
  

• Justice Dept. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into John Bolton’s Book
  

• Louisville has settled Breonna Taylor's wrongful death lawsuit
  

• Pay gap has widened for male and female partners in larger law firms, new report says
  

• Judge rips immigration officials who blamed a Toronto nanny for their mistakes — then said losing her would help kids’ emotional ‘growth’
  

• WTO: Trump's tariffs violated trade rules
  

• How Three Toronto Law Firms Adapted to the COVID-19 Lockdown
  

• Ontario to lower limits on social gatherings as COVID-19 cases mount
  

• Fired Edmonton woman files human rights complaint for dress-code discrimination at car dealership | CBC News
  

• Police and prosecutor misconduct contributed to over half of false-conviction cases, new study finds
  

• Alan Dershowitz Files $300 Million Lawsuit Against CNN for Portraying Him as an ‘Intellectual Who Had Lost His Mind’
  

• 59 people face fines of up to $100,000 for breaking COVID-19 rules in Brampton
  

• Barr Told Prosecutors to Consider Sedition Charges for Protest Violence
  

• After six months, jury selection in Toronto has finally resumed. But due to COVID-19, it’s not quite the same
  

• US AG Barr says calls for coronavirus lockdown are the 'greatest intrusion on civil liberties' other than slavery in US history - CNNPolitics
  

• Appeals court debates fate of Harvard's affirmative action policies - CNNPolitics
  

• Public should be asked about renaming of Dundas Street, says Toronto city report
  

• Ford government introduces rent freeze legislation for 2021
  

• The US attorney general called the Covid-19 lockdowns the 'greatest intrusion on civil liberties' in US history since slavery
  

• BC man charged in Alberta after allegedly going to sleep and letting Tesla drive itself
  

• Newfoundland travel ban upheld in provincial Supreme Court ruling
  

• Federal judge says he'll block USPS policy changes nationwide
  

• Ohio chief justice, a Republican, stands up for Democratic judge blasted by GOP for ballot drop box decision
  

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died
  

• McConnell Vows Vote on Ginsburg Replacement as Her Death Upends the 2020
  

• At least 4 GOP senators have said they will oppose a vote before the election
  

• Fertility doctors used their sperm for pregnancies, contrary to patients’ wishes, 2 lawsuits allege
  

• U.S. bans WeChat, TikTok, citing national security reasons
  

• B.C. man facing new charges over revenge website targeting ex-wife
  

• Trump indicates he will move forward on appointing a nominee for Supreme Court without delay
  

• U.S. judge approves injunction to delay WeChat restrictions | CBC News
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of September 14, 2020

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of  September 14, 2020.

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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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140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of September 7, 2020

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of  September 7, 2020.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of September 7, 2020

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

• Appeals Court Denies Flynn’s Attempt to End Case
  

• Appeals court denies Michael Flynn and DOJ's effort to end his case
  

• Liberty University to investigate its operations under Jerry Falwell Jr.
  

• Trump's lawyers say court wrongly sided with Manhattan DA over financial records
  

• Ron Jeremy faces 20 more sexual assault charges
  

• Teachers' unions to file labour board complaint over Ontario's school reopening plan | CBC News
  

• CRA's handling of COVID-19 benefit cyberattacks 'reprehensible,' alleges proposed class-action lawsuit
  

• N.J. Teen billed $2,500 in police overtime for a Black Lives Matter protest
  

• Facebook says it will block users in Australia from sharing news if new rules go forward
  

• A flood of age discrimination lawsuits is expected from COVID-19 and the economic downturn
  

• Dozens of Black former franchisees sue McDonald's over alleged discrimination
  

• Appeals court grants Trump's request to delay subpoena of his tax returns
  

• Lawyer for accused neo-Nazi tries to dismiss weapons charges, suppress evidence
  

• Kentucky bar takes ‘medieval approach to mental health,’ says Trump-appointed judge
  

• Protesters sue Kenosha claiming arrests, curfew violate U.S. Constitution
  

• Charlie Hebdo terror trial begins in Paris, five years after deadly attacks
  

• Ontario limitation periods and procedural time periods resume September 14, 2020
  

• Supplementary Notice to the Profession and Litigants in Civil and Family Matters Including Electronic Filings and Document Sharing (Caselines Pilot) (September 2, 2020) | Superior Court of Justice
  

• US insurers rack up early wins in lawsuits over COVID-19 ‘business interruption’ coverage
  

• Musician Eddy Grant sues Trump campaign over use of 'Electric Avenue'
  

• D.C. Federal Appeals Court Rules Guantánamo Detainees Are Not Entitled to Due Process
  

• Sheriff's deputy accuses Raptors president Masai Ujiri of falsely alleging 'racial animus' in counterclaim
  

• Prison inmates are twice as likely to die of Covid-19 than those on the outside, new report finds
  

• US lawmakers want e-cigarettes banned from college campuses this fall due to coronavirus
  

• Ontario judge sides with mom in sending son to school during pandemic
  

• Black man beaten, stabbed by group of 5 in 'reprehensible' Brandon assault: Police
  

• Ontario court strikes down Doug Ford's mandatory anti-carbon tax gas pump stickers
  

• College St. bar manager sentenced to 18 months for ‘predatory’ taped sex assault on employee
  

• N.S. woman trying to stop husband from medically assisted death denied stay motion
  

• Judge blocks Trump administration from detaining migrant children in hotels
  

• Trump Moves to Cancel Contracts for Government Sensitivity Training
  

• In new book, former Trump fixer Michael Cohen calls U.S. president 'organized crime don'

• Court Approves Warrantless Surveillance Rules While Scolding F.B.I.
  

• The Trump Docket: The Fights Fueling Trump’s Big Legal Bills
  

• Lawyers hope to erase racist and misogynistic nickname of Alberta mountain landmark | CBC News
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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