Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of June 14, 2021

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 14, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Ontario to begin reopening Friday as 3rd wave of COVID-19 recedes
  

• Damning report finds 'persistent and unyielding' anti-Black racism in Ontario's public service
  

• Inmate releases video of ‘unprovoked’ attack by guards at Ontario prison, asks OPP to investigate
  

• What to Know About Workplace Mask Rules
  

• Flipping Bird During Zoom Hearing Costs Michigan Lawyer $3,000
  

• Mandatory hotel quarantines ending for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
  

• Bitcoin is now legal tender, at least in one country
  

• Three Ohio police officers charged after their response to BLM protests
  

• McGahn Affirmed That Trump Tried to Oust Mueller
  

• Goldman Sachs Requires All Employees to Report Vaccination Status
  

• RCMP's use of facial recognition tech violated privacy laws, investigation finds
  

• New Ethics Principles Call for Proficiency in Technology, Caution in Social Media, for Canadian Judges
  

• Google Seeks to Break Vicious Cycle of Online Slander - The New York Times
  

• California jury awards $15 million to victims over destroyed embryos
  

• Supreme Court lifts sealing orders on Barry and Honey Sherman estate files in unanimous decision, paves way for access
  

• Doug Ford’s Tories under attack as labour group takes fight against ‘notwithstanding’ clause to the airwaves
  

• Barry Sherman’s will divided his estate among Barry and Honey’s four kids when they reach 35 years of age
  

• People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier arrested by RCMP in Manitoba
  

• Ontario enters Step 1 of reopening plan with limited retail shopping, patio dining - CityNews Toronto
  

• How a Black Ontario judge survived persecution — at great cost to himself, and his community
  

• Israeli PM Netanyahu's 12-year hold on power to end Sunday
  

• N.B. doctor accused in COVID-19 outbreak plans to sue province, RCMP
  

• Accused Jan. 6 rioter speaks out: Trump called us
  

• Texas Attorney General Is Being Investigated by State Bar Association over Frivolous Election Lawsuit
  

• 'False and defamatory': Kenney sends cease-and-desist letter to Alberta news outlet
  

• Peel police investigating burning of pride flag as ‘hate-motivated’
  

• Judge rules in favor of a hospital requiring employees to be vaccinated against Covid
  

• California appeals judge's ruling that overturned state's ban on assault-style weapons
  

• As Canadians seek to confront anti-Muslim bias, Quebec's Bill 21 is under scrutiny once again
  

• Yes, Your US Employer Can Require You to Be Vaccinated
  

• Doug Ford will invoke the notwithstanding clause for the first time in Ontario history. Here’s what that means
  

• CNN Lawyers Gagged in Fight With Justice Dept. Over Reporter's Emails
  

• Hang on to your face masks until fall: Toronto city council votes to extend bylaw

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 10, 2021

#LegalTweetOfTheDay: McGahn Affirmed That Trump Tried to Oust Mueller, Transcript Shows via The New York Times

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is the difference between a Will and a Power of Attorney? Do I need both?

A Last Will only determines what happens to your property after you have passed. 

A Power of Attorney is used to appoint someone to manage your property and your medical care if you are incapable. It is no longer valid after death. 

In some ways, having an Attorney who can protect you while you are still living is even more important that having a will. 

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 9, 2021

#LegalTweetOfTheDay: What to Know About Workplace Mask Rules via The New York Times

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legally Adulting Online

Highlights from #LegallyAdultingOnline: Paul Adam discusses when you should make a Will and Simran Bakshi considers whether employers can require employees to be vaccinated.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 8, 2021

#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Damning report finds 'persistent and unyielding' anti-Black racism in Ontario's public service via CBC

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Simran Bakshi on Workplace and Employment Law: Another Blow to Employers – There is no saving a Termination Provision that is in part illegal

What happens if one provision in a section on termination of employment is unenforceable, but not another? The Court of Appeal considered this question in Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc, 2020 ONCA 39 and determined that "While courts will permit an employer to enforce a rights-restricting contract, they will not enforce termination provisions that are in whole or in part illegal.  In conducting this analysis, it is irrelevant whether the termination provisions are found in one place in the agreement or separated, or whether the provisions are by their terms otherwise linked."

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 7, 2021

#LegalTweetOfTheDay: GTA Statue of Egerton Ryerson toppled at university after rally honouring residential school victims via The Toronto Star

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 LawTweets for the week of June 7, 2021

Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of June 7, 2021.

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of June 7, 2021

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 7, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Ontario backtracks, allows special fans for the Leafs game tonight
  

• Mixing vaccine brands is OK, Canada says
  

• Amid calls for urgent action in response to deaths in residential schools, Ottawa says there’s no speedy solution
  

• Lawyer is fined after he flips the bird during Zoom oral arguments
  

• This New York firm is fighting mandatory COVID-19 vaccines with legal filings and warnings
  

• As the Black Female Lawyers Network becomes more influential on Bay Street, it welcomes a new, younger leader
  

• Canada recommends mixing and matching AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines | CBC News
  

• Correctional Service of Canada audit discovers federal prison service improperly listened to inmate calls with lawyers: auditors
  

• Prosecutors request 30-year sentence for Derek Chauvin while defense argues for new trial
  

• Amazon drops arbitration requirement after facing over 75,000 demands
  

• Plan to close suburban Toronto courthouses next year a ‘dumb idea’ that hurts most vulnerable, legal professionals say | The Star
  

• A New York 7-Year-Old Was Accused of Rape. Is Arresting Him the Answer? - The New York Times
  

• Famed trial lawyer F. Lee Bailey, whose clients included O.J. Simpson, dies
  

• Appeals court upholds North Carolina man's conviction for threatening tweet
  

• US Supreme Court narrows anti-hacking law, worries about criminalizing common behavior
  

• Archbishop of Toronto offers explanations why Catholic Church hasn’t apologized for residential school victims
  

• F.B.I. Director Compares Ransomware Danger to 9/11 Threat
  

• Airbnb suspends listing after host asks vaccinated guest to cancel booking, citing misinformed concerns about ‘shedding spike proteins’
  

• Facebook suspends former U.S. president Donald Trump's accounts for 2 years
  

• Papal apology for church's role in residential schools may not be 'way forward': archbishop
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 4, 2021

#LegalTweetOfTheDay:Famed trial lawyer F. Lee Bailey, whose clients included O.J. Simpson, dies at 87 via CNN

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 3, 2021

#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Amazon drops arbitration requirement after facing over 75,000 demands via ABA Journal

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: How important is it to have a Will if you are in your 30s and don’t have many assets?

Having a Last Will is still important, even if you are young. There is no better way to provide for your family and your future.  

You can create a Last Will to plan ahead for a time when you have increased assets or a larger family. Now is always a good time, because your life is only going to get more hectic! 

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 2, 2021

#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Canada recommends mixing and matching AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines via CBC

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Providing for Guardianship of your Children in your Last Will

The appointment you make in you Last Will is temporary

A Court application is necessary to appoint a permanent Guardian for your children.

A Court will pay close attention to your preference as to who should be your children’s permanent Guardian. 

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Simran Bakshi on Workplace and Employment Law: SCC Clarifies the Law on Bonus Entitlements during the Notice Period

SCC Clarifies the Law on Bonus Entitlements during the Notice Period:

The Supreme Court of Canada in Matthews v Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., 2020 SCC 26  was clear that  an employee who would have received a bonus during the notice period, but for her termination, is entitled to such compensation, unless the wording of the bonus plan unambiguously alters or removes this right.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 LawTweets for the week of May 31, 2021

Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of May 31, 2021.

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of May 31, 2021

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 31, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Manhattan DA convenes grand jury in Trump probe, Washington Post reports
  

• US Justice Dept. Fights to Keep Secret a Memo on Clearing Trump in Russia Inquiry
  

• Federal Court of Canada rules NEXUS cards can't be cancelled for minor rules infractions
  

• Amazon sued by DC attorney general on antitrust grounds
  

• Biden Orders Intelligence Inquiry Into Origins of the Coronavirus
  

• Bitter feud spills over into bloodshed with B.C. woman accused of stabbing rival in courthouse
  

• Trudeau expected to name Ontario judge to Supreme Court of Canada before Canada Day
  

• Prosecutors investigating Trump tell witness to prepare for grand jury testimony
  

• Delta will only hire people who have been vaccinated, CEO says
  

• Bye bye curfew: 5 things to know about Quebec's reopening
  

• Why (almost) nobody in Ottawa wants to talk about Quebec's new language bill
  

• Bill Cosby denied parole
  

• Remains of 215 children found buried at former B.C. residential school, First Nation says
  

• Judge grants federal prosecutor's request for a 'special master' to review materials seized during Giuliani raid
  

• ‘In the end, Bell always wins’: Why did the CRTC backtrack on its bid to lower wholesale internet rates?
  

• U.S. Senate Republicans block commission into Jan. 6 Capitol attack

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: May 26, 2021

#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Federal Court of Canada rules NEXUS cards can't be cancelled for minor rules infractions via CBC

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates

What is an Executor?

Your Executor is responsible for distributing the assets and properties of your Estate to your heirs.

Who to choose as your Executor:

• Responsible
• Organized
• Good Communicator
• Can handle stressful situations with grace

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Legal Tweet of the Day: May 25, 2021

#LegalTweetOfTheDay: GordonSondland, key impeachment witness sues Pompeo over $1.8 million in unpaid legalfees via CNN

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 LawTweets for the week of May 25, 2021

Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of May 25, 2021.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of May 25, 2021

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 25, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• How a workplace investigation at York University has left this Black professor and his supporters crying foul
  

• ‘Alarming’ lack of clear strategy for LGBTQ inclusion practices across federal government, new report finds
  

• This could be the case that takes down Roe v. Wade
  

• Biden Is Developing a Pardon Process With a Focus on Racial Justice
  

• Alabama GOP governor signs medical marijuana bill into law
  

• ‘A murder is not a private crime’: How Ontario police secrecy is leaving more victims nameless
  

• Giuliani's attorneys argue recent search warrants are 'fruit of this poisoned tree' after 'illegal' iCloud search review in 2019
  

• US Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Case Challenging Roe v. Wade
  

• Ontarians report site crashes and other difficulties after province expands vaccine bookings for all adults
  

• Workplace inspections show greater COVID-19 compliance, province says. But experts say requirements are too lax
  

• Texas governor bans mask mandates by state's public schools and local governments
  

• Man charged for detonating 80 pounds of explosives at a New Hampshire gender reveal party, police say
  

• Officer released Bruce McArthur with ‘no follow-up at all’ on 2016 victim’s report, prosecutor says
  

• Protester accuses North Carolina appeals judge of nearly hitting her with SUV; his lawyer says video supports defense
  

• Ex-Texas prosecutor gives up law license after he’s accused of withholding evidence that led to wrongful convictions
  

• Divorces fall 70% in China after government orders couples to cool off
  

• Canadian academic Hassan Diab ordered to stand trial in French terrorism case
  

• New York’s Attorney General Joins Criminal Inquiry Into Trump Organization
  

• Bill Gates faces conduct accusations amid divorce
  

• Michigan judge dismisses lawsuit claiming 2020 election fraud
  

• Texas governor signs 'heartbeat' abortion ban into law
  

• Ontario will give second shots of AstraZeneca vaccine: source
  

• Federal, provincial privacy watchdogs issue warning about vaccine passports
  

• Woman who claims 'marriage-like relationship' with Buddhist holy figure can sue for support | CBC News
  

• Near-Complete Ban on Abortion Is Signed Into Law in Texas
  

• Top Trump Executive Under Criminal Investigation Over Taxes
  

• Individual Charged With $75,000 Penalty Under Canada’s Anti Spam Law (CASL)
  

• Ohio mother allegedly faked daughter's terminal illness to obtain funding for trips, housing
  

• Anti-masker Chris Saccoccia charged with assault of Toronto police officer, threatening to shoot elected officials
  

• French court orders damages for hundreds of victims in breast implant scandal
  

• Judge overturns $2,000 fine on Ontario sex assault victim for breaching publication ban on her own identity
  

• Judge in Fortnite case holds Tim Cook's feet to the fire over App Store competition
  

• Judges should reflect the people they serve, says outgoing top judge Rosalie Abella
  

• Corrections officers working at jail where Jeffrey Epstein was being held when he died strike deal, will cooperate with IG review
  

• Ontario is now offering second doses of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. Here’s what you need to know
  

• Tax Court judge committed a ‘serious error’ in University of Toronto hiring fiasco, a judicial review finds. But it won’t remove him
  

• 'I've never seen this in my life.' York Region 911-caller shocked after finding 12-year-old driving with alleged impaired father in passenger seat

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: May 21, 2021

#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Ohio mother allegedly faked daughter's terminal illness to obtain funding for trips, housing via CNN 

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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