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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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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