- Court clarifies conduct of lawyers for Bertuzzi, Canucks - Globe and Mail
- Ex-wrestler sues over losing testicle in match
- Toronto shopkeeper pushes for new citizen's arrest legislation - Sun News Network
- Toronto-based TD Bank wants settlement with victims in lawyer's Ponzi scheme ... - Washington Post
- Eliminating conditional sentences could cost millions
- Egypt court dismisses lawsuit over Mickey cartoon
- Quebec man awarded damages over Time sweepstake letter
- New invasion of privacy tort has implications for employers - Lexology (registration)
- Low literacy in family court is a hidden problem: judges watch for clues
- Justices debate corporate responsibility for human rights abuses
- France constitutional court declares genocide denial ban unconstitutional
- $2B Tim Hortons franchisee lawsuit deemed half-baked
- Justices Skeptical of Bringing Torture Cases to U.S. Courts
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, February 28, 2012
- Canada's copyright bill: Changes urged as hearings begin
- Law Commission of Ontario calls for evaluation of family law information centres- Canadian Lawyer Magazine
- BP oil spill trial postponed to allow more time for settlement agreement
- Ontario to appeal judge's gun sentence ruling - CBC.ca
- Spanish court acquits disgraced judge Baltasar Garzon
- Articling how-to - Canadian Lawyer Magazine
- Bill 168 light on harassment obligations - Law Times
- 13-year-old referee ejects hockey mom, coach
- Why is BC reluctant to install cameras in our courtrooms? - Vancouver Sun
- Alberta Doctors Still Billing Province For Treatment Of Homosexuality
- Contingency-fee lawyers get reprieve - Law Times
- Toronto Zoo Orangutans may get iPad
- Harper denies using dirty tricks in Canada's 2011 Federal Election
- Yahoo Ready to Sue Facebook on Patent Claims
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Monday, February 27, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, February 27, 2012
- Real estate lawyer close to mortgage fraud, Law Society of Upper Canada says
- Ontario Superior Court: lawyer-authored court documents may have copyright protection
- Are Divorce Lawyers Necessary?
- Report Indicates Law Firms Are Starting to See Returns on Social Media Investment
- Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray denied bail
- US Supreme Court to decide if corporations can be sued for human rights abuses
- Bribery Case Against Berlusconi Is Thrown Out
- Facebook spies on phone users' text messages, report says - Fox News
- Federal judge dismisses challenge to Google privacy changes
- Hackers attack Ontario police chiefs' website - CTV.ca
- Ontario: dad arrested after 4 year old draws picture of gun
- The condo board, the lawsuit and the $40000 parrot - Globe and Mail
- An interesting interview with a plaintiff and her attorney in the "law school scam" class action suit
- Michael Jordan sues for control of his name in China
- Federal judge finds Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
- Man must apologize to wife on Facebook: court
- Facebook/Zuckerberg Legal Opponent Must Pay Legal Fees of $75,776.70
- Stories of widespread bribery in Quebec's health system continue to emerge - Montreal Gazette
- Va. lawmakers halt anti-abortion 'personhood' bill
- Maryland poised to legalize same sex marriages
- Retired judges say crime bill will overburden court system - Vancouver Sun
- John Edwards sex tape suit settled (Daniel Strauss/The Hill)
- Lesbian Texas judge refuses to wed couples until same sex marriage legalized
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Friday, February 24, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, February 24, 2012
- An interesting interview with a plaintiff and her attorney in the "law school scam" class action suit
- Michael Jordan sues for control of his name in China
- Federal judge finds Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
- Man must apologize to wife on Facebook: court
- Facebook/Zuckerberg Legal Opponent Must Pay Legal Fees of $75,776.70
- Stories of widespread bribery in Quebec's health system continue to emerge - Montreal Gazette
- Va. lawmakers halt anti-abortion 'personhood' bill
- Maryland poised to legalize same sex marriages
- Retired judges say crime bill will overburden court system - Vancouver Sun
- John Edwards sex tape suit settled (Daniel Strauss/The Hill)
- Lesbian Texas judge refuses to wed couples until same sex marriage legalized
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, February 23, 2012
- Ontario court judge upbraided for conviction
- Judge Tosses Lawyer’s Suit Against Ex-Girlfriends for Posts at http://Liarscheatersrus.com
- 10th Circuit: Feds Can Withhold Prisoner Mugshots
- Ontario to scale back 'secret law' used at G20
- Judge rules State of Washington can't force pharmacies to sell Plan B
- Keep Your Hands off My Briefs: Lawyers Sue Westlaw, Lexis
- Law Commission of Ontario Interim Report on Family Justice System
- Canadians will likely pay for online surveillance bill
- Mountie who had sex with superior fights to keep job
- Conducting an effective interview: dos and don'ts during the hiring process from a human rights perspective
- Refugee's lawyer slams security process - TheChronicleHerald.ca
- Vaive verdict due in April
- Theo Fleury’s full victim impact statement
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, February 22, 2012
- Shameful firing further alienates Mayor Ford
- The state has no business in the hard drives of the nation
- Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom granted bail in N. Zealand
- Ontario Court of Appeal;: Mentally ill have right to challenge their lawyer's performance - Toronto Star
- Brampton judge orders defence lawyers be given reserved parking spots at courthouse
- How Does a Bay Street Law Firm Make a List of Most Diverse Employers?
- Another botched investigation and dismissal - Canadian HR Reporter (blog)
- Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Suit Over Guantanamo Suicides
- Facebook Now Upgrading All Profiles to Timeline | News & Opinion
- See: The ultimate poke: Ontario Judge allows service via Facebook | Legal Post | Financial Post
- See: Québec court likes service by Facebook - Lexology
- Nebraska Debates Ownership of Facebook, Twitter, and Email Accounts of the Deceased
- Judge and an Arbitrator Too? Delaware's judicial arbitrations challenged as secret process for wealthy
- Carefully consider terminating sick employee - Hamilton Spectator
- Race-based admissions? Supreme Court to hear case
- Legal claims can be served via Facebook, High Court judge rules
- ‘Sentencing Stereotypes’? Racism in the Legal Profession in LSUC v. McSween
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, February 21, 2012
- How The Megaupload Shutdown Has Put 'Cloud Computing' Business Plans At Risk
- Beware opening door to online surveillance, critics say
- Judge Allen Beldock, 92, Still on Queens Bench, but Without Pay
- Two justices suggest Citizens United ruling should be reconsidered in Montana case - Washington Post
- Federal Judge Strikes Down Louisiana Law Banning Sexual Offenders from Facebook - Law Blog - WSJ
- Lawyer fined $35k and suspended for frivolous court filings
- Vikileaks Twitter account closed as speaker launches probe
- High court dilemma: Can lie about medal be crime?
- iPhone 4 Owner? Apple May Owe You $15 - settlement reached in lawsuit over reception problem
- Cocaine found on, not in Costa Concordia captain's hair
- Canads's same-sex marriage law to be changed to address divorce
- Gambling losses aren't tax writeoffs, court rules
- N.J. governor rejects bill allowing same-sex marriage
- Judge calls residential schools a form of genocide
- Vikileaks and the death of the journalist as news gatekeeper
- Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Awards Disabled Woman $15,000 over discriminatory firing,$1.25 hourly wage
- Facebook hacker jailed for eight months - The Guardian
- UN official: evicting homeless could violate international human rights
- Mandatory religion course doesn't infringe on freedoms, top court rules - Globe and Mail
- Visit Jesus Christ on Facebook....
- Cops: Naked man walks into Walmart, steals socks
- Ottawa to close legal loophole threatening gay marriage - Globe and Mail
- 5 Toronto men facing more than 500 charges in massive auto fraud bust
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Friday, February 17, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, February 17, 2012
- Rick Vaive did not drink and drive, former Leaf teammate testifies
- Vancouver Stanley Cup rioter gets 17 months in jail
- Anti-abortion "personhood" bill clears Oklahoma senate (Steve Olafson/Reuters)
- Supreme Court to rule on Quebec ethics and religious culture course - Montreal Gazette
- Gay Marriage, Passed in N.J., Awaits Veto by Christie
- OK Woman Sentenced to 12 years for $31 Marijuana to Get Early Parole Hearing
- Lawyer launches court battle for parking spots at Brampton courthouse - Toronto Star
- Ont. court orders Bertuzzi lawyers to hand over settlement details - Vancouver Sun
- Ethics Complaint Claims Lawyer Tried to Sway Potential Jurors by Posting Discovery Video on YouTube
- Moody's reviewing ratings of Royal Bank of Canada, other big banks
- 1st person convicted in Stanley Cup riot to be sentenced
- Judge Allows Incriminating Text Messages Between Spouses in Child Abuse Trial
- EU court: Social networks can't be made to filter content
- 9 questions for outgoing Law Society CEO Malcolm Heins
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, February 16, 2012
- Head of Toronto Police RIDE program suspended for alleged intoxication
- Ethics panel finds attorney has duty to supervise law firm website design
- The Internet strikes back against Tory surveillance bill
- Lawyer suing police after arrest during G20 - Globe and Mail
- LawFacts: Online Legal Advice from Legal Aid Ontario
- Man has heart attack eating at Heart Attack Grill
- Capitol Records Denied Injunction In Cloud Case
- Tories undeterred as judge challenges one-size-fits-all sentencing - Montreal Gazette
- Couple arrested for bondage role-playing on Valentine’s Day
- Law firm marketing: what works best?
- Clients Don't Care for Sea of Sameness
- Female Passengers Say They Were Targeted for TSA Body Scanners (Kim Zetter/Wired.com)
- Outright abortion ban introduced to Iowa House
- Supreme Court of Canada sends mixed signals on 'do the crime, do the time' sentencing: Winnipeg Free Press
- Nortel collapse linked to hacking attack
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, February 15, 2012
- Sperm donor identity debate focuses on children's rights - Vancouver Sun
- Quebec town bans smoking in parks, playgrounds
- Illinois doctor gets four life terms in patients' overdose deaths - Business
- Probe of Whitney Houston’s Death Likely to Look at Docs Who Prescribed Drugs to Her, Experts Say
- Judge warned mandatory minimum gun sentence could backfire - Toronto Sun
- Italy cruise ship passengers file $528 million U.S. lawsuit
- How not to conduct an investigation and dismissal - Canadian HR Reporter (blog)
- Ont Ct of Appeal gives family right to sue Whitby ambulance and paramedics for negligence over death
- Ontario judge is right to rule Ottawa's mandatory sentencing law invalid - Toronto Star
- Lawyer Munyonzwe Hamalengwa accuses LSUC of retaliation against him for human-rights complaint
- Court quashes finding of racial profiling against black lawyers by Peel Law Association library
- 'Scab' slur flys among lawyers in BC legal aid strike
- Court ruling blasts mandatory minimums but fails to draw Conservative ire - Hamilton Spectator
- New ‘lawful access’ law could amount to illegal search and seizure
- Underwear bomber's lawyer calls life sentence cruel
- Valentine's Day Google Doodle
- New Hampshire Republicans Trying to Eliminate Worker Lunch Breaks
- Supreme Court hearing case of man killed by falling tree | CTV Montreal
- Apple iPads may face China export ban over trademark dispute with company claiming it owns iPad mark
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, February 14, 2012
- Statements from bullied child who took his own life ruled admissible in Ontario court
- Judge rejects cameras in court for sentencing of man in Stanley Cup riot
- In challenge to Ottawa, judge refuses to impose mandatory sentence Globe and Mail
- B.C. court backlog 'worst we've ever seen'
- Santorum: ‘Judicial Tyranny’ Is a Serious Issue in the US
- Family law being shunned by lawyers? - Lawyers Weekly
- Ban Wi-Fi in classroom, Ontario teachers union urges, citing radiation safety concerns
- NJ Senate OKs gay marriage bill in milestone vote, but Governor Chris Christie vows to veto
- Law Society of BC Issues Final Report on Cloud Computing
- “Bloggers Under Fire” Launched By EFF
- To The Blind, The Internet Isn’t Always So User-Friendly
- West Virginia law firm giving away a free divorce for Valentine's Day - Charleston Daily Mail
- Masked Man with Machete Robs Justice Breyer During Caribbean Vacation Home Bridge Game
- Federal Court in Florida Appoints Lawyer to Sue Employer Who Allegedly Fired Woman on Jury Duty
- Washington Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill | ThinkProgress
- Canada Public Safety MInister Vic Toews: Online surveillance law's critics are supporting child pornographers
- Canadian Judges Trying to Figure Out What To Do About Twitter in the Courtroom
- Australian man fined for mooning Queen Elizabeth
- Moody's downgrades Italy, Portugal, Spain
- Mom Arrested For Hitting Son In Anger Management Class | The Smoking Gun
- Ontario Judge rejects 'outrageous,' unconstitutional mandatory gun sentence - National Post
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Monday, February 13, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, February 13, 2012
- Twitter Is All in Good Fun, Until It Isn’t
- BC Appeal Court: Employee must mitigate by accepting same position from new owners of purchased business
- Witness error: How mind tricks can put the innocent behind bars
- Challenge to anonymous sperm donor law goes before B.C. appeal court on Tuesday
- Thousands rally to support disbarred Spanish judge Garzon
- Victims' lawyer: 200 accused priests live in California
- Date set for raw milk appeal hearing - Owen Sound Sun Times
- Ticket-Fixing, Disrobed Mich. Judge Now Faces Criminal Charges
- Lawyers do "power lunches" less frequently, survey says
- What happens to HRTO applications if the applicant dies?
- Judge to rule on details of Sandusky house arrest
- Ontario court rules that 60-day insurance mediation timeframe is firm, despite case backlogs
- Native American tribe files $500 million suit against big beer brewers over alcoholism on reserves
- Facebook photos of rave rape earn teen probation - CBC.ca
- Saskatchewan woman faces cocaine retrial over attempt to sell fake cocaine to cop
- Older employees can protect themselves by making age an issue; lawyer - Toronto Star
- Kowalski: Law Society of Upper Canada audits itself when it comes to CPD credits
- Spinning tales about government's honesty regarding wind turbines - The Barrie Examiner
- BC killer whale habitat protection ruled a legal duty - CBC.ca
- Hackers target CIA, state of Alabama websites
- Layoffs on the cheap can be costly - London Free Press
- Man who warned Pickton was killer attends inquiry
- Criminalizing HIV Transmission in Iowa – Wise Law or Hysteria?
- Star Splits: Who came out on top after divorce drama?
- More arrested over bribes in UK phone hacking inquiry
- Supreme Court ruling makes it easier for mentally disabled to testify - Toronto Star
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Friday, February 10, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, February 10, 2012
- Foreclosure Deal to Spur U.S. Home Seizures - Bloomberg
- Shafia mom joins husband, son, in filing intent to appeal murder convictions
- Jury deliberating in Vander Zalm defamation case
- Spain high court convicts judge Garzon in wire-tapping case
- Punitive damages award overturned in Ontario wrongful dismissal case
- Are Lawyers Officially No Longer Technophobic?
- Guilty plea in threat over 'South Park' Muhammad
- Mortgage settlement leaves most homeowners to fend for themselves
- White firefighters in Buffalo win $2.5 mill court award over "reverse-discriminatory" hirings
- Death row inmates sue to stop drug importation
- Apple vs. Google: The Stakes Are Rising (Wall Street Journal)
- Illinois lawmakers introduce bill to legalize same sex marriage
- Supreme Court rules ISPs not subject to broadcast regulations - The Globe and Mail
- WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning arraignment for February 23
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday February 9, 2012
- Mississippi pardons to be challenged at court hearing
- Reining in the rhetoric on copyright reform
- ‘Legal services are not to be bartered for sexual favours’ | Canadian Lawyer
- 2 Former TSU Law Students Sue Over ‘Arbitrary and Capricious’ D Grade in First-Year Contracts Class
- Canada’s use of torture data sparks outcry
- Washington Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill
- Judge Orders Joseph Bray To Take His Wife On Date To Red Lobster And Bowling (VIDEO)
- Toronto mayor slams 'irrelevant' council after transit loss
- HIV treatment not advanced enough to preclude disclosure, Supreme Court hears - Vancouver Sun
- Supreme Court hears HIV disclosure case - CBC.ca
- Prop 8 Supporters Announce U.S. Supreme Court Appeal (David Badash/The New Civil Rights ...)
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Wednesday, February 08, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, February 8, 2012
- Brazil Sues Twitter in Bid to Ban Speed Trap and Roadblock Warnings
- CSIS may use intelligence derived from torture, Toews says - Canada - CBC News
- Juror Tries to Friend Litigant
- Caliifirnia court to decide in PETA suit that claims SeaWorld whales are illegal ‘slaves’
- Colo Appeals Court: No Medical Marijuana While On Probation
- Crown wants 6-month jail term for testicle-squeezing police officer - Toronto Star
- Toronto asks to opt out of Ontario Municipal Board - Toronto Star
- Italian court refuses to lift cruise ship captain's house arrest
- Newfoundland teacher who sprayed air-freshener on boy after his fishy lunch has been suspended with pay
- Has Canada Become The New Constitutional Law Superpower?
- California Appeals court: Prop 8 same sax marriage ban is unconstitutional - full text of the decision
- Toronto mother jailed 6 ½ years for leaving adopted girl with pedophiles - Toronto Star
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, February 07, 2012
- Lawyer: Pardoned murderer 'not going' back for hearing
- Study: Child abuse bigger threat than SIDS
- 'Right to spank' law called public health threat - CBC.ca
- Court strikes down Georgia's assisted-suicide law (Bill Rankin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Ruling, executives shed light on LAO's woes - Canadian Lawyer Magazine
- Unaware ‘Anonymous’ Existed Until Friday, Partner of Hacked Law Firm Is Now Fielding FBI Phone Calls
- Editorial: HIV criminal law not the right approach - Vancouver Sun
- Tory MP wants study of when 'personhood' begins - CTV.ca
- Man told casino losses not tax deductible - Toronto Sun
- MLSE fighting revenue ministry over tax bill for free tickets - Toronto Star
- Saskatchewan court says essential services law is unconstitutional
- Family of woman killed in Toronto bus crash launches $4.25-million lawsuit - Daily Commercial News
- Conservatives Are from Mars, Liberals Are From Venus
- A Gesture to the Supreme Court as It Mulls Indecency Case
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