140Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, September 28, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 28, 2012:

• Motion on when life begins splits Conservative caucus
• Doctors fight scope of inquest into Ontario prison death of teenager Ashley Smith
• Suit against Travolta dismissed
• Arkansas Supreme Court clears way for medical marijuana ballot initiative
• Toronto waitress upset union wasn't there to serve her | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun
• Judge orders 'Innocence of Muslims' filmmaker to jail over probation violations
• Google obeys Brazilian order, blocks video
• Proposed legislation will freeze wages for Ontario’s public sector workers
• Flood shuts down Ottawa courthouse
• Part I – Crazy Little Thing Called Sentencing: R v Crazyboy
• Tennessee court rejects voter ID challenge
• Ontario Court of Appeal releases landmark decision on chronic pain
• Top court backs cyber-bullying protection over media rights
• ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Actress Registers for Copyright, Refiles Suit

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, September 27, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, September 27, 2012:

• New Zealand admits illegally spying on Kim Dotcom 
• Biographer Doesn’t Pull Punches, Calls Rehnquist’s Judicial Philosophy ‘Nihilistic at its Core’
• Trial Judge Increases Punitive Damages Award To $550,000 - Employment and HR - Canada 
• Motion to study when life begins defeated in Parliament
• Perjury counts against ex-Penn State officials retained
• Wal-Mart Women Get Their Day In Court
• Jailed for faking cancer to pay for breast implants
• Police seek 200 more charges in Stanley Cup riot 
• Rent-to-own computers secretly recorded users having sex: FTC
• Man charged with tweeting Obama threats
• Analysis: Boogaard’s Lawsuit May Shake Up Hockey
• Bay Street’s big legal firms turn to outsourcing
• U.S. court to hear appeal over federal gay marriage law | World | News | Toronto Sun
• Dismissal before major surgery was discrimination based on disability: Tribunal
• Illinois Court Permits Religious Pharmacists To Refuse To Dispense Emergency Contraception 

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 26, 2012:

• A Kiss Doesn’t Last Forever: Lawsuit Targets Lipstick Claims
• Toronto plastic bag ban violates charter: Store association - Toronto Sun  
• Websites leaking users' information, Canada's privacy watchdog warns 
• Adults may paddle students of opposite sex in Texas district
• Ont. Ct of App: Motions Judge was Right to Stay Wrongful Dismissal Judgment Pending Employer's Counterclaim
• Brazilian Court orders Google exec's arrest over failure to abide election take-down notice
• Facebook agrees to erase facial-recognition data in EU after privacy flap
• Study on when life begins gets Jason Kenney's support
• Four more women arrested over female genital mutilation in NSW
• An Update on the Elizabeth Warren Law License Controversy
• Lawsuit: Man Partially Blinded At OC Medieval Times « CBS Los Angeles 
• Boogaard’s Parents File Lawsuit Against the N.H.L. Players’ Association

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, September 25, 2012:

• Bill Clinton stirs talk of possible Hillary Clinton presidential bid in 2016 race
• 2 U.S. marines to be court-martialled in urinating video case
• 3Taps Files Antitrust Action Against Craigslist
• Citizens United ruling accounts for 78 percent of 2012 election spending
• New Jersey attorneys reprimanded for using wrong font size in client solicitation letter.
• Same-sex marriage case to US high court?
• Lawyers expect NHL stalemate could go on into overtime
• Ex-Israeli PM Olmert fined for breach of trust
• Canadian ‘Globe and Mail’ columnist accused of plagiarism
• Bar told to embrace trials over summary judgment - Law Times News 
• Ontario paralegal aims to raise bar

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, September 24, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 24, 2012:

• Cases put RCMP policy on paying for Mounties' legal bills under scrutiny - Brandon Sun 
• Ontario Labour Ministry investigating Toronto gas-and-dash death
• Apple, Samsung demand changes to $1B verdict
• The Cloud Factories: Data Centers Waste Vast Amounts of Energy, Belying Industry Image
• Canadian cat runs for mayor of Halifax
• US Middle Schools Add a Team Rule for 13 Year-Olds: Get a Drug Test
• Texting blamed for rising teen pedestrian injuries
• No need to publicly name Canada's divorcing spouses, critics say
• Pakistani Minister Offers Bounty Over Anti-Islam Video
• Tom DeLay still waiting to learn legal fate - Topix
• THE SIMPSONS - Homer Votes 2012
• Doorey’s “Beginner’s Guide to the Charter and Work Law”, Version 2.0
• 'Human being' motion excuse to open abortion debate, MPs say
• Pennsylvania couple charged with selling neighbor's dog on Craigslist
• NHL argues for legality of lockout in Alberta
• Batman shooting victims sue movie theater 
• Medical Pot Law Doesn’t Protect Fired Wal-Mart Worker, 6th Circuit Rules 
• US Appeals court affirms $9.5 million Facebook settlement over privacy claims - Reuters Canada'
• Linden MacIntyre: The derailed lives of Kingston Pen 
• Starved Alberta girl dies, taken off life-support after SCC ruling
• Legal focus in starved-toddler case shifts to parents
• Lawyers on the Forbes 400 
• BC Sex-trade workers group wins SCC bid for court challenge

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, September 21, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 21, 2012, the official last day of summer:

• Judge gives lawyers drubbing over peace bond appeal
• Prosecutors give up fight for James Holmes' psychotherapy notebook
• Did Supreme Court justice tip hand on gay marriage?
• Judge Denies Request to Remove Anti-Muslim film Trailer from YouTube
• California judge rejects plea to remove anti-Islam video from YouTube
• Ohio Amish group convicted of hate crimes
• As Facebook slumps, Mark Zuckerberg drops to 36th-richest American
• Lawyer: Man in violent online posts just 'dumb'
• Why it is inconceivable that Brian Burke is content with the current Leafs Roster via @Berger_BYTES

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, September 20, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, September 20, 2012:

• Life-support ruling upheld in case of starved girl
• Circumcision Debate in Germany Reflects Religious-Secular Tensions
• Italy high court upholds sentences of 23 former CIA agents in rendition case
• Ontario plans law to boost sales of local food
• Same-sex marriages on the rise in Canada: census 
• U.S. judge won’t lift Samsung tablet ban
• Tories to appeal after judge rules part of omnibus crime bill unconstitutional
• Actress sues for being fooled into anti-Muslim movie
• California Divorce Lawyer Is Charged in Plot to Bug Cars of Her Clients’ Spouses 
• Lohan Is Charged With Leaving Scene of Accident in Chelsea
• The future of abortion law in Canada? 
• LAWPRO CPD Premium Credit is now the LAWPRO Risk Management Credit
• via @TheOnion - Romney Apologizes To Nation's 150 Million 'Starving, Filthy Beggars'

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 19, 2012:

• Groups that run election ads may keep donors secret, US Appeal court rules
• Robert Latimer allowed to travel to Britain for panel discussion about his case - Toronto Star
• Dangerous offender 'reverse onus' provision in Harper omnibus crime bill struck down by Ontario court
• Toronto Blue Jay Yunel Escobar Suspended for Gay Slur Written on Eyeblack 
• Mitt Romney '47 percent' recording may have been illegal - Tony Romm
• Lawyers Ponder Whether 'Secret Video' of Romney Violated Privacy Laws
• 132 tunnel out of Mexico prison near US border
• Lori Douglas case: "a reasonable apprehension of bias"
• Twitter unveils new design and apps
• Canada's credit card 'code of conduct' to add rules for paying by smartphone
• St. Louis Lawyer Couple’s Suit Accuses Former Law Partner in Bombing Outside Their Home 
• Benetton's new ads seek 'unemployees of the year'
• AGI.it - Seven US-resident Egyptians charged in Egypt over 'Innocence' movie 
• Administrative dismissals: Don’t be caught standing when the music stops
• Magazine fined for topless Kate photos
• Court Rules Student’s Facebook Messages Have First & Fourth Amendment Protections
• School: 'Father-daughter' dance breaks the law
• Royal Family Wins Initial Round in Lawsuit Over Topless Photos of Sunbathing Duchess of Cambridge
• PA Supreme Court Vacates Order Denying Injunction on Voter ID Law
• Convicted killer: I'm too obese to be executed 
• Court restores Obama’s indefinite detention power
• How to Present Evidence at Civil Trials

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, September 18, 2012:

• Ottawa woman wins wrongful dismissal case against US embassy - Ottawa Citizen
• Former Justice Souter: ‘Pervasive civic ignorance’ in U.S. could bring dictatorship
• Canada's Biggest Rip-Off: Broadband Internet
• Louisville Slugger Prevails as Court Throws Out 'Defective Bat' Verdict
• French court to rule Tuesday on topless Kate photos 
• Sparks fly over independent counsel resignation in Judicial Council investigation of Justice Lori Douglas
• Scalia Was ‘Enraged’ at Roberts’ Switched Vote on the Health Law, New Book Says
• Sidebar: Clarence Thomas Discusses His Life and the Supreme Court
• Alito Tells of Frustration over Media Mistakes and Bumper-Sticker Spin
• CCLA sounds alarm on retention of non-conviction records

-Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, September 17, 2012

Shana tova (happy new year) to all who are celebrating! Here are our leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 17, 2012:

• Quebec appeal judge, Madam Justice Marie-France Bich, seen as likely pick for Supreme Court of Canada
• DiManno: Tori Stafford's tormenter shows her rage in prison
• British royals to lodge criminal complaint over Kate Middleton topless photos
• Maple leaf ragged: what ails Canada?
• Kansas Birther Case Ends After Joe Montgomery Withdraws Objection to Obama On Ballot 
• British royals take legal action over Kate topless photos
• Wisconsin Judge Overturns Scott Walker's Union Busting Law
• The 50 Most Relevant Law Professors
• Pennsylvania high court hears arguments on voter ID law
• The Muslim Protests: Two Myths Down, Three to Go 
• Text message costs prompt suit against Bell, Rogers, Telus
• Man guilty of attempted bigamy in Facebook case

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, September 14, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 14, 2012:

• Why lawyers will love the iPhone 5
• Recommendations for New Manitoba Legislation to Remove Barriers Faced by People With Disabilities
• Gary Bettman to players: no deal, no season
• US Federal judge blocks indefinite detention law
• Ont Human Rts Comm. reports on discrimination against those with mental health disabilities and addictions 
• A history of Rob Ford conflicts or how to be a 1-term mayor
• $550K Punitive Damages Award Against Ontario Employer In Pate v. Galway-Cavendish (Township)
• Malware infecting PCs on production line, Microsoft says
• New York City bans big, sugary drinks at eateries | CTVNews
• Ontario's Chief Justices upbeat on future of court technology - Canadian Lawyer Magazine
• Open Thread: “Is Antonin Scalia Still Relevant?”
• Kansas Goes Birther: State Board Considers Removing Obama From Ballot
• Beef processor sues ABC News over “pink slime” story 

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, September 13, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, September 13, 2012:

• SCC to weigh-in on enforceability of restrictive covenants where an employment follows sale of a business
• Does Inco costs award mask fiscal management issues at Law Society Foundation?
• Montana Supreme Court finds no constitutional right to medical marijuana use 
• California Lawyer Loses 300 Pounds and Climbs Kilimanjaro
• Self-Help Legal Sites No Match for Real Lawyer, Consumer Reports Says
• Trial Judge increases punitive damages award against employer to $550,000
• Divorce Lawyer Is Sued Along with Client Who Secretly Monitored Wife on Video
• Pussy Riot Should Be Freed, Medvedev Says
• Eight Ways That Judges Have Cited Star Trek
• Spend a Minute With the New iPhone 5
• Consumer Reports Picks Lawyers over Legal Zoom

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 12, 2012:

• Chinese company denies new iPhone made with forced labor
• German Court Backs Euro Rescue Fund
• Former Vision TV GC disbarred
• How Much Does Illegally Sharing a Song Cost? $9,250
• N.J. woman accused of giving fatal penis enhancement injection pleads not guilty
• New iPhone to be announced today
• UN: New generation of secret British courts could conceal torture collusion
• Which Biglaw Firms Are The Most Feared In Litigation?
• Over 100 years of Supreme Court of Canada Judgments Available Free on CanLII
• Are the Phone Companies Gouging Law Enforcement on Wiretap Costs?
• Ontario couple going to court to halt wind farm pending health studies - 680News
• Ontario trial hinging on cellphone search warrant raises privacy concerns in BC - The Province
• Court: Idaho woman can't challenge fetal pain law

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 11, 2012

First and foremost a big Happy Birthday to our favorite blogger, Garry J. Wise! Now, on to the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Legal sector loses 1400 jobs in August
• GoDaddy outage takes down thousands of websites
• Ontario dad wants option of pulling kids out of class based on religious beliefs - Calgary Herald 
• Arizona Supreme Court rules tattooing is constitutionally protected free speech
• How the new Anti-Spam Act will affect your business 
• Players' union attempts to block NHL lockout in Alberta, Quebec
• Too Big To Jail: Wall Street Executives Unlikely To Face Criminal Charges, Source Says
• Kansas Court Refuses to Enforce Islamic Premarital Agreement That Promised Wife $677,000 upon Divorce
• 'Culture of delay' is cited in B.C.court system
• Kagan Has Second Thoughts on Televised Arguments
• Woman Sexually Assaulted by Cop Objects to Judge’s Advice on Visiting Bars and Grocery Stores
• Canada revoking citizenship of 3,100 for immigration fraud
• Smartphones make us superhuman
• Courts divided on cellphone searches - Law Times
• Quebec judge grants injunction on long-gun registry data

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for September 10, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 10, 2012:

• Romney on SCOTUS Picks: It Would be My Preference They Reverse Roe v. Wade
• Member of O.J.'s legal team rebuts glove tampering claims
• Jews, Muslims stage circumcision march in Germany
• Reagan-appointed Judge Richard Posner calls marijuana prohibition ‘really absurd’
• President of Rhode Island Bar: "Let's kill all the law schools."
• Did OJ Simpson attorney tamper with glove?
• Sex assault victim wants apology from judge
• N.Z. Court throws out climate change deniers’ lawsuit again scientists
• Canada Closes Its Embassy in Iran 
• Canada severs ties with Iran
• R.E.M. orders Fox News to stop playing ‘Losing My Religion’ during DNC 
• Dad stole kids and sailed off, California police say

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, September 07, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 07, 2012:

• Judge Orders Accused Fort Hood Shooter Hasan to be Shaved 
• Lawyer Confusion 
• Conservatives warned by CRTC over do-not-call list
• Ben & Jerry's sue porn studio
• Man arrested for threatening to kill Obama on Twitter
• Judge will try to return Ford verdict in timely manner 
• ACLU asks federal appeals court to rehear cell phone tracking case
• Real Estate Matters Top List of Legal Malpractice Claims in New ABA Survey

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, September 6, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, September 06, 2012:

• Human Rights Report: Bush Admin. Used Waterboarding on Libyans in Afghanistan
• A primer on court case that could cost Rob Ford his job - Globe and Mail
• Federal judge rules airlines must stand trial for 9/11 negligence claim
• Greece judges protest proposed pay cuts under austerity measures
• Mom beheads alleged rapist, faces trial in Turkey
• Poll ranks US law schools on job prospects following graduation
• Clinton Delivers Stirring Plea for Obama Second Term
• Libyan Alleges Waterboarding by C.I.A., Report Says
• Spanking should be outlawed, says medical journal - Toronto Star
• Judge may order Fort Hood suspect's beard shaved 
• Judge OKs Arizona's show-me-your-papers law
• Hackers allegedly holding Romney tax returns for ransom
• Gulf Oil Spill 2010: U.S. Department Of Justice Accuses BP Of 'Gross Negligence And Willful Misc...
• Faced with a Five-Page Limit, Lawyer Files Cartoon Amicus Brief with Proper Font Size
• Toronto Mayor Ford testifies in removal challenge 
• Jury to decide fate of Drew Peterson
• World’s richest woman suggests $2 a day wages for Australian miners 
• New US Federal Jury Instructions Aim to Deter Juror Use of Social Media

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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