140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, September 30, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 30, 2013:

• Kingston Penitentiary’s storied history full of notorious inmates, riots, escapes
• R v Griffith: What Happens When a Judge Changes His/Her Mind?
• Talking with the guru of the Freemen on the Land - Toronto Star
• Has the NSA hacked your Facebook?
• UK Court: Customer contacts on LinkedIn are property of the employer - Lexology
• Sup. Ct of Can. refuses leave on whether disabling drug addiction bars professional discipline
• Dark-horse judge contends for Supreme Court seat - The Globe and Mail
• Children and Guns: The Hidden Toll
• Ont. C.A.: New trial for man convicted of having sex with woman who thought he was her boyfriend
• Sochi Olympics: Anti-gay laws won’t affect athletes, IOC boss says
• Hollywood copyright cartel’s plot to indoctrinate California kindergartens
• Lawyer speaks out against an antiquated family law system | Financial Post
• Judge Orders New Jersey to Allow Gay Marriage
• Dean Del Mastro eager to fight Election Act charges
• LSUC conducting lawyers' sexual orientation/gender identity survey
• Court fight over reclusive heiress Huguette Clark’s $300 million estate ends
• Microsoft reports 37,000 US law enforcement data requests in first half of 2013
• Human rights complaint filed after autistic girl refused treatment by B.C. dentist
• Ontario Appeal Court rejects exceptions to cellphone ban while driving | CTV Kitchener News
• N.S.A. Examines Social Networks of U.S. Citizens
• Human egg trade operates in regulatory void
• NSA employees spied on their love interests
• Difficult tenants - how to avoid them The Star
• New website aims to solve problem of linkrot in court opinions and legal scholarship
• LAWPRO Base Premium Stable for Fourth Consecutive Year
• Supreme Court of Canada allows wider use of police 'sniffer dogs' - The Globe and Mail
• Ontario Court of Appeal: Holding cellphone while driving, even briefly, is illegal under HTA
• Greek Far-Right Leader Arrested; Warrants for More

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, September 27, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 27, 2013:

• The Supreme Court's Hands Aren't Clean in U.S. National Nightmare
• Germany charges 93-year-old alleged Auschwitz guard
• Charles Taylor’s 50-year sentence for ‘blood diamond’ war crimes upheld
• Tory MP quits caucus over Election Act charges
• Arrests Made in Colorado Outbreak of Listeria
• Jackson family lawyers make their case
• Ontario legal aid lawyers demand collective bargaining rights - Sun News Network
• California judge rules in favor of tobacco company in 'lights' cigarette case
• Change Divorce Law in Canada. Now. | Andrew Feldstein
• Take the Ontario Creed Human Rights Survey
• Ottawa to take a closer look at forced marriage issues | Toronto Star
• Former employees deserved better advice on severance from Ont.Employment Standards, lawsuit says
• Hail to the Chief: McLachlin C.J.C. Becomes Canada’s longest-serving Chief Justice
• Judge Blesses Lawsuit Against Google Over Email Scanning
• Lawyer charged with trying to bring drugs through courthouse security
• Georgia court officials collected ‘unauthorized’ court costs from defendants, suit says
• Army evaluating Chelsea Manning for gender dysphoria, says her lawyer
• Too experienced to use a checklist? Quite the opposite
• Doorey and Leibman's Canadian and American Undergrad Survey on Views of Current Labor Issues
• An Evernote to Remember
• Madoff Accountant Arrested
• Prosecutor’s nude photos ended up on Twitter; she blames prominent lawyer, her ex, in complaint
• Excessive hours of work could be safety issue: OLRB
• A primer on solicitor-client privilege and third-party disclosure
• Law firm can read ex-partner’s incoming email, opinion says, but must forward email about cases
• International adoption- Saving orphans or child trafficking?
• AlarmForce’s ousted CEO files $11-million lawsuit for wrongful dismissal
• Lawyer Charged With Bank Robbery, Shooting Cop
• The Quebec Charter of Values vs. Oakes
• More legal layoffs ahead? Experts expect more staff cuts
• Peterborough MP Dean Del Mastro faces charges under the Elections Act

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 25, 2013:

• Nominations open for 2013 Canadian Blog Awards
• Ohio man pleads guilty to sex with a pool float — again
• Be careful what you ask for: question on job application breaches Ontario's Human Rights Code
• Drabinsky fights Order of Canada removal - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
• Should Lawyers Fear Big Data, or Embrace It?
• Texas judge facing criminal charges for prosecuting innocent man in 1980s resigns from bench
• Pennsylvania pastor fired for marrying same-sex couple
• Tasers for Toronto police raise concerns in the community - The Globe and Mail
• Ashley Smith inquest: former warden avoids testifying
• Christie Blatchford: Baby J.’s mother failed as a parent, and his father was even worse
• Ethics of lawyers using public Wi-Fi -- post by Prof. Dane Ciolin
• Legendary Toronto lawyer Austin Cooper dies at age 84 - The Globe and Mail
• Dispute over AP request for Newtown shooting 911 tapes tests new Conn. privacy law - Times Union

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, September 24, 2013:

• Lawyers among those who paid for fake online reviews; probe leads to settlements with companies
• Illinois judge fines Orland Park Patch editor $300 daily for refusal to reveal sources
• Link rot in SCOTUS decisions documented; half don’t go to original material
• Update: Lawyer Does Not Check Fax Machine and Costs Client $100,000 – Upheld by Court of Appeal
• Alberta pensioner’s home declared ‘embassy’ by ‘sovereign citizen’
• Imprisoned Pussy Riot member declares hunger strike
• Omar Khadr: Supporters turn out for court appearance
• BlackBerry to be sold to group led by Fairfax Financial
• ‘Baddest’ Lawyer in Jersey Gets Life in Prison
• Ten Commandments statue outside US Supreme Court toppled by vandals
• Robyn Urback: Here, Ontario — Have some more law school grads
• Asked to Swear an Affidavit to Support a Former Criminal Client’s Appeal? Call Your E&O Insurer
• Ex-Supreme Court of Canada judge to back Quebec values charter - Toronto Star
• New York State Cracks Down on Fake Online Reviews
• TD Bank pays $52.5M fine over US charges tied to Ponzi scam
• Kentucky Court: Spousal privilege doesn’t apply to woman in same-sex partner’s murder trial
• Google launches online archive of world’s constitutions
• September 2013 | The Law Society of Upper Canada
• Closing arguments due in Michael Jackson’s family’s suit against tour promoter
• Ontario Anti-Wind Forces Claim Turbines Cause Health Problems, Refuse To Provide Medical Records
• Illinois lawyer accused of faking illness to avoid court; ethics complaint says he didn’t vomit

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, September 23, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 23, 2013:

• Supreme Court's fall docket leans to public policy matters
• Speaker's Corner: Extreme delays in civil trials an urgent matter
• Lawyer taken to task for ‘derogatory comments’ about junior counsel appeals master’s order
• Avoiding a Contempt of a Child Access Order: Jackscha v Funnell
• Tories sitting on list of judges to fill Supreme Court vacancy
• Ontario seeking more power over unregulated daycare
• Tuesday, September 24, 2013: Opening of the Courts of Ontario for 2013
• Required Oath to Queen for new Canadians constitutional, Ontario court rules | GlobalPost
• Michael Jackson's mother has standing to collect damages, judge rules - CNN
• iPhone 5S fingerprint reader hacked after only three days?
• Do we really need so many lawyers? - Macleans.ca
• Omar Khadr set to make first public appearance tomorrow during Edmonton court hearing
• How "big data" will help lawyers more effectively practice law
• Canada: Monarchist League hails court ruling upholding oath to Queen
• Testimony ends in 21st week of trial against concert promoter over Michael Jackson's death
• ABA task force proposes scrutiny of law school funding, pricing and accreditation standards
• Identifying the Problems With Law Schools
• Former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington to begin California jail sentence Dec. 9
• Brian Burke wins judgment against online commenters (NBC Sports)

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, September 20, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 20, 2013:

• Road rage shootout leaves two drivers dead
• So, It’s Your First Day as a Lawyer - My post today
• Ontario to debate motion on religious rights
• Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear case over clear-cutting on traditional aboriginal lands
• Ontario appoints panel to find ways to get more natives on juries
• Sexting B.C. teen girl to be tried on child porn charge
• Municipal judge quits to be comedian
• Supreme Court declines to hear appeal, Globe confidential sources protected - The Globe and Mail
• Texas woman gets life sentence for 6th DUI conviction
• I’m an in-house lawyer. What does my LAWPRO Run-Off coverage cover?
• Osgoode Hall L.S. emailer berates peers for ‘constant eating/chewing/crunching,’ urges ‘odour-free, noise-free’ foods
• Texas appeals court overturns Tom DeLay's conviction
• Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying evidence in Gulf spill
• iPhone5S fingerprint reader: 10 reasons it’s a bad idea
• Sam the Record Man, Ethics and Higher Learning
• Speak up! Ontario court reminds employees and employers of the price of silence - Lexology
• Judge, fired aide charged in time entry case; another judge’s claimed sex with bailiff unproven
• New CanLII and Your Browser
• Federal judge rejects plea to delay NY 'stop-and-frisk' ban
• Do laws that encourage eviction for repeated 911 calls violate 1st Amendment? ACLU presses case
• Canada Celebrates 100 Years of Workers' Compensation
• ABA report urges Texas death penalty reform, says ‘future dangerousness’ factor should be nixed
• Defense rests in Jackson trial
• Resources from the CanLII Hackathon Last Weekend
• Former Bosnian prison camp guard extradited by US judge
• Washington judge finds detention to question immigration status unconstitutional
• For Teens Frozen Out of Ontario’s Child Welfare System, a New Bill Offers Hope | Torontoist
• The Future of Canadian Law Firms Requires Inclusion
• Peaceful Easy Feeling? Woman Stabs Man For Playing Eagles Music

- Elysia Cherry, Legal Assistant 

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, September 19, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, September 19, 2013:

• Starbucks CEO to gun rights advocates: ‘Guns are not a part of the Starbucks experience’
• Lawyer admits napping at trial, but rates his performance an 8 or a 9
• France moves to ban child beauty pageants as part of women’s rights law; penalties include jail time, fines
• Convicted child-killer case prompts Osgoode Hall LS Innocence Project push to preserve evidence
• Penis-bite rugby player vows to fight ban
• Google likely has most Wi-Fi passwords in the world. So does the NSA?
• So, It’s Your First Day as a Lawyer - My post today
• Abducted Georgia teen safe, but questions remain
• Ontario cracks down on teachers guilty of sex abuse, child porn
• Court: Facebook 'liking' is free speech
• House Judiciary chair on NSA surveillance: ‘Further protections are necessary
• Sex assault accuser reacts to top court case dismissal - Nova Scotia - CBC News
• Accommodating the use of a seeing-eye dog: a precedent-setting OHRT decision

- Elysia Cherry, Legal Assistant

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 18, 2013:

• Victory: Ontario will apologize to institutional survivors
• Stephen Hawking: Those in great pain should have the right to choose to end their lives
• FISA Judge Rules NSA Mass Telephony Data Collection is Constitutional
• US Justice Dept. to seize New York skyscraper allegedly owned by Iran
• U.S. woman sexually assaulted by Roman Polanski tells her story in memoir
• Auditor general meets with senators about expenses
• Child welfare failed girl nearly starved by grandparents
• Quebec government softens stance on values charter
• Feud over will of eccentric copper heiress goes to trial
• Indiana lawyer suspended for ‘illegal alien’ comment
• New CanLII Interface Launches
• Law students may work as unpaid interns on pro bono matters for law firms, US Labor Department says
• High Level In House Women Lawyers Are Paid Less
• Judge cites ‘grotesque prosecutorial misconduct,’ reverses cop convictions in Danziger Bridge case
• The Evolving Question of Res Judicata: Penner v. Niagara (Regional Police Services Board)
• Queen's plans to expand law school enrolment worry some
• Police and Hartford school staff sued for beating and Tasering 12-year-old deaf boy

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines for Tuesday, September 17, 2013 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• An employer’s right to temporarily layoff in Ontario: clear as mud - Lexology
• Oops. Ethics board leader forgot to renew his law license
• Surveillance a condition of Canadian wireless licence
• BC lawyer in hot water for telling social worker he ‘should shoot’ her
• Don Jail guards acquitted of assaulting inmate
• Toronto firefighters lose jobs after sexist tweets
• Man who slashed lawyer’s face at attempt-murder trial gets 64 years to life, plus 35 years
• Fired employee failed to prove that depression, harassment drove him to fight: court - Lexology
• Project Traveller warrants to stay sealed from media, judge rules - Toronto - CBC News
• Drunken crash reason enough to fire employee, court says - Toronto - CBC News
• Admission of judge’s comments in Groia hearing challenged
• Attorney who billed for 29-hour day did the work, his lawyer says
• When can a poisoned workplace result in constructive dismissal?
• Pa. court orders county clerk to stop issuing same-sex marriage licences
• A $4.2M mistake? Lawyer liable for spam faxing ‘mundane advice’ to accountants, 7th Circuit says
• DC lawyer pursues suit to unmask authors who changed her Wikipedia page
• Next big case on campaign contribution limits likely depends on US chief justice’s vote
• DC law schools shrink, see declining LSAT scores; are rich schools winning financial-aid war?
• CASL flaws not Festivus grievances
• Tax lien system in DC is ‘predatory system of debt collection,’ newspaper probe concludes
• Guantanamo judge considers delaying 9/11 trial over computer problems
• Mike Harris to join Fasken Martineau

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, September 16, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines for Monday, September 16, 2013 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• For Hamilton, Ontario lawyer John Evans, life still a ‘sunshine sketch’ at 75
• Class-action lawsuit over alleged abuse at Orillia, Ontario institution set to begin
• Hawaii tells Janice Keihanaikukauakah- ihuliheekahaunaele to change her name
• Is there a distinction between 'just cause' and 'just dismissal' under the Canada Labour Code?
• How to keep you home's purchase price secret - Toronto Star
• Ottawa bargained in bad faith with striking diplomats, labour board rules
• Trespass charge dropped against Star reporter who photographed news event at Union Station
• Kanye West Charged in Alleged Paparazzo Attack
• Quebec proposal: Your headscarf or your job? | Al Jazeera America
• Judge in Spain Partitions Home of Feuding Couple
• Appeals court upholds slugger Barry Bonds' conviction
• Pamela Wallin repays $100K in expenses, blames Senate 'lynch mob'
• Eli Lilly files $500M NAFTA suit against Canada over drug patents - Business - CBC News
• Federal judge rules government does not have to release Guantanamo videotapes
• Quebec charter echoes darker times
• Zimmerman prosecutor takes hit in court of public opinion
• Ikea Monkey Won't Be Returned To Lawyer 'Mom' Yasmin Nakhuda
• Toronto lawyer jailed 39 months for insider trading - Business - CBC News
• Secret US terrorism court orders declassification of its own rulings
• Sarah Palin sued for copyright infringement by New Jersey publisher
• US judge orders review of secret opinions regarding NSA surveillance
• Overtime class action certified for commissioned-based Nesbitt Burns employees - Lexology
• Thousands march through Montreal to protest Quebec values charter - Winnipeg Free Press
• The root of the dispute: Neighbours in court fight over tree’s life
• Judge Urges U.S. to Consider Releasing N.S.A. Data on Calls
• Is Quebec’s secular charter constitutional? Nine legal experts weigh in

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, September 13, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines for Friday, September 13, 2013 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Law Graduates Say Legal Education Needs 'Significant Change' - Law Blog - WSJ
• Toronto police board won’t rubber stamp Tasers
• Quebec doctors already being recruited 'We don't care what's on your head ... - Montreal Gazette
• Who is calling the kettle black over Quebec values?
• University of Victoria Law Student Technology Survey
• Federal judge upholds controversial Wisconsin collective bargaining law
• Toronto radiologist's 3,500 CT scans, mammograms reviewed - Health - CBC News
• Pennsylvania lawyer suspended for 6 months: used shoe-mounted camera to film up women’s skirts
• Will Texas’ Refusal to Grant Gay Divorces Be the Next Front in the Marriage-Equality Wars?
• Apple Says New iPhone Won’t Store Fingerprints
• SCC gives leave in case about constitutionality of BC court fees
• Media seek release of warrants that may reveal Rob Ford's possible ties to gang - CBC
• D.C.’s anti-Walmart bill is almost dead. Is a living wage bill next?
• Iowa court hears criminal HIV transmission case
• Bloc Québécois expels MP over secular charter comments
• Fort McMurray tunes out Neil Young after rocker blasts oilsands
• Report: FBI Still Investigating Journalist Michael Hastings
• Illinois lawyer’s response to client’s bad Avvo review leads to disciplinary complaint
• G20 assault trial: Guilty verdict for officer who hit Adam Nobody
• When A Corporation Does It It's Not Illegal
• When is a poisoned work environment constructive dismissal? Court of Appeal clarifies
• Defense lawyer’s advice was ‘playbook on how to lie without getting caught:’ sentencing judge
• Self-delusion no longer possible on Quebec’s charter of values now that its details are known
• G20 officer guilty of assaulting protester with weapon
• Quebec waitress says she was fired for stopping drunk driver
• Possible Rob Ford connection sought in sealed police warrants

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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