140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, November 29, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, November 29, 2013:

• Sexual harassment cases in Manitoba on the rise?
• Orangeville lawyer disbarred by Law Society over misappropriations | Orangeville Citizen
• Disabled woman denied entry to U.S. after agent cites supposedly private medical details
• Saudi cleric says ban on women drivers protects society from ‘evil’
• Top spy won't answer questions about G20 surveillance
• Israeli mother fined for refusing to circumcise son
• Ontario Court of Appeal Decision Raises Questions About Employment Law
• Overtime class actions — Lessons learned and applied - Canadian Employment Law Today
• Stephen Harper's self-styled bagman survives scandal: Tim Harper
• Pot-smoking Mountie has uniform seized by RCMP
• Medical marijuana-smoking Mountie provokes new pot debate
• Lori Douglas: Case of judge whose nude photos posted online needs judicial review, says lawyer
• Ashley Smith’s mother believes daughter died from homicide
• Law Society slashes penalty but upholds misconduct finding against Joe Groia | Financial Post
• Groia and LSUC: Suspension reduced for "uncivil" Toronto lawyer
• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford could be denied entry to U.S.
• Ire in Canada Over Report N.S.A. Spied From Ottawa Ire in Canada Over Report N.S.A. Spied From Ottawa
• My post today @SlawTips: Inbox Zero: Unsubscribing (And the Next-Best Option)

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, November 28, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, November 28, 2013:

• Court backs firing of Muslim woman for wearing head scarf at private nursery in France
• Judge calls evidence against OJ Simpson ‘overwhelming,’ denies bid for new trial in robbery case
• Court Reform by Stealth?
• Does the City of Toronto Need to "accommodate" Rob Ford?
• Law Society Recognized as GTA Top Employer an Eighth Time - Marketwired (press release)
• Berlusconi booted from Italian parliament after tax fraud conviction
• Manitoba Judge's nude photo case in Federal Court
• N.J. appeals court upholds parole board ban on use of social media by sex offenders
• Javad Heydary, Toronto lawyer spearheading Trump lawsuit, disappears
• Teenager sues Hockey Canada over concussion
• Murder charge stayed against 95-year-old B.C. man due to his dimentia
• New Snowden docs show U.S. spied during G20 in Toronto
• Toronto lawyer Javad Heydary probed over missing client funds - The Globe and Mail
• NHL concussion lawsuit grows to over 200 players: lawyers
• Woman who orchestrated Rengel murder appeals
• Ontario passes law making carbon monoxide detectors mandatory
• Quebec judge orders children from Jewish sect be placed in foster care. Will Ontario CAS follow?
• Judge accused of signing blank child-removal orders isn’t immune from suit, federal court rules
• Remaining pages in Lisi ITO to be made public

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, November 27, 2013

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

• Peel police face $125 million class-action lawsuit over alleged racial profiling
• Shopping mall Santa arrested, accused of pinching 18-year-old elf’s bottom
• Supreme Court of Canada to rule on independence of expert witnesses
• Israeli mom fined $149 a day for refusing son's circumcision
• 'This isn't Toronto,' Florida sheriff says after mayor's drug arrest
• Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act violates charter
• Intellectual property education: are Canadian law schools doing enough to support innovation?
• Chicken manure on homeless camp leads to B.C. rights complaint
• Ontario probing charges Jewish sect mistreated children
• Federal judge allows Illinois same-sex couple to marry
• American Humane Association accused of ignoring Hollywood animal abuse
• Federal judge blocks new nonsurgical abortion law - Times Union
• Complaint filed against lawyers in Wright-Duffy affair
• Edward Snowden leak: NSA monitored online porn habits of ‘radicalizers’ to discredit them
• Judge orders cool down at Sriracha hot sauce factory
• O.J. Simpson Loses Bid for New Trial

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, November 26, 2013:

• GTA Lawyers Take Note of New Motion Practice Direction (Toronto)
• Pot smokers warned: think twice before crossing U.S. border - British Columbia - CBC News
• Judge accepts peppermint oil mishap as valid defense of taking out penis during airplane flight
• Norton Rose terminates 30 lawyers and staff in Australia
• Conrad Black comes to Rob Ford's rescue: Hume
• CJC announces further probe of Quebec judge
• Rights group: Afghanistan must reject stoning law - Times Union
• Philadelphia contractor charged with murder for fatal building collapse
• More legal work moving in-house, ACC survey says
• Beware heavy-handed collection calls by fraudsters impersonating Ontario lawyers
• Federal judge: Lawyer must pay costs of producing imprisoned ex-attorney Rothstein at her trial
• Ashley Smith inquest: Family lawyer says jurors should return a homicide verdict | Toronto Star
• US Supreme Court will hear Hobby Lobby birth control case on Tuesday
• Canada’s prison population at all-time high
• Who are the NHL concussion lawsuit plaintiffs?
• Former players sue NHL over concussions - Yahoo Sports

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, November 25, 2013

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

• Oil Spill Judge 'Deeply Disappointed' in BP
• Florida lawyer who ‘incessantly’ disparaged opposing counsel gets two-year suspension
• Chinese thief writes out hundreds of telephone numbers from iPhone contacts and sends them to owner
• More law firm mergers ahead in 2013? Record is already set
• Access to Justice: Courts and Technology: A Twitterchat
• Rob Ford: The inside story of the police investigation
• It’s Complicated: Access to Justice & Cost Shifting in Class Actions
• Celeb Custody Battle in US Raises Questions About Mobility Rights of Pregnant Women - NYTimes
• Who Created the First--Ever Law Blog?
• Court Confronts Religious Rights of Corporations
• Blair must explain why police didn't arrest Rob Ford
• Human rights claims in the Ontario courts – now what? - Lexology
• Ontario's top judge reflects on career as he prepares to hang up his robe
• Ontario's top judge, Warren Winkler, set to retire
• Italy court begins trial in absentia of Egyptian cleric
• No one to blame for Rob Ford but ourselves
• Geist: Lawful Access is Back: Controversial Bill Returns Under the Guise of Cyber-Bullying Law
• How the RCMP mapped the Wright-Duffy money trail - Politics - CBC News

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, November 22, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, November 22, 2013:

• Michael Skakel Released on Bond Pending Retrial
• Can same-gender couples have ‘intercourse’? Top Florida court likely will have to decide
• U.S. prepares to mark 50th anniversary of Kennedy assassination
• The US Senate's Filibuster's Demise Is Great News for Judicial Confirmation Hearings
• Fake Justin Bieber-Selena Gomez sex tape spammer sued by Facebook - National Post
• At OBA Family Law MBA programme

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, November 21, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, November 21, 2013:

• Pennsylvania Cops Say Handcuffed 14-Year-Old Was Tasered in the Face 'for His Safety'
• Jewish leader blasts return of Nazi art trove to hoarding recluse
• White Supremacist Convicted of Several Murders Is Put to Death in Missouri
• Wright, Duffy accused of bribery, fraud in new RCMP documents
• Rob Ford could face class-action citizens’ lawsuit
• Rupert and Wendi Murdoch Reach a Divorce Settlement
• Requests for pardons plunge after $481 fee hike
• Microsoft Wants to Sell You an Anti-Google Mug - Businessweek
• Mike Duffy Senate scandal moves closer to Stephen Harper: Walkom
• Rob Ford: Media lawyers seek more details on investigation - CBC.ca
• Ford's lawyer denies mayor's trainer is convicted steroid pusher - CTV News
• Hope for employers seeking to manage performance issues - Lexology (registration)
• Customer zapped with $3.5K charge for critique of web retailer; terms of use ban ‘disparagement’
• Judge may compete in dance-off for religious group, ethics opinion says
• The First-Ever Law Blog (Reconsidered)
• What Legal Consumers Want
• Chicago woman, arrested 396 times, apologizes as she is released from prison
• Kennedy cousin Skakel poised for freedom this week in 1975 killing
• 10 year old Michigan girl sues mom’s ex for return of poodle
• Full Federal Hansard Now Online
• Carriers nix proposed ‘kill switch’ solution to problem of rampant smartphone thefts
• Entire Lori Douglas inquiry committee quits
• A computer is not a cupboard: the SCC grapples with computer searches
• Inbox Zero – Part III
• Lori Douglas Inquiry Committee Resigns en Masse
• Charges dropped against Florida teens accused of cyberbullying girl who committed suicide
• Canada introduces cyberbullying law - Times Union
• Illinois governor signs same-sex marriage into law - Times Union
• After 7 years, B.C. court gives student right to article
• Vancouver bans door knobs

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, November 20, 2013

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

• Lance Armstrong Litigation Industry Stays in Gear
• Toronto council within its rights to curb Ford's power, legal experts say - The Globe and Mail
• Ohio Supreme Court upholds the firing of a creationist science teacher
• LAWPRO Magazine archives: Cross border selection of lawyers – issues to consider
• Onetime Florida foreclosure king David Stern accepts likely disbarment
• US Supreme Court won't block Texas abortion law
• The crime that created an art legend
• Canadian doctor guilty of molesting 21 anesthetized women
• Sun News cancels Rob Ford's show after one episode
• NLRB Files Charge Against Walmart Over Black Friday Protest
• New York City raises legal age for cigarettes to 21
• Daily Show Asks Who is Still Supporting 'Crack-Smoking' Toronto Mayor

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Tuesday, November 19, 2013

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

• Police say teen used social media to intimidate witnesses to Philadelphia crimes
• New Mexico: Weighing Free Speech in Refusal to Photograph Lesbian Couple’s Ceremony
• Top Ohio court nixes agreed 6-month law-license loss for ex-judge over ticket fixing for lawyer
• Conrad Black denied chance to speak to Order of Canada panel
• Presumed Innocent, but Caged in Court
• Canadian workers among happiest in the world, survey says
• Rob Ford stripped of power as mayor by Toronto council
• George Zimmerman charged with assault, battery
• Death Meted Out by Alabama Politicians in Robes
• Toronto City Council strips crack-smoking mayor of his powers
• His Honor? Toronto’s Mayor Rampages on, to City’s Shame - NY Times
• Arora v. Whirlpool: the case of smelly washing machines
• Lance Armstrong seeks dismissal of fraud case
• The New Age of Litigation Finance
• John Edwards back to practicing law

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, November 18, 2013

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

• Pakistan plans to try former military ruler Musharraf for ‘high treason’
• Rob Ford could see council restrict his office budget today
• SNL Does Rob Ford- Mayor Rob Ford Seeks Show Where His Lies Will Be Believed | Video Cafe
• Rob Ford unlikely to succeed in suing ex-staffers - Toronto - CBC News
• Toronto Police sued by Black Action Defence Committee for $65M over racial profiling
• Rob Ford: Councillors strip mayor of certain powers
• Rob Ford might seek injunction to stop council meeting: Lawyer 
• Rob Ford close to being rendered mayor in title only 
• Rob Ford hires 'dean' of Ontario municipal law for council fight - Toronto Star
• Alberta PIPA violates Charter says Supreme Court in IPC v United Food and Commercial Workers
• Judge rules Google’s book-scanning project is fair use
• The Future of Law (Part 5 of 5): Facing the challenges and opportunities 
• Judge nixes video of eye-blink evidence at murder trial

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, November 14, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, November 15, 2013:

• Rob Ford's oral sex comments draw ire of colleagues
• Canadian Karlheinz Schreiber convicted of tax evasion in Germany
• Hawaii legalizes same-sex marriage
• Prison beatings caught on surveillance video at Ontario and Quebec jails
• How does “older” old age affect reasonable notice? Consider this trilogy of cases - Lexology
• Is it the end for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford?
• Google: U.S. government won’t let us share all of their data requests
• Toronto’s crack-smoking Mayor Ford gets a Sun-TV show
• Rob Ford apologizes for oral sex comment, says he is seeking help
• Rob Ford crisis: Premier Wynne lays out conditions for intervening
• Woman, Guilty of Stalking Alec Baldwin, Gets 6-Month Term
• Judge sentences mob kingpin Whitey Bulger to two life terms
• Federal judge dismisses Google books copyright infringement case
• Nebraska trial attorney slain outside his law office was targeted, police chief says
• Ford can't sue anyone 'for telling the truth,' lawyer says - Toronto Sun
• Just when you thought Toronto Mayor Rob Ford couldn’t sink any lower (video)
• Panel seeks ouster of NY judge who didn’t reveal conflicts; she calls probate-court cases ‘ministerial’
• Editorial: Mandatory sentences are harmful gimmicks

- Elysia Cherry, Legal Assistant

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, November 14, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, November 14, 2013

• Santa Claus Parade asks Rob Ford not to march
• Rob Ford did drugs, partied with escort on St. Patrick’s Day, police document alleges
• Law School Professor Busted Lying To Federal Judge, Goes Back to Teaching Ethics
• Peewee hockey coaches suspended after offering cash for hits
• Council Asks Toronto Mayor to Step Down Temporarily
• Supreme Court requires warrant to search computer content
• Child Support in Embryo Freezing Cases
• Peter MacKay accuses judges of ‘making a mockery’ of sentencing reforms, failing to ‘uphold law’
• Child sex ring bust details to be released in Toronto
• The Future of Law (Part 4 of 5): Should legal service providers be regulated?
• Armed Florida man pretended to be a cop twice to get discounted doughnuts, deputies say
• Rob Ford scandal: Some police information remains secret; another court battle lies ahead
• Sentencing Day For Whitey Bulger
• Toronto Mayor Admits He Bought Illegal Drugs; Council Urges Him to Step Aside
• Rob Ford scandal: Judge orders release of secret police information
• Staffers: Mayor Ford 'smoked joints' with women
• 1st tower of new World Trade Center opens
• NY mom accused of hiring strippers for son’s 16th birthday will take plea deal, her lawyer says
• Tennessee study: Annual costs of violence against women ‘likely exceeds $1 billion’
• A pyramid collapse for law schools? Most are losing money this year, law prof says
• Toronto torture victim takes Sri Lanka to UN rights body
• Small Firm Marketing: Common Questions Answered
• Mayor Rob Ford prepares to do battle as council debates asking him to take a leave
• Ontario introducing bill to ban sale of flavoured-tobacco to youth
• General counsel going it alone, not impressed with law firm changes
• Cows on Wall Street: Why the Latest Suit Against the Rating Agencies Matters
• Ontario court ruling reignites debate about mandatory minimum sentences
• Vern Krishna: Extending tax justice to the middle class

- Elysia Cherry, Legal Assistant 

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, November 13, 2013

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

• Provinces open to Senate abolition argue at top court
• U.S. capital could decriminalize marijuana
• Rob Ford to confront motion asking him to take leave
• Supreme Court declines to hear Oklahoma abortion ultrasound case
• Employers urged to develop policies to address needs of transgendered people - Canadian Lawyer
• The Law School Bubble Is Bursting: Over 80% Of Law Schools Estimated To Be Operating At A Loss
• Alec Baldwin heckled by alleged stalker during his testimony against her
• Judge to decide soon whether lawyers can see Rob Ford video - CTV News
• Senate reform: Supreme Court judges challenge government on elections
• US legal sector loses 900 jobs in October
• Toronto mayor vows fight to stay on
• Omar Khadr 'has not committed a crime,' lawyer says | Canada | News | Toronto Sun
• Whitey Bulger sentencing Wednesday
• Change structure of the Senate at your peril, provinces warn Supreme Court
• Minimum gun sentence ruled unconstitutional - Canada - CBC News
• Court cases revolve around Ford crack video

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, November 12, 2013:

• D.C. asks court to appoint guardian to look after habitual 911 caller
• Focus: Is Small Claims Court a good venue for wrongful dismissal cases?
• Will Lawyers Show Up on the New Google Helpouts?
• Well-known trial lawyer faces assault case, accused of punching attorney at upscale NYC eatery
• The Future of Law (Part 1 of 5): Past, present and future trends affecting the practice of law
• Internship regulations need 'a more co-ordinated effort' - CBC.ca
• Call for Nominations: 2014 Law Society Awards
• Adultery website calls ex-employee's $21M lawsuit 'frivolous
• Ashley Madison Should Take Better Care Of The Females It Hires To Trick You
• Germany to Form Task Force on Looted Art
• Rob Ford ready to face motion calling for him to take leave
• A Matter of Trust: Naming co-trustees a risky proposition in estates law
• Supreme Court to begin hearings on Senate reform
• A lawyer's prior files may be producible - Lexology
• Restrictive covenants can be more rigourous after sale than in employment context Supreme Court
• Law Society Regulatory Proceedings for October 2013
• Practical training: D.C. law schools push for reform of bar rules governing student practice
• Harper's sixth Supreme Court nomination leads to rare legal mess at top bench
• Ontario court to rule on constitutionality of minimum gun crime sentences
• More twists and turns in Rob Ford crack cocaine scandal may be coming

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