140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, April 30th, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, April 30th, 2014:

•  Land transfer tax carries huge costs for Toronto, report says 
• Kenyan president signs polygamy law allowing men to marry as many women as they want
• Winnipeg woman who bought $1M mice-infested house sues ex-owner, agent 
• Pennsylvania judge upholds county’s sale of widow’s home over $6.30 in unpaid interest 
• Fraudster in the U.S. using LAWPRO job title as part of impersonation 
• Meet the lawyer working on a plea deal for NSA leaker Edward Snowden
• NDP wants RCMP to explain decision not to charge Nigel Wright
• States considering bans and fines for mug shot ‘extortion’ websites
• US Supreme Court hands victory to Obama by reviving the EPA’s cross-state air pollution rule
• SCOTUS Justices Appear Divided on Cellphone Warrants 
• Why older workers are getting an upper hand over their employers | Financial Post 
• State bar says sole aim of legislation allowing it to levy fines for UPL is to protect the public 
• Computer Security for Lawyers: The Basics 
• Nevada lawmaker: Cliven Bundy supporters are settting up ‘checkpoints’ against residents
• Top judges christen courts at new consolidated Elgin County Courthouse
• Husband of Manitoba judge investigated over nude photos dies of cancer
• NBA owner Donald Sterling suspended for life, and experts say his legal options are limited

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, April 29, 2014:

• STOP USING INTERNET EXPLORER IMMEDIATELY, US GOVT WARNS
• Groia, LSUC steadfast as appeal, cross-appeal filed
• Law Revue Video Contest 2014: The Winner!
• Lev Tahor child back in mother’s care
• Researchers: More than 4 percent of U.S. death row inmates are likely to be innocent
• Anti-fracking lawyer wins international prize and $175,000
• Pennsylvania judge reaffirms ruling against voter ID law
• Ontario small claims judge rules employee’s “kick in the butt” excuses co-worker’s punch in the mouth
• More guidance from the CRA on Bitcoin activities and transactions
• No Double Dipping in Ontario Employment Law...
• Mayor Rob Ford’s sister avoids arrest warrant for not showing up in court

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, April 28, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, April 28, 2014: 

• New federal law on prostitution coming soon
• Law Society of B.C. to hold new vote on Trinity Western’s law school: lawyer
• NY Bill Would Bar Condoms As Proof of Prostitution 
• Montreal mayor extends last call, takes jab at Toronto nightlife
• Federal appeals court renews Apple patent claims against Motorola Mobility 
• 4 Out of 5 Lawyers Will Face a Malpractice Claim: Improve Your Odds 
• Inmate hopes US drug clemency changes will help him 
• ‘The jiggle test’: Buffalo Bills’ cheerleaders’ suit accuses team of degrading treatment 
• Canadian court documents posted online, via Romania; fees demanded for removal - CBC News
• Legalize marijuana, urges retired SCOTUS justice Stevens
• Disabled man sues Minneapolis McDonald’s after being taunted by manager about his service dog 
• Federal magistrate says La. sheriff must do courthouse time-outs if he keeps missing discovery deadlines
• Help Wanted: Lawyer To Work In Mailroom Sorting Envelopes. Seriously?
• Detention center builder in kids-for-cash scheme gets 1 year in prison
• Snowden case inspiring judges to push back against Justice Dept. warrant requests
• LegalZoom business model OK’d by South Carolina Supreme Court
• N.S. law society grants conditional approval for Trinity Western if "covenant" removed or opt-out allowed
• Putin vs The Internet
• Website raises legal questions about homeowners and tenants hosting travelers 
• Federal judge rules that search warrants extend to overseas email accounts 
• Supreme Court of Canada shoots down PM Stephen Harper's Senate reform plans
• A first? Fracking tied to family illness, jury finds
• Unanimous ruling sets out roadmap to constitutional change
• Suit Claims Drug Free Sport Mishandled Tests

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, April 25, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, April 25, 2014:

• Law firms embracing tech startups 
• FDA regulates e-cigarettes, cigars and pipes 
• Guilty plea judged to be a 'fraud on the court' - Toronto Star
• Lawyers can look up jurors on social media but can’t connect with them, ABA ethics opinion says
• Tim Hudak set to defend Kathleen Wynne’s defamation lawsuit 
• Judge Strikes Down Alberta Transgender Birth Certificate Law 
• UK prison inmate who broke out to flee ‘very noisy’ rap music sentenced to 10 extra months
• Landmark ruling on Senate reform looms large for Stephen Harper - Toronto Star
• The incidental lawyer (via @Jordan_law21) 
• LSUC says no to TWU law school 
• CanLII Invites Members of Legal Community to Provide Case Commentaries 
• Canadian government to revise online privacy legislation
• Arkansas judge voids state voter ID law - Times Union
• Ontario residents have right to sex-offender data, Supreme Court rules - Ottawa Citizen 
• A short history of the Senate and the Supreme Court
• Christian B.C. law school's accreditation rejected by Ontario law society 
• Ottawa suspends Temporary Foreign Worker Program in fast-food sector
• Russia Orders Bloggers To 'Register'; Outlaws Anonymous Blogging, Continues Clampdown On Social Media
• McDonald's Canada CEO calls foreign worker controversy 'bullshit'
• Ontario law society votes against accrediting BC Christian university - The Province
• State bar condemns political attack ad against lawyer running for South Carolina governor 
• Toronto-based e-reader Kobo lays off 63 people
• NFL: Buffalo Bills cheerleaders sue club over lost wages, demeaning treatment

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, April 24, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, April 24, 2014:

• My post today @SlawTips: OntarioCourtDates.ca Launched
•  Justice Sonia Sotomayor Blasts John Roberts Court in Dissent Opinion Over Affirmative Action Ban 
• Missouri GOP begins impeachment of governor for giving gay couples equal tax breaks
• Common Practice Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them 
• McDonald's Canada halts temporary foreign worker program
• This Is Not Your Father’s Harvard Law School 
• US Supreme Court Justices Rule Child Pornography Restitution Is Too High
• The Dangers of Social Networking and How to Avoid Them
• How much less do women lawyers and judges earn than men?
• Canadian Judicial Council arguing it’s above judicial scrutiny in nude judge’s case › Medicine Hat News 
• This week at the SCC (18/04/2014)
• Ontario’s new Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training Regulation: are you compliant?
• It’s now legal to carry firearms in bars, churches, libraries, and schools in Georgia 
• ACLU steps in after US Justice Dept. slaps gag orders on Twitter and Yahoo
• Vermont Will Require Labeling of Genetically Altered Foods
• Conservatives begin backing away after Cliven Bundy’s remarks disparaging ‘the Negro’

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, April 23, 2014:

•  The Legal Status Of Lab Rats
• Forced Arbitration Is Cuckoo For Cocoa Puffs 
• Unfortunately named Spanish town of ‘Kill Jews’ to vote on name change
• SCC rejects feds' cap on custody credit 
• FEDERAL JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED
• Hurricane Carter Dies, but His Message against Wrongful Convictions Lives
• GM asks bankruptcy court for protection from ignition claims - Toronto Star 
• Some emails in Duffy spending affair reportedly deleted despite orders
• At Stake in the Aereo Case Is How We Watch TV
• Student to Lawyer: 20 Tips for a Smooth Transition
• BLG successfully defends Charter application by G20 protester - Lexology 
• Behind the Blue Box: Culture Clash and the Cost of Recycling 
• Traces of marijuana in bloodstream not enough for DUI conviction, Arizona Supreme Court rules 
• Ontario Truth and Reconciliation Commission to get 1000's more documents in residential schools inquiry
• Judge Rules for Detroit Newspaper in Mug Shot Dispute Case
• New York Times says Canada's middle class richer than U.S. 
• How the Supreme Court could hamstring Harper over the Senate - Ottawa Citizen 
• Tarantino loses first round of lawsuit against Gawker over script release 
• Canadian law firm opens offices inside Walmart stores to offer consumers discounted legal services 
• Television Gets Its Day In the US Supreme Court

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, April 22, 2014, Happy Earth Day!:

• Cheerios maker General Mills scraps plan to bar consumers from suing if they engage with it online 
• Pa. lawyer pleads guilty to charges he smuggled drugs to jailed client 
• Nullification, The Bundy Ranch And Right-Wing Lawlessness 
• Obama Names White House Counsel 
• People looking for a lawyer are turning to the Internet first, survey finds
• Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Sole Practitioner?
• Canadian Law Firm Brand Index 2014 From Acritas
• Walmart shoppers can now get $99 wills - Toronto Star
• Will you stop hearing pre-1972 songs on Pandora? Music service in copyright fight
• Social media and disclosure in litigation: Garacci v Ross
• Contract requiring ex-employee to compensate former employer for competing ruled enforceable in BC
• New Toronto police ‘carding’ policy could help repair relations with minority youth 
• Should Law Professors Have a Continuing Practice Experience (CPE) Requirement?
• US High Court Justice Gives Guantanamo Inmates Opening
• Skeptical Justice Scolds Coca-Cola on Juice Label
• Defendant Killed by Court Officer at Utah Trial
• The New York Bar takes lead in challenging law schools to produce "practice ready" graduates 
• Herb Gray, former deputy prime minister, dead at 82

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, April 21, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, April 21, 2014:

• Does Quebec Charter of French language prevent use of trade-marks in languages other than French?
• Daughter of lawyer who defended anti-gay Prop 8 comes out, getting married 
• Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeals in human smuggling cases - Ottawa Citizen 
• Iowa Supreme Court: Mother needed court approval of vasectomy for mentally disabled son 
• Drake sued for $4.8M over fight at Muzik nightclub | CityNews
• Ontario inmates get 'inadequate' food in court, lawyers say 
• General Mills Reverses Itself on Consumers’ Right to Sue
• Man kills 'Facebook lover' for 'lying' about age
• It’s the Economy: How Payday Lenders Prey Upon the Poor — and the US Courts Don’t Help
• Michigan judge explodes: 'I hope you die' 
• Toronto legal startup challenging tradition with no-frills fees - The Globe and Mail
• Non-status severed from ruling giving Metis same rights as status Indians | APTN National News
• Appeal court overturns verdict of Ottawa judge over apparent bias in favour of police
• Demands That Jews Register in Eastern Ukraine Are Denounced, and Denied 
• Justices Scalia and Ginsburg say Supreme Court will likely rule on NSA surveillance
• Who’s bringing cupcakes? Too often, female lawyers are expected to do office ‘housework,’ book says
• SCOTUSBlog Denied Press Credentialing
• Court Declares That, Yes, Bloggers Are Media | Crooks and Liars
• Bill 146 could mean increased liability for employers under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, April 17, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, April 17, 2014:

•  A Star Quarterback Accused, and a Flawed Rape Investigation
• Calling All Innovative Lawyers, Law Firms and Other Legal Service Providers! 
• Lisi drops appeal in death threat conviction - The Globe and Mail 
• N.D. law banning most abortions tossed 
• Clear offer of employment needed to argue mitigation 
• Deloitte appeals Livent compensation ruling - The Globe and Mail
• RCMP decision on Mike Duffy charges expected within weeks
• When ‘Liking’ a Brand Online Voids the Right to Sue
• Court Says That Tweeting Someone Is 'F**king Crazy' Is Not Libelous
• London, Ontario teen charged in Heartbleed case | The London Free Press 
• ‘Law Tigers’ lawyer is reprimanded because referral website didn’t comply with testimonial ban
• Historic day in Manitoba court: Cameras allowed inside for murder case verdict 
• Spam now so you can Spam later 
• Seven prominent US law firms have cut an estimated 213 jobs since January 
• Trinity Western’s covenant is discriminatory 
• A Small Irish Whiskey Brand Takes on Bacardi Over Trademark - Businessweek 
• Pennsylvania teen criminally convicted for recording his classmates bullying him in school
• Canadian real estate and housing boom may be ending, Scotiabank warns
• Clerical error kept man out of prison for 13 years; incarceration is cruel and unusual, he argues
• First Amendment doesn’t protect racist bankers who called Indians ‘chimps’: judge 
• When do dress codes at schools go too far? 
• Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom launches the Internet Party as he fights extradition to the U.S.
• North Korea asks U.K. to take ‘necessary action’ against barber’s ‘Bad Hair Day’ poster
• Access Copyright Urges Copyright Board to Ignore Supreme Court Ruling on Fair Dealing

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, April 16, 2014:

• Tips Tuesday
• How law firm mergers can go wrong
• This week at the SCC
• Overtime class actions: directors take note of your potential exposure - Canadian Lawyer Magazine
• TWU court challenge filed today
• These legal websites had the Heartbleed security flaw
• Video of cellblock police assault against Toronto man made public
• Canadian court certifies Visa/MasterCard class action critical takeaways 
• Termination pay can include bonuses
• OPSEU's Courthouse Security Survey now online | National Union of Public and General Employees 
• Mayor Rob Ford trying to keep football coaching documents secret
• Berlusconi Ordered to Perform Community Service 
• Dallas lawyer is tossed out of court for wearing shorts after knee surgery
• Onondaga Nation claims courts violated human rights by denying claim to ‘stolen’ NY land 
• Insurer pays $11,000 for stolen pot plants 
• In India, landmark Supreme Court ruling recognizes transgender as third gender 
• California couple stole car, drove it to courthouse to get to hearing, police say 
• What Would Happen to the Profession of Law if It Became a Business? 
• Bullied Student Records Bullies, Gets Threatened With Felony Charges For Violating Wiretapping Law 
• Raw milk advocate will take his case to Canada's highest court 
• Rare ‘Perry Mason’ moment in court wins dismissal for defendant, desk duty for 5 police officers 
• Ohio AG approves proposed constitutional amendment to overturn gay marriage ban 
• Manitoba law school calls for action on TWU covenant
• Kathleen Wynne sues Tim Hudak, PC party for $2 million 
• LAWPRO Magazine archives: Social media pitfalls to avoid  
• French court dismisses hate ‘incitement’ charges against Bob Dylan
• ‘Tax evaders’: Turkish officials take a veiled shot at Twitter over lack of office presence
• Obama commutes sentence of Texas man mistakenly given extra jail time 
• Pistorius Testimony Over, Back to Expert Witnesses
• Ontario Human Rights Commission launches policy on gender identity, gender expression
• Nigel Wright won’t face charges in Mike Duffy scandal: RCMP
• Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison closed 
• Russia’s 1st sexual harassment bill sexually harasses women
• Five college students killed in stabbing attack at Canadian house party 
• Multiple stabbing in Toronto workplace: a tragic reminder of employers’ obligations under Bill 168 
• How the new Anti-Spam Act will affect your business 
• Beer giants Molson and Miller head back to court
• NYPD disbands controversial Muslim surveillance unit 
• Arizona Gov. Brewer signs bill allowing for warrantless inspections of womens’ health clinics
• Ontario judge rules Toronto police entered home illegally - The Globe and Mail 

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, April 15, 2014:

• Cash Store seeks bankruptcy protection after Ontario suspends payday loan ... - Financial Post
• Maple Leaf Gardens sex offender to plead guilty to 103 charges
• LSUC panel considers, rejects bid for restorative justice for lawyer
• Trudeau sued for blocking candidacy | National Newswatch
• India tops countries censoring Facebook content - USA TODAY
• Justin Bieber a no-show at Toronto court hearing on assault charge
• Judge orders Ohio to recognize out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples
• Prosecutors to Charge Suspect With Hate Crime in Kansas Shooting
• Guardian and Washington Post share Pulitzer Prize for NSA reporting
• What someone can do with a stolen SIN
• Court allows Lev Tahor children to stay in Ontario - The Globe and Mail

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, April 14, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, April 14, 2014:

• Federal appeals court overturns conviction for ‘white hat’ hacker ‘Weev’
• Wall Street Journal on law firm hiring
• Pope Takes Responsibility in Priests’ Abuse Scandal
• Questions linger about secret panel for Marc Nadon's appointment
• Foster families have been ‘ready for months’ to receive Lev Tahor children
• N.J. cop charged in dog attack on driver
• McDonald's foreign worker practices face growing scrutiny - British Columbia - CBC News
• CRA’s online services resume following Heartbleed scare
• Handling of Lori Douglas case a 'stain' - Manitoba - CBC News
• Kansas shooter ran for U.S. Senate, governor, declared war on Jews and ‘white race traitors’
• 3 shot dead at Jewish centers
• Oscar Pistorius Returns to the Witness Stand
• Pakistan judge drops attempted murder charges against 9-month-old
• Judge Finds New Punishment For Bully
• Arkansas planning legal battle to reinstate ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy
• Supreme Court softens Tories' tough-on-crime sentencing law - CBC.ca
• LSUC looks at boosting compensation for victims of lawyer theft | Metro

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