140 Law is Taking a Break

We will be taking a short hiatus from 140 Law, in furtherance of that elusive work-life balance thing we keep hearing so much about (not to mention the domestic bliss that will undoubtedly emerge as I spend a bit less time with my nose buried in my iPad while on vacation).

There may still be the occasional tweet @wiselaw, so have a look there if you are in uncontrollable withdrawal.

Enjoy the rest of the summer. We will be back after Labour Day. 

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, August 20, 2014:

• Heavy Meta: Maine Man, 19, Poses For New Mug Shot Wearing T-Shirt With Photo Of His Old Mug Shot
• Julian Assange will not leave embassy until assured there will be no US extradition
• Report into deadly Lac-Mégantic, Que., train derailment finds 'weak safety culture' 
• Court Reduces Notice Period, Employee Should Have Known Better
• Why law firms need R&D investment
• Justice of the peace Alfred “Budd” Johnston suspended for dismissing 68 cases at once 
• Georgia judge to sex abuser mom: ‘You may be the vilest b*tch that I have ever met’
• Update on amended LSUC conduct rules – Sept. 8 webcast
• Conservatives block bid to review Canada Revenue Agency’s charity audits
• 'Canadian Idol' Contestant Acquitted of Terrorism | Billboard 
• More lenient marijuana laws still on the table, justice minister says 
• California lawmakers pass bill banning inmate sterilizations
• Landlord to pay $10000 for denying teen an apartment - Hamilton Spectator
• Sikhs denied exemption from Ontario’s motorcycle helmet law 
• Provocation isn’t an excuse for lawyer’s F-word email, judge says
• Todd Bertuzzi, Steve Moore reportedly reach settlement after 10 years of tumult... 
• Wrongfully Convicted Man Reaches $10 Million Settlement With New York City

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, August 19, 2014: 

• Despite Supreme Court turndown raw milk activist won’t pay fine | Better Farming 
• Report into Lac-Megantic tragedy to be released today
• Dershowitz: Gov. Perry’s indictment is an example of ‘criminalization of party differences’
• Judge OKs retaliation suit by Pennsylvania ex-police chief demoted after reporting cop’s sex abuse photos 
• A Criminal Mind: Do harms of criminalization outweigh the benefits? 
• Iowa GOP rep. arrested for having sex with incapacitated wife after judge told him not to 
• Arizona executioners sometimes improvise, lawsuits say
• 'Ample evidence' to arrest officer who shot Michael Brown, lawyers say
• Man who says he was arrested for taking cellphone photos of NYC cops gets $125K settlement 
• Non-lawyer ordered to shut down court strategy web site 
• 'I've had some standoffs': Rob Ford versus raccoons 
• A desperate woman’s quest for a kidney: Inside the underground network of international organ brokers
• Editorial: Bold move by CBA
• Court allows lawsuit against Bell over prepaid phone cards
• Microsoft Launches Document Management System for Legal
• Gov. Rick Perry gets court date
• Planned Eglinton LRT platforms ‘dangerous and inaccessible,’ says blind human rights lawyer 
• Province accused of racial profiling in blitz targeting undocumented migrants 
• Revoking A Will – Destruction Of A True Copy Not Sufficient
• Manitoba border guards suspended without pay for leaving posts to help RCMP arrest fugitive
• Toronto board of health asks province for e-cigarette ban
• B.C. Supreme Court to hear a major case on the right to private health care 
• Cuts to Refugee Health Care Found Unconstitutional: Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care v Canada
• "Top 10*" law schools teaching the technology of law practice
• ‘They can’t get sick or ask for vacation’: Chinese restaurant unveils robot waiters and cooks
• The US Keeps 34,000 Immigrants in Detention Each Day Simply to Meet a Quota

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, August 18, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, August 18, 2014:

• Canadian doctors’ groups refuse to take part in federal government’s ‘political’ anti-drug campaign 
• Autopsy Shows Michael Brown Was Struck at Least 6 Times
• CA man sues doctor for diagnosing his ‘homosexual behavior’ as ‘chronic condition’
• CBA calls for total overhaul of professional regulation
• Whitey Bulger's attorneys appeal his conviction 
• Mom faces disorderly conduct charge for dropping F-bomb while shopping with kids  
• Judge allows lawsuits against movie theater owner in Aurora, Colorado massacre 
• Iranian-connected house in Toronto at centre of international showdown | Toronto Star  
• Questions remain about polygamy law
• Justin Trudeau ‘extremely troubled’ after home broken into, ‘threatening’ note left
• Italy court: Wife must remove honeymoon pics from Facebook; husband sued her for posting without consent 
• Toronto lawyer calls for action on concerns of bias by Justice John Ritchie
• Wrongfully arrested man charged for getting blood on cops’ uniforms  
• Ferguson: the Trayvonning of Michael Brown
• Mitch Kowalski: Canadian Bar Association charts a bold new course 
• Leaked document of EU-Canada trade agreement could affect B.C. only wine stores 
• Ottawa is violating Canadians’ constitutional rights to help the U.S. collect taxes | National Post
• Rick Perry, Texas governor, indicted for abuse of power - World - CBC News 
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power
• Court approves unique overtime class action settlement - Lexology
• Mom designs 'ignore no more' phone app 
• Attorney in Louisiana custody battle announces judicial run against the judge on his case
• Ontario launches e-filing for small claims
• Federal Judge Wants Answers From the IRS on Missing E-mails 
• AZ inmate files 5,813 federal lawsuits over bad prison food, seeks 10 trillion dollars
• Supreme Court of Canada grants oral hearings to BC bong shop owner, employee - Vancouver Sun
• Federal appeals court revives challenge to New York City ‘oral suction’ circumcision law 

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Friday, August 15, 2014

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

• The laws do not protect lies; Toronto police chief accepts apology from Doug Ford
• 'I wish I could live here': Reserve removes those who marry non-Mohawks
• Ethics charges reveal new details in case of judge who punched public defender
• Canada’s chief justice wants to move on from feud with Stephen Harper 
• Slaw Founder Simon Fodden Wins 2014 CBA President’s Award
• Ex-Tory staffer Sona found guilty of election fraud; 'did not likely act alone' 
• Redskins appeal trademark decision on team name
• Court of Appeal rules Ontario wrong forum, investors can’t sue BP over 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill
• B.C. appeal court OKs medical marijuana in tea, cookies
• Criminal cases will be stayed if defendants don’t get government-funded lawyers, judge warns
• Tim Hortons tea spill leaves woman with second-degree burns - Toronto Star
• Michael Sona, Ex-Tory Staffer, Found Guilty In Robocalls Trial - Huffington Post Canada 
• Lawyers for wrongfully accused urge review of ‘Mr. Big’ convictions
• Winston Blackmore responds to polygamy charge
• Police Militarization in Ferguson -- and Your Town | Cato @ Liberty
• Public health officials inadvertently bolstering tobacco market with e-cigarette crackdown analysts say
• Senior Rob Ford campaign official says anti-Ford protesters are communists 
• CBA Legal Futures Initiative Final Report makes 22 recommendations
• Final CBA Futures Report Is Now Available
• Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear appeal from Ontario raw milk farmer

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, August 14, 2014

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

• Ferguson riots and the military-like police response - World - CBC News
• The View From Up North: How Much Do Canadian Law Partners Earn?
• Police Chief Bill Blair rejects Doug Ford's apology 
• Doug Ford offers public apology to Chief Blair 
• Small town sues all 61 voters over election issues, asks judge to order defendants into court
• Toronto couple, accused of a $7 million fraud, sought by RCMP
• Why Curriculum Changes Won’t Save Law Schools
• U.S. pilot pleads guilty in Calgary to smuggling loaded handgun in carry-on 
• Appeals court rejects Donald Sterling’s effort to block sale of LA Clippers
• Canada-EU trade deal text leaked ahead of fall summit
• Ontario Beta-Tests New Legislation Web Site
• LSAC reports law school applicants for 2014 dropped 6.7% from last year
• B.C. sect leaders accused of marrying 28 women charged with polygamy five years after failed prosecutions
• Convicted in 1950 spy case, 98-year-old woman asks court to ‘correct this historical wrong’
• Court upholds oath to Queen in citizenship case 
• Justin Bieber to take plea deal in Florida street racing case
• Man accused of killing roommate, asking Siri where to hide body
• Michael Geist’s attack on artists over Tariff 8 
• Nevada chief justice is chosen as juror in criminal case
• Protesters were not killed on my orders, Mubarak tells Egyptian court
• Lawyers gradually getting their heads in the cloud | Financial Post
• Pro se defendant gets retrial because judge didn’t talk to him before excluding him for misbehavior

-Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesay, August 13, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, August 13, 2014:

• Justin Bieber's Toronto assault case adjourned to September - Toronto Sun 
• California debates ‘yes means yes’ sex assault law  : Times Argus Online
• Judge is accused of ‘extreme and personal’ hostility toward lawyer
• Bieber no-show in Toronto court on assault charge - Sun News Network 
• Canadians spending more on taxes than food, shelter and clothing combined, says report
• Restriction on judicial quotes in lawyer ads violates First Amendment, 3rd Circuit rules
• 'Prince of pot' Marc Emery returns to Canada
• Judge Judy settles suit with Hartford lawyer over ads with her likeness
• Lawyer, business owner and CEO face NY criminal charges for usury over payday lending operation
• Toronto police chief serves Doug Ford with defamation notice - The Globe and Mail 
• Bombay, Bowring under Ontario court protection while looking for solution to debt problem 
• ABA House condemns laws worldwide discriminating against LGBT people and criminalizing homosexuality
• Ontario court approves settlement deal for unpaid overtime at Scotiabank | Toronto Star
• B.C. Mountie pleads guilty to fabricating evidence in paternity case by taking test for colleague
• As workers mourn loss of ‘grandest courthouse in Georgia,’ cause of fire is undetermined
• Quebec religious order to pay record sexual abuse settlement
• Steve Ballmer completes purchase of NBA's Clippers
• NY Islanders owner Charles Wang sued over allegedly reneging on deal to sell team
• 70 per cent of British Columbians say they support marijuana legalization 
• ABA approves new accreditation standards to require more "experiential" learning opportunities
• Source: Bieber to plead guilty

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, August 12, 2014:

• Trial went on despite defense lawyer’s late return from lunch; 11th Circuit overturns conviction
• Foreign-aid charities join forces to challenge Revenue Canada audits, rules 
• Why Should Depression Disqualify You From Practicing Law?
• Justin Bieber assault case adjourned to Sept. 8 in Toronto
• Reagan appointee sides with Wiccans: NM town must remove Ten Commandments monument
• Federal Judge Arrested On Domestic Abuse Charges In Atlanta. Guess Who?
• Mystery woman with no fingerprints is a disbarred lawyer, police say 
• Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts asks lawyers to ‘rise above’ political bickering
• New York State Bar Association issues social media guidelines to help lawyers navigate ethical issues
• Fired executive gets year’s pay after 19 months on the job | Toronto Star
• Sidebar: On Supreme Court, Does 9-0 Add Up to More Than 5-4?
• ‘Hackcess to Justice’ Spawns Creative Concepts
• Justin Trudeau Vows To Scrap First Nations Financial Transparency Act - Huffington Post Canada
• ‘I felt like he was trying to kill me,’ says woman filmed being beaten by California Highway Patrol
• Eaton Centre shooting victims; families sue province, mall, police boards 
• Harper's Justice Department lawyers stretched thin, internal report finds
• Don’t delay civil trials for fiscal reasons, ABA House declares
• Federal judge rules that U.S. can keep surveillance court orders secret
• Law school accreditation standards breeze through ABA House of Delegates with minimal fuss
• Justin Bourque admits he used semi-automatic rifle to target police in Moncton shooting rampage: document 

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Monday, August 11, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, August 11, 2014:

• Should Law Schools have to Require LSAT Scores?
• Legal hurdles for same-sex couples persist despite SCOTUS marriage decisions, say panelists
• Marc Emery, B.C.'s prince of pot returns to Canada Aug. 12
• Ontario prison inmates take federal government to court over pay cuts
• Harper government steers for a deliberate collision with the courts
• Oscar Pistorius: Closing Arguments End, Ruling 9/11 
• Why can’t Star interview Omar Khadr?: Public Editor
• Should Canadian employers ban after work emails?
• States with stand-your-ground laws have seen an increase in homicides, reports task force
• Are old ethics rules stifling innovations in legal services delivery and marketing? 
• Marijuana challenges matter for politicians not courts, judge rules | Ottawa Citizen
• District judge: the NCAA cannot stop colleges from paying football and basketball players 
• One law student has a radical proposal for fixing marriage: Cut it off after four years
• GA teacher plans to sue students who caused her firing by posting her nude photos online
• Police behaviour in woman's background check 'malicious,' lawsuit alleges - Toronto Star
• James Brady death ruled a homicide, 33 years after Washington shooting
• Local residential school survivor responds to court ruling
• Massachusetts woman gets 18 months in jail for being a lousy, noisy neighbor
• Biracial woman fired because of her skin colour wins NS human rights case
• CA judge rejects $324 million Google, Apple class action settlement as too low
• Taser my 8-year-old? Mom sues
• Why The NCAA Didn’t Really Lose Yesterday
• Judge Rejects Settlement in Hiring Suit Against Google, Apple and Intel 

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 8, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 8, 2014:

• Solo is censured for failing to detect paralegal’s participation in mortgage fraud scheme 
• G20 class-action lawsuit to move ahead, Ontario court rules
• Follow me all you want, but ‘you’re never going to catch me at a liquor store,’ Rob Ford tells reporters
• Snowden gets 3-year residency permit, is on track for Russian citizenship
• NCAA votes to allow colleges in rich ‘Power 5′ conferences to play their own game
• Lawyers offer tips on how to adapt to the ongoing disruption in the legal market 
• Newsroom : New Judges Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice
• Roma refugee family in sanctuary seeks freedom to testify against lawyer | Toronto Star
• $23M settlement approved in Sunrise Propane explosion lawsuit | CityNews
• Legal Clients Called Him Shlomo; U.S. Calls Him a Fraud
• Achieving the new ABA accreditation mandate that law schools focus on student outcomes
• Oscar Pistorius defence team to finish closing arguments

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Thursday, August 7, 2014

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, August 7, 2014:

• Closing arguments in Oscar Pistorius murder trial begin
• Missouri inmate executed after Supreme Court denies stay
• Connecticut lawyer’s suspension includes lifetime ban on representing women
• Access to Justice Fatigue
• Tycoon can sue Google over defamatory autocomplete suggestions, court says
• Insurance company pays $21K settlement in loose change
• Woman who says she was attacked in court by sheriff’s deputy settles civil rights lawsuit for $90K 
• The Totally Unsurprising Apple-Samsung Patent Truce
• Police to be called in to investigate Brampton council spending 
• Alberta Premier Dave Hancock expected to ask RCMP to investigate Alison Redford’s use of aircraft
• First Nations Transparency Act holdouts given 120 days to post financial data
• Audit says Brampton mayor, staff broke expense rules nearly 260 times
• Google, Crime Fighter
• Finally, The Supreme Court Of Canada Puts Some Finality Into Arbitrations
• Drunk man caught driving stolen golf cart on Saskatchewan highway
• Joe Biden asks U.S. law firms for pro bono help with immigrant children cases
• Ex-business partner of lawyer convicted in ‘Kids for Cash’ seeks freeze on incoming $150M legal fee
• Wikipedia refuses to take famous monkey selfies off site, claims macaque owns copyright, not photographer
• Bank of America expecting to pay between $16-17 billion in settlement with Justice Dept.
• Bergdahl Details Disappearance to General Leading an Inquiry - NY Times

-Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

140 Law - Leading Legal Headlines for Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Here are the leading legal headliens from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, August 6, 2014:

• US legal sector losses 200 jobs in July
• Female players say fake soccer turf violates Charter, threaten legal action - The Globe and Mail
• New York hotel tries to fine guests $500 for bad reviews. Is that even legal? 
• Ontario Ministry of Labour faces negligent inspection suits
• Utah’s Republican attorney general asks US Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case 
• Facebook Messenger app sparks privacy concerns - Toronto Star
• Alabama federal judge: Abortion, like right to bear arms, entitled to constitutional protection 
• Severance packages should include disability coverage
• Body found behind Supreme Court of Canada - Ottawa Citizen
• Court finds Quebec judge’s ‘intrinsically sexist attitude’ toward female lawyer grounds for new trial
• Driver in Burlington Skyway bridge crash could be on hook for millions
• Canada’s still secret EU trade pact closer to completion
• Brampton mayor breached expense rules hundreds of times
• Girls Don't Cause Divorce
• Alzheimer’s patients aren’t liable for injuries to home-care workers, California Supreme Court says
• House Intelligence Committee's Benghazi Report Concludes No Wrongdoing By Obama Administration
• Ontario employers can no longer self-insure long-term disability benefits 
• 1st U.S. execution since botched lethal injection in July may be stopped
• Wyoming couple accused of keeping child in a cage 
• US government violated labor laws when it delayed paychecks during shutdown, judge says

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net