140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of July 16, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 16, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Trump to Name Supreme Court Nominee: What to Watch

• ‘It’s actually shocking how archaic’ Ontario’s criminal courts are

• How the underfunding of legal aid is clogging up the justice system 

• Trump Announces Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court Nominee: Full Video and Transcript

• Meet Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s nominee for the US Supreme Court

• Attention wealthy spouses: Your family trust won’t always save you when dividing assets in a separation

• Facebook Is Fined by British Agency Over Cambridge Analytica Data Leak

• Federal government urged to rein in mandatory minimum sentences

• Roe Isn’t Going Down Without a Fight

• Black farmers were deliberately sold ‘fake seeds’ in scheme to steal their land: report

• Robert Latimer, convicted of killing his disabled daughter, applies for pardon

• Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay nearly $4.7B in California talcum powder case alleging link to ovarian cancer

• Microsoft Urges Congress to Regulate Use of Facial Recognition

• Supreme Court rules B.C. doesn't have to disclose health records to cigarette maker

• Retired Manitoba engineer faces disciplinary hearing for speaking out about amber lights

• Facebook hit with maximum fine under British law for Cambridge Analytica scandal

• 12 Russian intelligence members indicted for U.S. election meddling

• A woman is suing an Etobicoke fertility clinic after she says a freezer malfunction destroyed her eggs

• Ex-flight attendant kicked out of Vancouver’s airport for protesting sexual harassment says it’s free speech

• Lawyer who gave himself awards hit with misconduct finding

• Slow road to justice: Sexual assault victims discouraged by delays in resolving cases

• Half of 28 new Cuperior Court judge positions announced in 2017 remain unfilled

• Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Published Article

• Tenant involved in Parkdale rent strike served with eviction notices

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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