140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of August 17, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of August 17, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• McDonald's is suing its ousted CEO for lying about sexual relationships with employees
  

• Ontario doctor subject of complaints after COVID-19 tweets | CBC News
  

• Landlords and tenants in Canada’s hottest housing markets finally agree on something: The system is broken on both sides
  

• ‘It was a slaughter’: At sentencing for Mississauga restaurant murder, judge asks why Canada hasn’t eradicated ‘plague’ of illegal guns
  

• Court orders Uber, Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees in California
  

• Indiana man faces hate crime charges after feds say he burned a cross to intimidate his Black neighbor
  

• US Appeals court will rehear request to dismiss Michael Flynn's case
  

• Transport Canada says if you can't wear a mask for medical reasons, prove it — or don't fly
  

• SCOTUS won't step in to halt ruling that allows compensation for NCAA student athletes
  

• Convicted of a crime that never occurred? It happens all too often, law prof says
  

• Murder Charges Over Stillbirth in California Set Off Heated Legal Battle
  

• Lawyers mobilize for all-out war over US election
  

• Macy’s uses facial recognition software to identify customers on security cameras, class action lawsuit claims
  

• Florida sheriff bans his deputies and office visitors from wearing masks on a day his county broke records for Covid-19 deaths
  

• Can Neil Young Block Trump From Using His Songs? It’s Complicated
  

• Pennsylvania Judge accused of referring to juror as ‘Aunt Jemima’ should get interim suspension, commission says
  

• These cross-border couples are considering drastic measures to be together
  

• Judge orders Trump campaign to produce evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania
  

• US Justice Dept. Accuses Yale of Discrimination in Application Process - The New York Times
  

• Breaking: In Historic Vote, Utah Supreme Court Approves Sweeping Changes in Legal Services Regulation

• Competition Bureau investigates Amazon.com
  

• Amazon may be liable for injuries caused by defective products sold by third-party vendors, California court rules
  

• Canada-U.S. border will remain closed until September 21
  

• Belching, farting and jackhammering 'bad neighbour' earns rebuke from B.C. judge | CBC News
  

• New York DA asks judge to dismiss Trump's new challenges to grand jury subpoena - CNNPolitics
  

• Trump won't leave office peacefully, his former lawyer Cohen claims in upcoming book
  

• FBI lawyer to be charged as a result of investigation into Trump-Russia probe origins
  

• Meng Wanzhou's lawyers claim US extradition case riddled with misrepresentations
  

• Reduced hours, job loss and bankrupt employers — it’s ‘not a happy time’ for CERB recipients as benefit winds down
  

• Apple faces a growing number of companies in open revolt over its control of the App Store
  

• ANALYSIS: US Lawyer Jobs Down 15% in 6 Months; May Be Long Recovery
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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