Wise Law's Top 10 LawTweets for the week of January 25, 2021

Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of January 25, 2021.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of January 25, 2021

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 25, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• ‘Enough is enough’: Toronto issues 75 weekend charges for lockdown violations
  

• Toronto anti-lockdown Adamson Barbecue owner asks court to lift bail condition on social media
  

• Trump pardons former top strategist Steve Bannon, says source
  

• ‘This is not justice’: Sotomayor slams final federal executions before Biden’s inauguration
  

• B.C. teenager free to move forward with gender-affirming surgery after mother's lawsuit tossed
  

• Court in Thailand Sentences Woman to 43 Years for Criticizing Monarchy
  

• Donald Trump, wife Melania depart the White House
  

• Celebrating President Biden’s Inauguration: ‘A New Day in America’
  

• Proud Boys leader Joseph Biggs arrested in Florida in connection with the Capitol riot
  

• Michael Ellis: Last-minute Trump appointee at NSA put on administrative leave due to inspector general probe - CNNPolitics
  

• Doctor who caught COVID-19 variant vows to 'vigorously defend' against charge she obstructed contact tracing
  

• Biden Inaugurated as 46th President
  

• Election lawyers say they can’t be sanctioned if they signed documents in typewritten form
  

• Payette stepping down as governor general after blistering report on Rideau Hall work environment | CBC News
  

• Capitol Police investigating after congressman discovered carrying a gun when attempting to go on the House floor

• Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia
  

• Schumer says House will send impeachment article to the Senate on Monday
  

• Three Ontario jails facing serious COVID-19 outbreaks
  

• House Democrats to send article of Trump impeachment to U.S. Senate on Monday
  

• Federal judge blocks Parler's bid to be restored on Amazon Web Services
  

• Prominent Lawyers Want Giuliani’s Law License Suspended Over Trump Work
  

• Judge partially lifts Adamson Barbecue owner’s social-media ban
  

• Officer arrests in tow truck bribery scandal prompt change of command at Toronto-area OPP detachments
  

• Capitol riot dilemma: Which rioters should stay behind bars before trial?

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

Wise Law's Top 10 LawTweets for the week of January 18, 2021

Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of January 18, 2021.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of January 18, 2021

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 18, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• A US federal judge has granted a stay of execution for the only woman on federal death row pending a competence hearing
  

• Former hospital CEO to get more than $1M payout after losing job following Caribbean vacation
  

• Federal judge David E. Spiro faces possible removal over accusations he interfered in U of T hiring for international human rights position
  

• Parler sues Amazon for cutting off its services
  

• Impeachment No. 2: Trump's presidency inches toward ignominious new milestone
  

• Ontario couple faces charges over 1st cases of new COVID-19 strain, detected only by fluke
  

• Ontario returning to many restrictions not seen since the first wave of the pandemic
  

• Government secures another 20M COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer
  

• Canada implements stay-at-home order for Ontario as officials warn of a looming health care system 'collapse'
  

• RCMP union calls for clear guidelines on when body cameras can be turned
  

• US Attorney: Looking at sedition and conspiracy cases
  

• NYT: McConnell has told associates he believes Trump committed impeachable offenses
  

• Pro-Trump lawyer L. Lin Wood is tossed from defamation case for 'mendacity' and 'surprising incompetence'
  

• Amazon slams Parler in court reply and invokes Big Tech's liability shield
  

• YouTube suspends Trump's channel for 7 days
  

• Lawyers must use caution when responding to negative online reviews, new ethics opinion says
  

• See historic moment House reaches enough votes to impeach Trump
  

• US Supreme Court reinstates requirement for women seeking abortion drug to get it in person
  

• House Majority Leader says impeachment article will be sent over to the Senate 'within a very short time'
  

• Italy targets violent 'Ndrangheta clan in biggest mafia trial in decades
  

• Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder charged with willful neglect of duty related to Flint water crisis
  

• Trump has told staff not to pay Rudy Giuliani over irritation at being impeached again
  

• Trump Impeached for Inciting Insurrection
  

• Supreme Court of Canada rejects Catholic archdiocese appeal over Mount Cashel
  

• Defence lawyer says police should not be using Quebec curfew as excuse to search personal property
  

• CBC wrong to fire reporter who told news site he was forced to delete tweet critical of Don Cherry: arbitrator
  

• N.R.A. Declares Bankruptcy and Seeks to Exit New York
  

• For Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Executive Held in Canada, an Opulent Detention
  

• Group of lawyers, judges, court employees tell province to close courts, move to remote proceedings | Law Times
  

• COVID-19 changed how we work. Will it stick?

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

Wise Law's Top 10 LawTweets for the week of January 11, 2021

Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of January 11, 2021.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of January 11, 2021

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 11, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Google workers have formed the company's first-ever union 

• UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange
  

• A drunk BC taxi passenger refused to wear a face mask -- so his driver took him to the police station
  

• What types of lawsuits were filed over COVID-19 in 2020?
  

• Proud Boys leader arrested for allegedly burning Black Lives Matter banner at DC church
  

• B.C. judge says polyamorous dad not breaking COVID orders with new partner and her husband
  

• Federal judge hints at possible discipline against lawyer after another GOP election lawsuit is tossed
  

• Some want Trump charged for call with Georgia official. His state of mind could be a defence
  

• Lawyer on Trump Election Call Quits Firm After Uproar
  

• Canada to dramatically raise fees for deportees who return to Canada
  

• 2 charged with assault of B.C. Walmart clerk who asked customers to wear masks: RCMP
  

• Ontario ob-gyns push back on policies advising against COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant or breastfeeding women | CBC News
  

• New COVID-19 boarding rules for airlines will be tighter than expected, industry sources say
  

• Federal judge will mull election suit sanctions, says courts aren’t for ‘symbolic political gestures’
  

• UK judge denies bail for Julian Assange
  

• Quebec imposes curfew as part of 4-week lockdown
  

• U.S. Capitol locks down amid violent clashes between Trump supporters, police
  

• A mob failed to stop Congress from declaring Biden's win. Some warn they'll be back
  

• Facebook Bans Trump Indefinitely
  

• Merrick Garland will finally be heard
  

• Pelosi calls for the resignation of the US Capitol Police chief
  

• For Donald Trump, this may be as close as it comes to a concession speech
  

• Ontario gives Maple Leafs, Senators green light to host games
  

• Human rights tribunal awards young Black girl $35,000 after Peel police ‘handcuffed and shackled’ her at school
  

• Trump asking aides and lawyers about self-pardon power
  

• Boeing to pay $2.5B settlement in criminal investigation over safety of 737 Max
  

• Prosecutors 'looking at all actors,' including Trump, as charges are filed against rioters
  

• Democrats Ready Impeachment Charge Against Trump for Inciting Capitol Mob - The New York Times
  

• Dominion Voting Systems sues Trump lawyer for $1.3B in defamation lawsuit over election-rigging claims | CBC News
  

• Disturbing video shows officer crushed against door by mob storming the Capitol
  

• Pornhub owner facing proposed $600 million class-action lawsuit from Ontario woman
  

• Twitter bans President Trump permanently
  

• Quebec police ready to nab curfew violators as province kicks off 4-week lockdown
  

• Woman who attacked and falsely accused Black musician's son charged with attempted assault
  

• Nancy Pelosi: House ‘will proceed’ with second impeachment of Donald Trump
  

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

Wise Law's Top 10 LawTweets for the week of January 4, 2021

Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of January 4, 2021.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of January 4, 2021

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 4, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Calgary judge to hear legal challenge of Alberta's COVID-19 restrictions 'cancelling Christmas'
  

• Son wins conversion suit against parents after they tossed his porn stash and sex toys
  

• Ford to order strict lockdown for all of Ontario starting on Boxing Day | CBC News
  

• Newsmax 'clarifies' election conspiracy theories after legal threat from voting technology company
  

• Barr says no need for special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden, publicly undercutting Trump
  

• All of Ontario is going into lockdown on Boxing Day. Here’s what this means
  

• Dozens of airline passengers in Canada hit with fines, warning letters for refusing to wear a mask
  

• Edmonton church sanctioned for COVID-19 violations, northern pastor calls rules 'tyranny'
  

• 10 years in prison for illegal streaming? It's in the Covid-19 relief bill
  

• US Justice Department Sues Walmart, Saying it Fueled Opioid Crisis
  

• Ottawa blocks Chinese takeover of Nunavut gold mine project after national security review
  

• Walmart contributed to the prescription opioid crisis for years, DOJ alleges
  

• Voting machine company executive sues Trump allies for defamation
  

• Dominion Voting Systems CEO doesn't rule out legal action against Trump
  

• Pennsylvania man is accused of casting Trump vote for his dead mother.
  

• ‘A legal first’: B.C. man accused of dangerous driving for sleeping in self-driving, speeding Tesla
  

• Hockey nights in Canada: The provinces are onside for an all-Canadian North Division, NHL says
  

• Investigating the Sask. judge who visited teepee camp is 'silly': U of S Indigenous Law Centre director
  

• Authorities identify man responsible for Christmas Day bombing in Nashville
  

• Judge Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s $28.5 Million Bail Proposal
  

• Pope Francis Strips Powerful Vatican Office of Its Financial Assets
  

• Size does matter in published listings about properties for sale, says a pivotal new legal ruling
  

• Mexico is home to the world’s most powerful drug cartels, who have terrorized the country for years. Now the country is poised to try something different: legalizing one of their products, marijuana.
  

• Air travellers entering Canada must have a negative COVID-19 test before arrival, Ottawa says

• Vancouver party host spends Christmas in jail after repeated fines for violating COVID-19 public health orders
  

• Brexit now a reality as U.K. completes economic separation from European Union
  

• Ruined vaccines: 60 people got shots with intentionally spoiled drugs; pharmacist arrested. - Chicago Tribune
  

• Federal Judge Dismisses Election Lawsuit Against Pence
  

• Appeals court dismisses Gohmert case asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College vote count

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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