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

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

• Police arrest anti-pipeline protesters at Vancouver port as they enforce court injunction

• Amazon Wants To Depose Trump Over Order To ‘Screw’ It Out Of $10B | Talking Points Memo

• California police officer suing Masai Ujiri in wake of Raptors championship altercation

• Trump’s Reprisals: Firing Witnesses, Punishing New York

• Ex-Blue Jays reliever sues Houston Astros in sign-stealing scandal

• New US Campus Sexual Misconduct Rules Will Tackle Dating Violence

• Justice Department to backtrack on request to give Roger Stone up to 9 years in prison

• Harvey Weinstein's defense rests without testimony from the movie producer

• Georgia Drops Special Driver’s License Requirements for Puerto Ricans - The New York Times

• Dozens of Canadians included in lawsuit over alleged abuse by NXIVM sex-cult leadership | CBC News

• Prosecutor On Roger Stone Case Withdraws After DOJ Sentencing Reversal | Talking Points Memo

• Jussie Smollett Is Indicted Again on Charges of Staging a Hate Crime

• Alan Dershowitz Accuses David Boies of Extortion in Defamation Suit - WSJ

• Prosecutors seek denial of Michael Flynn's request to change his guilty plea

• Why are Ontarians possibly overpaying billions in auto insurance?

• Supreme Court of Canada to hear cases challenging government's solitary confinement policy

• Toronto police tickets fell to new low in 2019, continuing a decline that has the city out tens of millions in revenue

• Toronto police used Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition tool

• Barr says Trump's tweets about DOJ cases make it 'impossible to do my job' - CNNPolitics

• After Trump’s Attacks on Justice Dept., Barr Says He Will Not ‘Be Bullied’ - The New York Times

• Nearly 66,000 marijuana convictions in Los Angeles County will be dismissed, DA says

• Ontario Human Rights Commission will remain independent, attorney general says

• Trump Claims ‘Legal Right’ to Interfere in Justice Dept. Cases

• Michael Avenatti found guilty in Nike extortion case

• Watch Andrew McCabe's reaction to DOJ dropping probe

• In response to abortion restrictions, Alabama lawmaker's bill would require vasectomies

• Fearful of Trump’s Attacks, Justice Dept. Lawyers Worry Barr Will Leave Them Exposed

• More than 1,000 former DOJ officials call on U.S. Attorney General Barr to resign

• His family was banned from a Toronto roller skating club for being Black. He fought back (and won) in court

• The court said it wasn’t urgent. How a bitter custody battle ended with the death of a GTA kindergartener and her father

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of February 10, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 10, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Philadelphia Flyers' mascot Gritty cleared in alleged assault, police say

• Lawmaker quotes 'Harry Potter' to make impeachment argument

• A Berkely school played 'The Lion King' at a fundraising event. Now it has to pay a third of what it raised

• Proposed bill on sexual assault awareness training for judges 'above politics,' Ambrose says

• Walgreens will pay $7.5 million to settle after employing unlicensed pharmacist

• Police made a traffic stop and found a bag full of drugs labeled 'Bag Full Of Drugs'

• SCC Dismisses BC Government’s Appeal and Secures Legal Win for Trans Mountain

• Fertility clinic that lost 4,000 eggs and embryos hit with 2 more lawsuits

• Brazil Judge Dismisses Charges Against the Journalist Glenn Greenwald

• Canada privacy commissioner asks federal court to open hearings into Facebook's violation of privacy

• Arizona Judge overturns convictions of volunteers who left food for migrants in the desert

• This Is the Toughest Question Facing Harvey Weinstein’s Jury

• Appeals court tosses Democrats' emoluments suit against Trump

• SCC Grants Leave to Appeal for Sealing Order in Sherman Estate

• ‘I know this was a very immature and selfish mistake’: #Chairgirl Marcella Zoia apologizes in court as sentencing postponed to March

• Toronto city councillor says he ignores bylaw infractions if ‘they vote for us, they’re volunteers and they donate money’

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of February 3, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 3, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• An Arizona woman can't use her frozen embryos after divorce, state Supreme Court rules

• Prince Andrew has not cooperated with attempts to interview him about Jeffrey Epstein, US Attorney says

• Doctors Could Face Criminal Charges in Several States for Treating Transgender Teens

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicted in corruption cases

• Chipotle cited with 13,253 child labor law violations in Massachusetts

• Trump's lawyers tell SCOTUS that President's financial documents shouldn't be subpoenaed

• The Wienermobile got pulled over in Wisconsin. The driver got a warning

• Former Leafs goaltender Ed Belfour arrested on charges of criminal mischief and public intoxication

• John Roberts will not be silent Wednesday. But the questions he asks will not be his.

• Tennessee man arrested for smoking marijuana while in court

• Appeal ruling may force new trials in 35 already completed Ontario criminal cases, courts say 

• City of Santa Cruz, California decriminalizes magic mushrooms and other natural psychedelics

• E. Jean Carroll, Who Accused Trump of Rape, Seeks His DNA in Lawsuit, Claims she Still has Dress

• Manitoba to end birth alerts system that sometimes leads to babies being taken from their mothers

• Ransomware Attacks Hit Three US Law Firms in Last 24 Hours

• Toronto bylaw on short-term rentals in effect but city taking go-slow approach

• Opinion: Canada’s failed sex work laws cost Marylène Lévesque her life - The Globe and Mail

• RBC surveillance camera shows someone else took cash, but bank says customer is to blame

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of January 27, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 27, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Lev Parnas asks Attorney General William Barr to recuse himself from investigation

• Trump Legal Team Asks Senate for Speedy Acquittal in Impeachment Trial

• Divorced father of three finds that splitting up can lead to going broke

• Glenn Greenwald Charged With Cybercrimes in Brazil

• Blocking off illegal pot stores with concrete slabs cost more than $350,000, Toronto says

• Grandparental Access and Custody Rights of Extended Family Members

• Ontario’s human rights watchdog made a shortlist for new commissioners. Doug Ford picked two of his own instead

• Should Ontario developers be allowed to hire and pay their own building inspectors?

• The strange tale of the paid protesters supporting Meng Wanzhou at her extradition hearing

• This year, at least six states are trying to restrict transgender kids from getting gender reassignment treatments

• Harvey Weinstein's sex assault trial is set to begin today, as he faces the possibility of life behind bars

• Rebuke: Chief Justice Roberts admonishes legal teams after feisty exchange

• Utah bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ children

• Aerosmith drummer suing his band

• ‘Lol he owes me a drink’: York Region prosecutor found guilty of fixing traffic tickets for cop boyfriend

• Brexit bill becomes law, paving the way for Britain to leave the EU next week

• A Bank Wouldn’t Take His Bias Settlement Money. So He’s Suing. - The New York Times

• Black legal clinic fears the integrity of the human rights commission has been compromised by the Ford government

• Courts scramble after appeal ruling puts dozens of Ontario cases, including murder convictions, at risk

• Tennessee governor signs bill allowing adoption agencies to reject LGBTQ applicants

• Emotional Schiff Speech Goes Viral, Delighting the Left and Enraging the Right

• Ryerson ‘has lost confidence’ in student union, drops RSU as official student government

• Neil Young is a US citizen after he says his love of weed delayed application

• Ford defends ‘phenomenal’ appointment of Toronto police officer to Human Rights Commission

• Dozens of Ontario criminal convictions may be headed for costly and lengthy new trials following appeal court ruling

• ‘No body, no parole’: How the killing of an elderly couple led to the push for a new Canadian law

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Grandparental Access and Custody Rights of Extended Family Members

BY GARRY WISE AND SIMRAN BAKSHI
Reprinted from The Lawyer's Daily

As Hillary Clinton famously observed, it takes a village to raise a child.

In many cultures, this philosophy is quite literally represented in the way family units are structured. Parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles and even cousins often live together under one roof, with all adults playing an integral role in the upbringing of the children of the home.

Upon a relationship breakdown, the close bonds these children develop with their extended family members are at genuine risk.

Despite this, Canada’s family law continues to reflect the primacy of the nuclear family - parents and children only. This focus detrimentally affects grandparents in particular, many of whom have resided with the family unit and even been de facto primary caregivers of their grandchildren, until the marital or relationship breakdown.

As the Court of Appeal noted in Chapman v Chapman (2001), 2001 CanLII 24015 (ON CA), which remains the leading Ontario decision on grandparental access, the underlying assumption is that parental autonomy and deference is to be maintained, unless a parent behaves in a manner inconsistent with the best interest of the children.

Further, a strong, existing relationship between an extended family member and a child must be demonstrated for access with the extended family members to even be considered.

While this approach might make good sense in the context of a typical nuclear family, it does not necessarily reflect the realities of other types of family units, particularly the joint or combined family.

Canadian law will protect relationships between a child and an extended family member, if that relationship is substantial in nature and, and in the words of the Ontario Court of Appeal, is subject to being “imperilled arbitrarily” by a parent.

Our family courts appear to fall short, however, in failing to apply the best interests test to account for the emotional and cultural significance of extended family, and to prevent the further destabilization a child may suffer on marital or relationship breakdown if their bonds with extended family are not more meaningfully protected.

This is particularly true of extended family that children have resided with.

It has been argued that a parent should have elevated status in assessing best interests. This position was considered by Justice Aston in Vanderhoek v Stark, [1999] O.J. No. 4479. While the Court expressly rejected that there was any legal presumption in favour of a parent in custody cases, it nonetheless stated:

14. … In my view, each advantage that one side can point to is effectively offset by an advantage on the other side. The factor that tips the scales, though not specifically enumerated in section 24(2), is that Mr. Vanderhoek is a parent and the Starks are grandparents.

Though grandparents have always had standing to seek access and/or custody, the Ontario CLRA was recently amended to expressly include grandparents as named persons who may bring such applications, and to require that the nature of their relationship with a grandchild be considered as a factor in determining the best interests of the child.

To many, this was seen to signal a paradigm shift, as a statutory recognition of grandparents’ roles in raising a child.

However, in discussing the significance of these amendments, the Court in Whitteker v Legue, 2018 ONSC 1557 (CanLII) was quick to clarify that the mere fact that grandparents are now specifically referred to in the CLRA does not elevate them to any special status.

“Family” may hold different meaning to each of us, particularly when viewed through a cultural lens. We will need to continue to reconsider whether Canadian law’s focus on the nuclear family comes at the expense of critical, extended familial bonds in differently-constituted families.

This article was originally published by The Lawyer's Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca), part of LexisNexis Canada Inc.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of January 20, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 20, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Ontario Warned of a Nuclear ‘Emergency,’ Then Said Never Mind

• False alert about Pickering nuclear plant caused widespread alarm, but some residents 'not worried'

• Pakistan court annuls Musharaff’s death sentence: prosecutor

• US Supreme Court won't consider topless bans

• N.Y. Judge censured after representing daughter in family law court

• MLB suspends Houston Astros manager and GM after cheating investigation

• Queen Elizabeth announces ‘period of transition’ allowing Harry and Meghan to live part time in Canada

• Court cases can go off the rails when jurors go to Google

• Ban on cosmetic surgeries on intersex infants fails key California vote

• Russians Hacked Ukrainian Gas Company at Center of Impeachment

• Sentencing hearing adjourned after ‘chair girl’ denies posting video on Snapchat

• Yovanovitch calls for investigation into 'disturbing' surveillance as ex-diplomats outraged over her treatment

• Read: Flynn requests to withdraw guilty plea

• Judge slams Toronto South Detention Centre for sending accused to jury trial in oversize ‘security gown,’ without socks or underwear

• Apple Takes a (Cautious) Stand Against Opening a Killer’s iPhones

• Trump’s Impeachment Trial a Perilous Duty for Chief Justice

• She’s Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer, and She Thinks #MeToo Is ‘Dangerous’

• 'OK Boomer' makes it to the Supreme Court

• US House Votes to Send Trump Impeachment Charges to Senate, Approving Managers

• Judge Halts Trump Policy That Allows States to Bar Refugees

• B.C. judge orders vaccinations for 2 boys over their mother's objections

• Michael Avenatti Is Arrested Over Bail Violations

• Rec-league hockey player awarded $700,000 damages for injuries from bad hit from behind

• Watchdog Says Trump Administration Broke Law in Withholding Ukraine Aid

• Senate impeachment trial of Trump officially begins

• See John Roberts Sworn In for Trump Impeachment Trial

• N.S. man, found not criminally responsible for killing wife, gets her life insurance

• Civil rights groups challenging Quebec's religious symbols ban file appeal to Canada's top court

• 'I'm appalled': Lawyers alarmed as Ottawa gives more powers to U.S. border officers at Canadian airports

• Jury selected in the Weinstein trial

• Impossible Foods gets green light to launch plant-based burgers in Canada

• The proof was on his phone the whole time. The story of one Toronto man’s wrongful conviction

• Judge permanently retires one-time lawyer Harry Kopyto 31 years after disbarment

• First phase of Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing begins in Vancouver

• Amtrak Wanted 2 Wheelchair Users To Pay $25,000 For A Train Ride

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of January 13, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 13, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• It’s Got a Great Beat, and You Can File a Lawsuit to It

• Harvey Weinstein indicted on new sex crimes charges in L.A. as New York trial was set to begin

• Citing racial bias, U.S. high court tosses black man's murder conviction | Article [AMP] | Reuters

• Ex-Toronto pastor sentenced to 15 years for killing pregnant wife by secretly drugging her, letting her drown

• Ex-Trump aide Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison, Justice Department now says

• Kentucky judge accused of courthouse threesome is suspended

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is cancer-free

• Indigenous grandfather and 12-year-old handcuffed in front of Vancouver bank after trying to open an account

• Ontario Warned of a Nuclear ‘Emergency,’ Then Said Never Mind

• False alert about Pickering nuclear plant caused widespread alarm, but some residents 'not worried'

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of January 6, 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 6, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• CDC confirms black market THC vaping products main source of deadly outbreak | Fox News

• Revenge porn and sext crimes: Canada sees more than 5,000 police cases as law marks 5 years

• Serving cannabis at your holiday party? Be careful of liabilities, lawyers warn

• Turkish Constitutional Court: Ban on Wikipedia Is Unconstitutional

• Judicial jousting emerges at Supreme Court of Canada

• Toronto judge wants courts to rethink how graphic evidence is presented

• 2019 #Clawbies: Canadian Law Blog Awards. Congrats to all of this year’s award recipients.

• Court rules against Marc Veyrat in Michelin 'cheddar gate' soufflé case | CNN Travel

• Quebec Author Charged with Child Porn Over ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Retelling - VICE

• Highlights from the new Mueller FBI investigation documents - CNNPolitics

• More than 200 in Congress ask SCOTUS justices to reconsider landmark Roe v Wade abortion ruling

• Judge awards over $12 million to women involved in fraudulent porn scheme

• Vegans deserve the same legal protection as religious people, UK judge rules

• Toronto Airbnb hosts will need to register with the city starting this spring

• U-Haul is refusing to hire smokers. Can Canadian companies do the same?

• A year in complaints against Ontario justices of the peace

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of December 16, 2019

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 16, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• NHL commissioner speaks at Board of Governors meeting following allegations against coaches

• Denied by the province and law society, Pro Bono Ontario turns to big law firms for funding

• Toobin: Trump pushed conspiracy theory that was a total lie

• Indefinite Administrative Suspension = Terminated Without Cause

• Ontario unveils massive justice legislation, reverses plan for big new cuts to legal aid

• READ: Justice Dept. inspector general report on FBI Russia probe

• US Supreme Court Lets Kentucky Abortion Ultrasound Law Take Effect

• Rack up debt. Declare bankruptcy. Repeat. And repeat again. How thousands of Canadians are doing it and costing the rest of us

• Russia Banned From Olympics and Global Sports for 4 Years Over Doping

• New compensation rules for delayed flights arrive Sunday. Here's what you need to know

• Court clears ExxonMobil of misleading investors about cost of climate change

• Articles of impeachment against President Trump

• U.S shuts down World Trade Organization appeals court

• Bill Cosby Loses Appeal of Sexual Assault Conviction

• B.C. woman loses fight to preserve sperm taken from dead husband

• Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction Blocking Border Wall Funding

• Giulianis Settle Ugly Divorce Case, Avoiding a Public Trial

• Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou wins bid for documents related to Vancouver arrest

• Canada’s outdated privacy laws are posing an economic risk to companies, federal watchdog says

• READ IT: Court filing from jailed Trump ex-lawyer Michael Cohen seeking a sentence reduction

• Family whose toddler fell to her death from a cruise ship sues the company

• 140,000 fewer speeding charges. How Toronto police traffic tickets fell by two-thirds, even as deaths spiked

• NAFTA 2.1: The changes Democrats (and Canada) settled on

• Woman sues major Oregon and Washington hotel chains alleging they failed to stop sex trafficking at their properties

• One law, many challenges: How lawyers are trying to overturn Quebec's religious symbols ban

• Quebec's top court won't suspend province's religious symbols ban, but judges say rights being violated

• Judge blocks law that would stop 'fake meat' from marketing with 'real meat' terminology

• Blind student says Laurentian University suggested he 'leave the guide dog at home' after classmate’s allergic reactions

• U.S. House panel votes in favour of 2 impeachment articles against Trump

• Boris Johnson's big win may 'get Brexit done' but damaging fights loom

• U.S. Supreme Court to hear dispute over subpoenas for Trump's financial records

• Canadians travelling to or through U.S. should pay close attention to their withering rights

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto,

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Legally Adulting in Toronto

Last night, WISE LAW held its final Legally Adulting community meetup for 2019 at Creeds Coffee  Bar on Dupont Street in downtown Toronto.

Thank you to everyone who attended last night for your active participation and input. We hope the experience was as enjoyable for you as it was for us.

We have come a long way since our first Legally Adulting back in April.  It's been an exciting and rewarding journey meeting all of you.

We are already looking forward to next year's Legally Adulting seminars.  Please send us your feedback and follow us on Facebook to get the latest news on our upcoming schedule of events.

Stay tuned for more Legally Adulting 2020 in January.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of December 9, 2019

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of December 9, 2019.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of December 9, 2019

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 9, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Jim Karygiannis’s reinstatement on Toronto council challenged in court

• Gladiators of Impeachment: How 2 Lawyers Got the Case - The New York Times

• At least 130 interviews planned in Peel school board racism probe

• Your condo board can’t let police put hidden cameras in common areas without a warrant, Ontario’s top court rules

• Prince Andrew’s Accuser Takes Her Case to the BBC

• Sex Trafficking via Facebook Sets Off a Lawyer’s Novel Crusade

• Toronto Community Housing bans window air conditioners following toddler’s death

• 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals: Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives may subpoena President Donald Trump's bank records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One. READ the Appeals court ruling

• Elon Musk faces defamation trial for tweet about British diver

• Toronto’s top doctor wants vaping banned from same public spaces as tobacco smoke

• Short-term landlords launch court appeal of Toronto’s Airbnb rules

• Key Mueller witness charged with funneling contributions to Clinton campaign

• 3 law profs testify Trump committed impeachable offenses; a fourth isn’t a fan but sees ‘slipshod’ process

• Barr Says Communities That Protest the Police Risk Losing Protection

• Supreme Court to decide whether to hear appeal from former Nazi interpreter fighting to keep Canadian citizenship

• Can ‘SNL’ star Pete Davidson really collect $1M from fans who violate his nondisclosure agreement?

• Black NHL players have been talking about racism for decades. Why did it take so long to listen?

• Supreme Court rejects appeal from former Nazi interpreter, now faces deportation

• Trump asks Supreme Court to block subpoena for financial documents

• Former Playboy model Karen McDougal sues Fox News for alleged defamation

• Toronto teacher to stand trial in drowning of student on Algonquin Park trip

• Tarion CEO and chair out in ‘complete overhaul’ of builders’ regulator

• Jury finds Elon Musk did not defame U.K. diver with 'pedo guy' tweet

• Release of Trump’s Banking Records Delayed by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Musk's defamation win may reset legal landscape for social media

• Judiciary Committee Report Offers Legal Rationale for Impeaching Trump

• Attention travellers: Despite recent ruling, U.S. border agents can still easily search your phone

• NHLPA covered up theft of union funds, lawsuit alleges

• Lawsuit:Did Burger King Tell a Whopper About Its Meatless Burger?

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of December 2, 2019

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 2, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• McDonald's pays $26 million to settle wage theft suit

• Roberts and Trump could clash over taxes and impeachment

• Donald McGahn Must Testify to Congress, Judge Rules; Appeal Is Expected

• Read: Judge's ruling on McGahn subpoena lawsuit

• Judge rules Jim Karygiannis can have seat back on Toronto city council

• Federal Court to hear 2nd day of arguments on compensation order for First Nations children

• California Appeals court sees lawyer’s reference to ‘attractive’ judge in brief as a ‘teachable moment’ on sexism

• Judge rejects Weinstein's bid to throw out sexual assault charges

• Superior Court of Justice Confirms Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements Voidable Unless Reasonable

• Plastic surgeon filmed patients without consent, class-action lawsuit alleges

• Supreme Court of Canada awards $20K in damages to woman fined for refusing to hold escalator handrail

• Eaton Centre shooter Christopher Husbands sentenced to life in prison

• After long wait, Ontario is set to allow photo radar on Toronto streets

• 3 charged with stealing gold, silver from Yukon miner's secret stash

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of November 25, 2019

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 25, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Sudbury woman fights for job after being fired on maternity leave | CBC News

• It’s been more than a year since a Toronto barbershop was ordered to pay her $5,000 in missing wages. She’s still waiting

• Fearing a Mass Shooting, Police Took His Guns. A Judge Gave Them Back.

• US Chief justice temporarily blocks Trump tax return subpoena; Ginsburg’s back at work

• Pompeo announces reversal of longstanding US policy on Israeli settlements

• Landlords lose appeal over Toronto’s new rules to limit Airbnb, other short-term rentals

• New California bar study finds racial disparities in lawyer discipline

• Israel’s West Bank Settlements Do Not Violate International Law, U.S. Says

• Impeachment Investigators Exploring Whether Trump Lied to Mueller

• Guards on Duty During Epstein Suicide May Face Charges

• Judge denies Trump's request to dismiss Summer Zervos defamation case

• Jeffrey Epstein Suicide: Two Jail Workers Charged

• Sweden Drops Julian Assange Rape Inquiry

• Sweden drops Assange rape investigation after nearly 10 years

• Epstein jail guards charged with falsifying records

• Vegan Man Sues Burger King, Claiming It Cooks Impossible Whopper Next to Meat

• Court filing argues Jim Karygiannis got booted from council in ‘misguided attempt’ to avoid scrutiny

• Lawyers launch $500M class action lawsuit against Roundup makers

• A volunteer worker who aided migrants in Arizona was acquitted of harboring charges

• US Judge Blocks Scheduled Executions of Federal Death Row Inmates

• Netanyahu Indicted on Corruption Charges, Throwing His Future Into Doubt

• Judge dismisses Subway's $210M lawsuit against CBC over chicken sandwich exposé

• Is Toronto’s Airbnb battle over? Here’s what we do and don’t know about the city and landlords’ next steps

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of November 18, 2019

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 18, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Media asks judge to make today's Mulvaney hearing public

• Sportsnet cuts ties with Don Cherry over 'divisive remarks'

• Trump can't sue New York State to stop release of tax returns, judge says

• Broadcast council says it can’t take any more Don Cherry complaints after system overwhelmed

• Does adding ‘.com’ to generic name create protectable trademark? US Supreme Court to decide

• Don Cherry, a Hockey Institution in Canada, Is Fired After Divisive Comments

• Defamation accusations fly in feud between Alan Dershowitz and David Boies

• McDonald’s Lawsuit Targets ‘Pervasive’ Culture of Sexual Harassment

• Split U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump administration to end DACA

• Banning E-Cigarettes Could Do More Harm Than Good

• N.J. Country club seeks to hold waiter liable for allegedly spilling red wine on $30K handbag

• Blueprints for 3-D Printed Guns Cannot Be Posted Online, Judge Says

• U.S. court rules against warrantless searches of phones, laptops

• FBI busts $6 million fake iPhone and iPad ring

• Prosecutors urge jury to convict Roger Stone for lying to protect Trump

• Appeals court hands Trump another loss, saying Congress can seek his tax returns

• He Invited Donald Trump Jr. to Campus. Now He’s Facing Impeachment.

• Wrongfully convicted man is freed after 11 years in prison

• Man executed after Georgia courts deny appeal for DNA test

• SCC sides with Quebec naturopath in manslaughter, negligence case

• Why are experienced women lawyers leaving BigLaw? Survey looks for answers and finds big disparities

• American-Born Woman Who Joined ISIS Is Not a Citizen, Judge Rules

• Trump Asks Supreme Court to Bar Release of His Tax Returns

• Uber Fined $649 Million for Saying Drivers Aren’t Employees

• Auston Matthews' disorderly conduct charge dismissed

• Sweeping new B.C. regulations on vape products include higher taxes, health warnings on packaging

• Read Marie Yovanovitch’s Prepared Opening Statement From the Impeachment Hearing

• Roger Stone guilty of witness tampering, lying to Congress

• ‘Chair girl’ Marcella Zoia pleads guilty to mischief endangering life

• Barr says avalanche of subpoenas is meant to 'incapacitate the executive branch'

• Toronto asks Supreme Court of Canada to overturn Doug Ford government’s council cut

• Prison worker at the time of Epstein's death was offered a plea deal, sources say

• B.C. man wins months-long dog custody battle after sharing agreement with ex breaks down

• When the Judge Became the Defendant

• Planned Parenthood Awarded $2 Million in Lawsuit Over Secret Videos

• Tweets can be used in court. Here's why that matters

• NYT: Trump backs off flavor ban for e-cigarettes

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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