140 Law - Legal Headlines for December 28, 2011

Welcome to today's holiday edition of leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter, where we will play catch-up on events over the last few days.  For those who are at the office today, what better break could there be from the hustle and bustle of workplace life?  And those that are at play... well you've come to the right place indeed!  So off to our headlines we must go:

• Former bosses sue blogger over Twitter followers http://bit.ly/v7RtOd
• Company Sues Former Employee Over Twitter Account http://bit.ly/rZB9Al
• First Facebook, Now Twitter: Social Media Under Legal Siege - Forbes http://bit.ly/d62xgF 
• Mubarak murder trial resumes in Egypt http://bit.ly/t064MU
• Judge dismisses anti-Semitism suit at UC Berkeley http://bit.ly/sD5z3m
• Could the Toronto Maple Leafs Announce They Will Only Hire an Anglophone Coach? http://bit.ly/tupGGg
• How Long Can the Law School Bubble Last? http://bit.ly/vuhm4P 
• Video: Anonymous goes on hacking spree http://bit.ly/sBkY8V
• The top stories for 2011 on the state of legal education http://bit.ly/u65GPZ
• Lawyer questions accuracy of B.C. breathalyzers http://bit.ly/uYVsB7
• Federal judge blocks Arizona’s anti-abortion law http://bit.ly/u7WcjY
• Newly recovered court files cast doubt on Gingrich version of first divorce (Alan Duke/CNN) http://bit.ly/tAu1be 
• Man jailed after Facebooking a store burglary http://bit.ly/uP1ujM
• Canadian Medical Association Journal Blasts Japanese Government: "Culture of Coverup," "Unconscionable" Radiation Risk http://goo.gl/OaTWG
• Can a Lawyer Advertise on Groupon? In North Carolina, the answer is yes. http://bit.ly/tC3R4l 
• Google, Facebook, Yahoo summoned to face trial: What next? - Economic Times http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• India court orders 22 sites incl. Facebook, Google, Yahoo to remove religiously objectionable content by Feb 6 - http://goo.gl/KoL2i 
• Starbucks' cup of woe: $7.5 million civil award http://bit.ly/vBCgWl
• Lawyers for Rob Ford ask court to overturn audit of election expenses - Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Dismantling of Righthaven appears under way with loss of website - http://goo.gl/5xT3P
• Justice Dept. rejects South Carolina voter ID law, calling it discriminatory (Jerry Markon/Washington Post) http://bit.ly/tzSi1j
• Tie Domi on the hook for $90000 loan: Judge - National Posthttp://bit.ly/d62xgF
• Duncan Law School sues American Bar Association after being denied accreditation http://nyti.ms/s5CJds

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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