Causa Patet: 140 Law - Legal Headlines for January 3, 2012

Here are the first leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012. If you opted to avoid technology over the New Year holiday break, here is your chance to get caught up!:

Loopholes in law spark rise in illegal surrogacy deals - Law Times http://twurl.nl/eal401 - Insghts from @fertilitylaw (S. Cohen)
Fogler, Rubinoff partner facing contempt charge just doing his 'duty' - Law Times http://bit.ly/d62xgF
The Office of Religious Freedom - Conservative Ministry of Truth - Dawg's Blawg (Blog) - http://goo.gl/KZYhi
Israel must uphold the law (Canadian Jewish News) http://bit.ly/sdYwLv
Top CEOs earn 189 times average Canadian wage http://bit.ly/s3XSKw
Toronto Legal Marketing Association’s annual conference focuses on adding value in a changing environment http://natpo.st/sgVEpH
BigCityLib's 2012 Resolutions "3)Destroy Fox News North.But before the free market does.So I'll have to hurry" http://bit.ly/s2eJni
Ontario name-change now easier, cheaper after divorce - NorthernLife.ca http://bit.ly/d62xgF
New Jersey Court Holds Divorcing Husband Can’t Be Ordered to Give Wife a Jewish Religious Divorce http://bit.ly/sMPLqg
Prosecutor orders charges against Greek tax official for failure to pursue potential fuel smugglers http://bit.ly/s3oxpD
Best of Blawgs, Canadian and Criminal http://bit.ly/rvayoW
Golf cart horns, efficient light bulbs and the end of happy hour: 40,000 new laws for 2012 - http://goo.gl/EAXSF
Mubarak trial resumes amid acquittal speculation http://bit.ly/rK06aO
Walmart shopper attempts purchase using $1 million bill http://bit.ly/s4vAFf
More US states allow same-sex civil unions http://bit.ly/sOAoQS
Legal Skills Prof Blog: The Legal Brief: The New Paradigm http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_skills/2012/01/the-legal-brief-the-new-paradigm.html
Signing Statement by the President on H.R. 1540 | National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 The White Househttp://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/31/statement-president-hr-1540
Spammers propel India to junk-mail top spot http://bit.ly/u1scJh
Man steals ambulance to get himself to a hospitalhttp://bit.ly/sEqqHq
Top stories from our courts - Toronto Sun http://bit.ly/d62xgF
SOCTUS Chief Justice Roberts defends court's impartiality http://bit.ly/siHvTX
Obama signs indefinite detention without charge or trial into law, but "pledges" to exempt Americans http://bit.ly/uIA6Aj
Oh, say can you ... sing? New state bill could make it illegal to sing national anthem 'inappropriately.' http://bit.ly/sIrMb7
Egypt Christian student detained for Prophet images on Facebook, tensions rise - Bikya Masr http://bit.ly/d62xgF
First Nations in Canada: A 2011 Retrospective of the Year's News - Indian Country Today http://bit.ly/d62xgF
Pennsylvania hospital says smokers need not apply. Will screen job applicants for nicotine use. http://bit.ly/uwfcMC
2011: The Year Facebook Killed Google - PCWorld http://bit.ly/d62xgF
Justice 2011: The Mounties get a new broom and Canada gets tougher sentencing laws - Montreal Gazette http://bit.ly/d62xgF
King Newt takes on the judges http://bit.ly/s0jqjf
Changing surname after divorce now easier, cheaper - Ontario amends Change of Name Act to cut red tape. http://bit.ly/sTzJWZ
40,000 new US laws to go into effect in 2012 http://bit.ly/vIFuLq
2011 CLawBies (Canadian Law Blog Awards): Wise Law Blog named as a finalist/runner-up in the Legal News categoryhttp://goo.gl/Qs1wd
Lawsuit May Determine Who Owns a Twitter Account -http://NYTimes.com - http://goo.gl/8rCnB
Mayor Ford quiet on domestic disputes: Family Violence Unit probes two recent incidents at the mayor’s home http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1108997--mayor-quiet-on-domestic-disputes
Federal court approves telco immunity for spying on citizens http://bit.ly/tkFXjQ
Court of Appeals Approves Prosecution of Man for Reading Estranged Wife’s E-Mail Without Her Authorization http://bit.ly/vjHV3q
Two Maryland abortion doctors face murder charges http://bit.ly/tI8MWZ
Judge Rakoff accuses SEC of misleading federal court (Shahien Nasiripour/Financial Times) http://bit.ly/stJeRa
Top 10 stories of 2011 on http://lawtimesnews.com http://bit.ly/vajlok
Questions and Answers - Valuation and Division of Ontario Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship -http://goo.gl/nWukl
FSCO: Valuation and Division of Pension Assets on Breakdown of a Spousal Relationship effective January 1, 2012 -http://goo.gl/QD3KX
150 officers warned over Facebook posts - BBC News http://bit.ly/d62xgF
Spanish pianist faces jail time for excessive practising http://natpo.st/vZ9lCs
Stanley Cup riot enters courts, but is justice coming? http://bit.ly/swWQcQ