140Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, September 25, 2012:

• Bill Clinton stirs talk of possible Hillary Clinton presidential bid in 2016 race
• 2 U.S. marines to be court-martialled in urinating video case
• 3Taps Files Antitrust Action Against Craigslist
• Citizens United ruling accounts for 78 percent of 2012 election spending
• New Jersey attorneys reprimanded for using wrong font size in client solicitation letter.
• Same-sex marriage case to US high court?
• Lawyers expect NHL stalemate could go on into overtime
• Ex-Israeli PM Olmert fined for breach of trust
• Canadian ‘Globe and Mail’ columnist accused of plagiarism
• Bar told to embrace trials over summary judgment - Law Times News 
• Ontario paralegal aims to raise bar

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, September 24, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 24, 2012:

• Cases put RCMP policy on paying for Mounties' legal bills under scrutiny - Brandon Sun 
• Ontario Labour Ministry investigating Toronto gas-and-dash death
• Apple, Samsung demand changes to $1B verdict
• The Cloud Factories: Data Centers Waste Vast Amounts of Energy, Belying Industry Image
• Canadian cat runs for mayor of Halifax
• US Middle Schools Add a Team Rule for 13 Year-Olds: Get a Drug Test
• Texting blamed for rising teen pedestrian injuries
• No need to publicly name Canada's divorcing spouses, critics say
• Pakistani Minister Offers Bounty Over Anti-Islam Video
• Tom DeLay still waiting to learn legal fate - Topix
• THE SIMPSONS - Homer Votes 2012
• Doorey’s “Beginner’s Guide to the Charter and Work Law”, Version 2.0
• 'Human being' motion excuse to open abortion debate, MPs say
• Pennsylvania couple charged with selling neighbor's dog on Craigslist
• NHL argues for legality of lockout in Alberta
• Batman shooting victims sue movie theater 
• Medical Pot Law Doesn’t Protect Fired Wal-Mart Worker, 6th Circuit Rules 
• US Appeals court affirms $9.5 million Facebook settlement over privacy claims - Reuters Canada'
• Linden MacIntyre: The derailed lives of Kingston Pen 
• Starved Alberta girl dies, taken off life-support after SCC ruling
• Legal focus in starved-toddler case shifts to parents
• Lawyers on the Forbes 400 
• BC Sex-trade workers group wins SCC bid for court challenge

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, September 21, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 21, 2012, the official last day of summer:

• Judge gives lawyers drubbing over peace bond appeal
• Prosecutors give up fight for James Holmes' psychotherapy notebook
• Did Supreme Court justice tip hand on gay marriage?
• Judge Denies Request to Remove Anti-Muslim film Trailer from YouTube
• California judge rejects plea to remove anti-Islam video from YouTube
• Ohio Amish group convicted of hate crimes
• As Facebook slumps, Mark Zuckerberg drops to 36th-richest American
• Lawyer: Man in violent online posts just 'dumb'
• Why it is inconceivable that Brian Burke is content with the current Leafs Roster via @Berger_BYTES

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, September 20, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, September 20, 2012:

• Life-support ruling upheld in case of starved girl
• Circumcision Debate in Germany Reflects Religious-Secular Tensions
• Italy high court upholds sentences of 23 former CIA agents in rendition case
• Ontario plans law to boost sales of local food
• Same-sex marriages on the rise in Canada: census 
• U.S. judge won’t lift Samsung tablet ban
• Tories to appeal after judge rules part of omnibus crime bill unconstitutional
• Actress sues for being fooled into anti-Muslim movie
• California Divorce Lawyer Is Charged in Plot to Bug Cars of Her Clients’ Spouses 
• Lohan Is Charged With Leaving Scene of Accident in Chelsea
• The future of abortion law in Canada? 
• LAWPRO CPD Premium Credit is now the LAWPRO Risk Management Credit
• via @TheOnion - Romney Apologizes To Nation's 150 Million 'Starving, Filthy Beggars'

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 19, 2012:

• Groups that run election ads may keep donors secret, US Appeal court rules
• Robert Latimer allowed to travel to Britain for panel discussion about his case - Toronto Star
• Dangerous offender 'reverse onus' provision in Harper omnibus crime bill struck down by Ontario court
• Toronto Blue Jay Yunel Escobar Suspended for Gay Slur Written on Eyeblack 
• Mitt Romney '47 percent' recording may have been illegal - Tony Romm
• Lawyers Ponder Whether 'Secret Video' of Romney Violated Privacy Laws
• 132 tunnel out of Mexico prison near US border
• Lori Douglas case: "a reasonable apprehension of bias"
• Twitter unveils new design and apps
• Canada's credit card 'code of conduct' to add rules for paying by smartphone
• St. Louis Lawyer Couple’s Suit Accuses Former Law Partner in Bombing Outside Their Home 
• Benetton's new ads seek 'unemployees of the year'
• AGI.it - Seven US-resident Egyptians charged in Egypt over 'Innocence' movie 
• Administrative dismissals: Don’t be caught standing when the music stops
• Magazine fined for topless Kate photos
• Court Rules Student’s Facebook Messages Have First & Fourth Amendment Protections
• School: 'Father-daughter' dance breaks the law
• Royal Family Wins Initial Round in Lawsuit Over Topless Photos of Sunbathing Duchess of Cambridge
• PA Supreme Court Vacates Order Denying Injunction on Voter ID Law
• Convicted killer: I'm too obese to be executed 
• Court restores Obama’s indefinite detention power
• How to Present Evidence at Civil Trials

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, September 18, 2012:

• Ottawa woman wins wrongful dismissal case against US embassy - Ottawa Citizen
• Former Justice Souter: ‘Pervasive civic ignorance’ in U.S. could bring dictatorship
• Canada's Biggest Rip-Off: Broadband Internet
• Louisville Slugger Prevails as Court Throws Out 'Defective Bat' Verdict
• French court to rule Tuesday on topless Kate photos 
• Sparks fly over independent counsel resignation in Judicial Council investigation of Justice Lori Douglas
• Scalia Was ‘Enraged’ at Roberts’ Switched Vote on the Health Law, New Book Says
• Sidebar: Clarence Thomas Discusses His Life and the Supreme Court
• Alito Tells of Frustration over Media Mistakes and Bumper-Sticker Spin
• CCLA sounds alarm on retention of non-conviction records

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, September 14, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 14, 2012:

• Why lawyers will love the iPhone 5
• Recommendations for New Manitoba Legislation to Remove Barriers Faced by People With Disabilities
• Gary Bettman to players: no deal, no season
• US Federal judge blocks indefinite detention law
• Ont Human Rts Comm. reports on discrimination against those with mental health disabilities and addictions 
• A history of Rob Ford conflicts or how to be a 1-term mayor
• $550K Punitive Damages Award Against Ontario Employer In Pate v. Galway-Cavendish (Township)
• Malware infecting PCs on production line, Microsoft says
• New York City bans big, sugary drinks at eateries | CTVNews
• Ontario's Chief Justices upbeat on future of court technology - Canadian Lawyer Magazine
• Open Thread: “Is Antonin Scalia Still Relevant?”
• Kansas Goes Birther: State Board Considers Removing Obama From Ballot
• Beef processor sues ABC News over “pink slime” story 

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, September 13, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, September 13, 2012:

• SCC to weigh-in on enforceability of restrictive covenants where an employment follows sale of a business
• Does Inco costs award mask fiscal management issues at Law Society Foundation?
• Montana Supreme Court finds no constitutional right to medical marijuana use 
• California Lawyer Loses 300 Pounds and Climbs Kilimanjaro
• Self-Help Legal Sites No Match for Real Lawyer, Consumer Reports Says
• Trial Judge increases punitive damages award against employer to $550,000
• Divorce Lawyer Is Sued Along with Client Who Secretly Monitored Wife on Video
• Pussy Riot Should Be Freed, Medvedev Says
• Eight Ways That Judges Have Cited Star Trek
• Spend a Minute With the New iPhone 5
• Consumer Reports Picks Lawyers over Legal Zoom

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 12, 2012:

• Chinese company denies new iPhone made with forced labor
• German Court Backs Euro Rescue Fund
• Former Vision TV GC disbarred
• How Much Does Illegally Sharing a Song Cost? $9,250
• N.J. woman accused of giving fatal penis enhancement injection pleads not guilty
• New iPhone to be announced today
• UN: New generation of secret British courts could conceal torture collusion
• Which Biglaw Firms Are The Most Feared In Litigation?
• Over 100 years of Supreme Court of Canada Judgments Available Free on CanLII
• Are the Phone Companies Gouging Law Enforcement on Wiretap Costs?
• Ontario couple going to court to halt wind farm pending health studies - 680News
• Ontario trial hinging on cellphone search warrant raises privacy concerns in BC - The Province
• Court: Idaho woman can't challenge fetal pain law

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 11, 2012

First and foremost a big Happy Birthday to our favorite blogger, Garry J. Wise! Now, on to the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Legal sector loses 1400 jobs in August
• GoDaddy outage takes down thousands of websites
• Ontario dad wants option of pulling kids out of class based on religious beliefs - Calgary Herald 
• Arizona Supreme Court rules tattooing is constitutionally protected free speech
• How the new Anti-Spam Act will affect your business 
• Players' union attempts to block NHL lockout in Alberta, Quebec
• Too Big To Jail: Wall Street Executives Unlikely To Face Criminal Charges, Source Says
• Kansas Court Refuses to Enforce Islamic Premarital Agreement That Promised Wife $677,000 upon Divorce
• 'Culture of delay' is cited in B.C.court system
• Kagan Has Second Thoughts on Televised Arguments
• Woman Sexually Assaulted by Cop Objects to Judge’s Advice on Visiting Bars and Grocery Stores
• Canada revoking citizenship of 3,100 for immigration fraud
• Smartphones make us superhuman
• Courts divided on cellphone searches - Law Times
• Quebec judge grants injunction on long-gun registry data

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for September 10, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 10, 2012:

• Romney on SCOTUS Picks: It Would be My Preference They Reverse Roe v. Wade
• Member of O.J.'s legal team rebuts glove tampering claims
• Jews, Muslims stage circumcision march in Germany
• Reagan-appointed Judge Richard Posner calls marijuana prohibition ‘really absurd’
• President of Rhode Island Bar: "Let's kill all the law schools."
• Did OJ Simpson attorney tamper with glove?
• Sex assault victim wants apology from judge
• N.Z. Court throws out climate change deniers’ lawsuit again scientists
• Canada Closes Its Embassy in Iran 
• Canada severs ties with Iran
• R.E.M. orders Fox News to stop playing ‘Losing My Religion’ during DNC 
• Dad stole kids and sailed off, California police say

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, September 07, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 07, 2012:

• Judge Orders Accused Fort Hood Shooter Hasan to be Shaved 
• Lawyer Confusion 
• Conservatives warned by CRTC over do-not-call list
• Ben & Jerry's sue porn studio
• Man arrested for threatening to kill Obama on Twitter
• Judge will try to return Ford verdict in timely manner 
• ACLU asks federal appeals court to rehear cell phone tracking case
• Real Estate Matters Top List of Legal Malpractice Claims in New ABA Survey

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, September 6, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, September 06, 2012:

• Human Rights Report: Bush Admin. Used Waterboarding on Libyans in Afghanistan
• A primer on court case that could cost Rob Ford his job - Globe and Mail
• Federal judge rules airlines must stand trial for 9/11 negligence claim
• Greece judges protest proposed pay cuts under austerity measures
• Mom beheads alleged rapist, faces trial in Turkey
• Poll ranks US law schools on job prospects following graduation
• Clinton Delivers Stirring Plea for Obama Second Term
• Libyan Alleges Waterboarding by C.I.A., Report Says
• Spanking should be outlawed, says medical journal - Toronto Star
• Judge may order Fort Hood suspect's beard shaved 
• Judge OKs Arizona's show-me-your-papers law
• Hackers allegedly holding Romney tax returns for ransom
• Gulf Oil Spill 2010: U.S. Department Of Justice Accuses BP Of 'Gross Negligence And Willful Misc...
• Faced with a Five-Page Limit, Lawyer Files Cartoon Amicus Brief with Proper Font Size
• Toronto Mayor Ford testifies in removal challenge 
• Jury to decide fate of Drew Peterson
• World’s richest woman suggests $2 a day wages for Australian miners 
• New US Federal Jury Instructions Aim to Deter Juror Use of Social Media

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 5, 2012:

• Spanking law has to go, doctors' editorial argues
• In Landmark Ruling, Federal Judge Says Sex-Change Surgery for Murder Inmate Is Medically Necessary
• Jury to decide value of some Jackson copyrights 
• Billionaires & Divorces
• Bradley Manning lawyer demands 7 years cut from sentencing due to mistreatment in custody
• Skilled Jailhouse Lawyer Is Now in Law School, Thanks to Bill and Melinda Gates 
• Toronto Mayor Ford vows to run again if fired in conflict-of-interest case - Globe and Mail
• Mayor Rob Ford's conflict of interest case: The players - Toronto Star

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, September 04, 2012:

• Romney Ontario getaway's dark legal past - Law Times
• Just cause is not necessarily a lost cause
• Top lawyer resigns from Douglas case, questions swirl
• “Current Laws on All Forms of Pornography and Obscenity Need to Be Vigorously Enforced”
• Tutu calls for Blair, Bush to face criminal court
• The Afterlife Of Your iTunes
• Why is Rob Ford going to court? And could he really get kicked out of office? | National Post 
• Apple files new Samsung patent action in U.S.
• Can You Make a Will That Says Someone Else May Decide Who Will Get Your Assets? 
• Feds Drop Criminal Case Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio
• Publisher of bin Laden book says sales will proceed despite Pentagon threats
• NHLPA boss Donald Fehr says labour talks are 'recessed'
• Lawyer for Ex-SEAL Defends Book on Bin Laden Raid
• Lawyer: Ex-SEAL's Bin Laden book not a violation
• You Forgot to Swear In the Jury? No Prob
• Reputation damages for terminated employee
• A 'nickel-and-dime' crime almost 50 years ago gets 68-year-old Wells Fargo employee fired

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, August 31, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 31, 2012:

• Textual Originalism and the Great Sandwich Debate: Posner Reviews Scalia
• Arpaio Must Stand Trial Over False Arrest Allegations, Appeals Court Says 
• Prosecutors: Photo shows Amish beard-cutting attack 
• Federal Court Holds Texas Voter ID Law Violates Voting Rights Act - Election Law Blog 
• Samsung didn't infringe patent, Tokyo Court rules
• Facebook Group plans 'Backyard Pride Parade' at Ford Fest
• Eurozone's unemployment rate stuck at record 11.3 per cent
• Loud TV ads are over as of tomorrow

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, August 30, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, August 30, 2012:

• Juror skips trial, takes vacation
• 'If I lose the court case, I guess I lose my job': Toronto Mayor Rob Ford
• DealBook: Citigroup in $590 Million Settlement of Subprime Lawsuit
• The confidence of the dinosaurs (Jordan Furlong on the future of the legal profession)
• Pinch and Zoom: Apple vs. Samsung
• France opens inquiry into circumstances surrounding Arafat's death
• Justice Lori Douglas: Inquiry Website 
• Twitter Lawyer Announces Appeal in Tweet, Argues Users Have Standing to Challenge Subpoenas

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, August 29, 2012:

• 12-foot flood as Isaac's surge overtops miles of levee
• Reaching a verdict on the jury - Canadian HR Reporter (blog)
• NHL proposes new deal to players' association
• Judge sets Dec. 6 hearing on Apple's injunction vs. Samsung
• Divisional Court Calls for Reform of Ontario's Residential Tenancy Laws 
• Cash-strapped Ontario Liberals introduce bill to force wage freeze on teachers - News1130
• Bad tenant Nina Willis fails to pay rent again, violating court order
• Apple lists 8 Samsung products it wants banned
• Can a government legislatively freeze its employees’ wages? 
• Rob Ford to testify in open court in conflict of interest case | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun
• Toronto mayor to testify in conflict-in-interest case that could oust him from office
• Overtime complaints common in US, worldwide
• Texas redistricting rejected under Voting Rights Act
• Defense Lawyer’s Work at Routine Texas Hearing Exposes Major Probation Drug-Test Issues; Shake-Up Results
• Risks and Benefits of Legal Technology – Recognized in ABA Model Rules

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