140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, December 20, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, December 20, 2013:

• How Long Can Cloud Servers Hold Off Hackers? Not as Long as You Think
• Ashley Smith inquest: Death a homicide, jury rules
• French Veil Ban Goes to European Court of Human Rights
• Rolling out law practice management software at Akin Gump (video)
• Federal judge rules Detroit bankruptcy deal "too generous" towards banks
• Accused campus rapists are using US anti-discrimination law to challenge investigations
• University of Kansas School of Law censured, fined for ‘willful’ accrediting violations
• Crack-smoking Toronto mayor offers some Christmas advice: Women love money
• Appeal court upholds decision that Norval Morrisseau painting is authentic
• BP oil spill engineer obstructed justice by deleting text messages
• Homicide numbers down across Canada in 2012: StatsCan
• Legal hiring outlook hopeful for 2014
• Calif. Bill Would Require 'Kill Switch' For Smartphones
• 2013: Number of US states permitting gay marriage doubled from 8 plus DC to 17 states plus DC.
• Ontario revamps public access to court documents
• New Mexico becomes 17th US state to back gay marriage
• Obama commutes unduly harsh sentences for 8 drug convictions
• Supreme Court of Canada rules against police practice of having lawyers help cops prep notes - CTV News
• Supreme Court of Canada to rule on prostitution laws Friday
• Ashley Smith: Verdict a chance to rethink how prisoners with mental illness are dealt with
• Lawyer Julian Falconer has built a career representing families of people killed by police or in custody
• Law society head defends secrecy policy

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Thursday, December 19, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, December 19, 2013:

• Delaware work-at-home lawyer suspended partly for lack of a ‘bona fide office'
• Former White House lawyer ordered to pay $28.6M in beating of wife
• Law society confirms death of lawyer Javad Heydary
• Mark Zuckerberg, banks sued over Facebook IPO
• Ryerson looking for input on LPP program
• Judge won't toss amended Omar Khadr lawsuit, but wants changes
• Online retailer sued by couple it fined $3,500 over disparaging review
• The Law School Bubble Bursts
• Getting to “yes” too soon: when negotiations create obligations - Lexology
• Rob Ford apologizes again, Daniel Dale drops lawsuit
• Mayor Rob Ford's support holding at 39%, Ipsos Reid poll finds
• Ottawa 'could have repealed' all refugee care, federal lawyer tells court - Toronto Star
• Killer 'affluenza' teen could still face jail
• Residential school survivors battle Ottawa over access to police records
• “@PapillonOnFront: @wiselaw please note Le Papillon on Front and Le Papillon on the Park have not been affiliated for 6 years. Thank you.”
• Residential school survivors battle Ottawa over access to police records
• Russia approves amnesty covering Pussy Riot, Greenpeace
• Lawsuit: Mississippi school forced ‘pathetic dyke’ to use the boys’ bathroom

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, December 17, 2013:

• WiseLii 1.3 - Canada's Mobile Legal Research Tool: Update available at the iTunes App Store. Bug fixes and now updated to new CanLII API
• Lev Tahor: Two children seized by Children’s Aid from radical Jewish sect
• Connecticut Divorced Men File Lawsuit Claiming Alimony is Unconstitutional
• Jailed Pussy Riot members may be pardoned
• Babies born in jail belong with moms, B.C. court says
• Ontario to allow wine sales at farmers markets - Toronto Star
• CanLII's Top 10 Most Consulted Cases of 2013
• SCC holds pension payments not deductible from dismissal damages - Lexology
• Crack-smoking Toronto mayor gets the spirit - CNN
• British police find ‘no credible evidence’ that Princess Diana was murdered
• Judge Says NSA Bulk Metadata Collection Likely Unconstitutional, Issues Injunction
• The "cultural cachet" of a law degree
• Ont. property mgr appeals injunction against appearing as landlord’s representative at hearing
• In N.F.L. Concussion Case, Help in Analyzing Deal
• Australia posts code of conduct for asylum seekers

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, December 16, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, December 16, 2013:

• Ontario judges criticize police, courts for delays
• Rob Ford silent on reporter’s lawsuit, while brother repeats ‘lurking’ claim
• Chief Bill Blair calls for OPP probe after court finds police ‘tortured’ suspects
• Crack video could come up in Rob Ford's civil trial, lawyer says - Toronto Sun
• Michael Bryant to head body that regulates accountants
• Supreme Court of Canada to decide on prostitution law Dec. 20
• Rob Ford supporters donating to help pay legal bills
• Officials Say U.S. May Never Know Extent of Snowden’s Leaks
• Alan Dershowitz Retires from Harvard Law School
• Texas judge, forced to resign after texting prosecutors during trial, now running for D.A.
• Canadian ‘Freeman’ Leader Arrested After Skipping Hearings
• Jailed Ex-Ill. Gov. Blagojevich's Lawyers Argue Appeal in Court
• The new face of judicial defiance
• Law firm sues Florida Bar over rules restricting what legal websites and blog posts can say

-Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, December 13, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, December 13, 2013:

• In landmark case, Japan’s top court says transsexual man is legal father of IVF baby
• OPP faces racial profiling complaint from migrant workers asked for DNA samples
• Toronto Police failed to co-operate with SIU, letters from former director Ian Scott allege
• Ex-residential school supervisor convicted of sexual abuse by Saskatchewan court
• Law School Applications Are Down Almost 16% from Last Year
• Lurid Subprime Scams Unveiled in Long-Running Fraud Trial
• Toronto Star reporter takes legal action against Rob Ford
• You started it! When the victim is the instigator of workplace harassment - Lexology
• Expanding employer accountability in Ontario – Bill 146
• Jurors: We feel 'cheated' after Michael Jackson death trial verdict
• Judge orders cross off southern California mountain
• DealBook: Bank of America to Pay $131.8 Million Penalty in Mortgage Deals
• The 6,000-Page Report on CIA Torture Has Now Been Suppressed for 1 Year
• Judges to hear arguments in Blagojevich appeal
• Judge Joan Lax made her mark in male-dominated world - The Globe and Mail
• Jailed Pussy Riot members may see early freedom
• Penny stock fraud: The Swinging Swindler – Part 1
• Supreme Court of Canada won't hear appeal by retired judge convicted of killing wife - CTV News
• Pot-smoking RCMP officer still wants story told, says lawyer
• Rob Ford: Daniel Dale tells us why he’s taking legal action
• "The legal market is not rotating through a cycle; it is tumbling out of protectionism"
• Inbox Zero Part V

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, December 11, 2013:

• John McCamus: Ensuring equal justice for all | National Post
• Ford should apologize to Star reporter, deputy mayor says
• LSBC advances plan to merge with notaries, extend use of paralegals
• Tori Stafford case: Public must fund lawyer for Rafferty appeal, Ontario’s top court rules
• Election watchdog 'overly aggressive,' Conservative MP argues - Politics - CBC News
• New study identifies hotspots for shaken baby syndrome prosecutions
• Andy Warhol Gives Everyone Their 15 Minutes In Court
• Supreme Court Justice Rothstein won't hear Nadon reference - CBC.ca
• School calls 6-year-old boy’s classroom kiss ‘sexual harassment’ and suspends him
• Family’s battle over Nazi-seized painting kept alive by 9th Circuit ruling
• Ex-Madoff programmers wanted payment in diamonds, U.S. jury told
• Pot-smoking Mountie charged with assaulting fellow officer
• Uruguay Acts to Legalize Marijuana
• California man charged in 'revenge porn' website case
• US legal sector loses 1,100 jobs in November
• Disputed tree belongs to neighbours on both sides of property line, appeal court rules
• India's top court upholds anti-gay-sex law
• Switzerland wants to keep your ‘precious’ personal data safe from prying eyes
• Hey, Denver: It’s OK to smoke weed in your front yard or on a balcony
• Ontario law society lags in victim compensation - Toronto Star

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, December 10, 2013:

• The Ethics of Articling
• One law school’s credit rating drops to junk-bond status
• Saving the Civil Trial
• This week at the SCC
• Rob Ford admits having 'issue' with Toronto police chief
• I’m Not A Difficult Client; You’re A Difficult Lawyer!
• New Ontario legislation discourages use of temporary employment agencies
• Lawyer as Advisor: Where Are the Ethical Boundaries?
• English Law Commission Recommends Criminal Penalties for Jurors Conducting Prohibited Internet Research
• AG falters on court technology system once again
• Taking a tablet for court
• Legal Education Section considers random audits of law school jobs data
• To Be Two or Not Two: Should You Partner Up When Starting A Firm?
• Rape defendant punches his lawyer at trial
• French court rules e-cigs are part of the tobacco monopoly
• DC judge criticizes prosecution for criminal background checks of several black jurors
• SCC: International organization enjoys immunity from senior employee’s wrongful dismissal suit
• Canada will seek possession of the North Pole
• Girlfriend wants charges dropped against Zimmerman
• Canada set up spy posts around the world for the NSA
• Law Society of B.C. Approves Major Changes in Regulation of Legal Services
• Courts: Chimps aren't people
• BC Law Society pushes for allowing notaries, paralegals to expand legal services
• ILTA survey reveals extensive lawyer use of iPhones, iPads
• 45-day jail sentence for Toronto police officer who beat G20 protester Adam Nobody

-Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, December 9, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, December 9th, 2013:

• Canada bar chief keeps open mind on ABSs - Law Gazette
• Why hasn't Rob Ford been charged with anything? Here are eight theories and one real explanation
• Ottawa’s $462 million bill for extra legal services has soared over seven years
• Germany court rules former Auschwitz guard unfit for trial
• Tim Hortons 'wage theft' claim prompts call for police probe
• Judge orders Denver anti-gay-marriage bakery to end discrimination
• Human rights complaint considered after atheist billboard ads rejected in Vancouver
• What’s most shocking about the German cannibal case is it’s not the first
• Legal Sector Lost 1,100 Jobs in November
• Lawyer for Toronto mayor says he's in talks with police to view crack video - Montreal Gazette
• Japan’s new state secrets law condemned as ‘largest ever threat to democracy in postwar Japan
• Australia’s first same-sex marriages held ahead of court ruling
• Glenn Greenwald on the Complacency of Corporate Law Partners
• Bar membership remains mandatory, but Neb. court restricts activities on which dues can be spent
• Grand jury indicts Ohio ‘sovereign citizen’ accused of trying to steal 11 homes
• owa Lawyer Falls For Nigerian Inheritance Scam, Gets Suspended for 12 Months
• Doug Ford alleges conspiracy against Rob Ford
• Dismissed law student practiced law, is fined $1K by state supreme court
• Elton John blasts anti-gay law during Moscow concert (video)
• Flaherty says EI funds won't be used to create budget surplus

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, December 6, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, December 6, 2013:

• The Day the Rob Ford Story Stopped Being Funny
• Is the notion of "practice-ready" law grads a farce?
• Gang Members Said to Consider Blackmailing Toronto’s Mayor (NYTimes)
• Kim DotCom's Lawyer's White Paper on Bogus Charges
• Blogging Is for Lawyers, Too
• Law Firm Editorial Calendars: 6 Steps to Success
• Cruel grandmother’s testimony swiftly crosses the line at inquest into Jeffrey Baldwin’s death
• Markham backs out of arena partnership deal
• After four years without an execution, Tennessee seeks dates for 10 lethal injections
• Family Law Week: Russian court orders return of children to UK in its first application of Hague
• Rob Ford: It gets worse and we haven’t hit bottom yet (DiManno)
• Chief Justice Warren Winkler Retirement Dinner
• Tim Hortons boss accused of cheating workers out of OT
• Rob Ford scandal: Why haven't charges been laid?
• Oz Leads the Way in Open Office Concept Law Firms
• Mayor Rob Ford tells U.S. radio station cash-for-video allegation an 'outright lie’
• Doctor’s wife is charged in his shooting outside law office after mediation session
• LAWPRO: Five client types to watch out for – there be dangers in these relationships
• D.C. judge’s ‘impatient treatment of litigants’ makes her ill-suited for busy courts: Commission
• Ontario couple’s $97,500 life insurance mistake results in payout denial, court loss
• Microsoft fights back against NSA 'snooping'
• US Prosecutors Draw Fire For Sentences Called Harsh
• Mike Duffy audit: PMO interference breach of privilege, say Liberals
• Password hack nets 2 million Facebook, Twitter users - CBC.ca
• BigLaw firm opts for smaller office space in ‘realistic reset’ of real-estate spending
• U of Iowa to cut law school tuition 16 percent
• Liberal cabinet minister tells Rob Ford to ‘step aside’
• Rob Ford's lawyer slams Toronto Police - Toronto Sun
• A new breed of law firm CEO, from the land down under
• Obama: Mandela belongs to the ages
• Nominations Open for 2013 Clawbies
• Chantal Bernier appointed Canada's Interim Privacy Commissioner - Lexology
• Top ten things you need to know about Canada's anti-spam law - Lexology
• Canada’s anti-spam law: final regulations mark countdown to coming into force
• Prosecutors face tough choices in NYC derailment
• Melissa Todorovic seeks new trial in Stefanie Rengel murder - CBC.ca

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, December 4, 2013:

• Michael Jackson’s mother seeks retrial for final tour promoters
• Facebook chat about ‘hit’ on judges adds to court problems for 2 Maryland defendants
• Drinking & Divorce
• An Interesting Approach to a Routine Motion
• Man's turkey taken at gunpoint
• Montreal bar apologizes for kicking out kissing lesbian couple
• Tangled Up in Thought Crime: The Persecution of Bob Dylan
• Detroit free to shed billions in debt after bankruptcy ruling
• Provide a reference, please - Canadian HR Reporter (blog)
• ArtsBeat: Bob Dylan Charged With ‘Inciting Hate’ Under French Law
• Quebec's New Code of Civil Procedure
• Quebec secular charter 'racist and immoral,' says Hampstead mayor
• Marion Barry refuses to talk about Rob Ford’s similar foibles
• DealBook: Tyco's Kozlowski Is Granted Parole
• Bay Street Articling Hiring Described as "Bloodbath" via Omar Ha-Redeye
• RCMP boss 'disappointed' by pot-smoking N.B. Mountie

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, December 3, 2013:

• Perils of the loss of privacy online: A Dark Cloud Over Our Heads?
• 'Ski buddy' sued in heli-ski death
• 7th Annual Blawg 100
• Minnesota man who flung $1,000 cash into crowd at Mall of America cited for disorderly conduct
• A Three Step Solution for Tackling the Problem of Ontario's Unpaid Internships
• Tory Stafford’s killer wants public money to fund appeal
• New Ontario website touts ‘public executions’ for deadbeat debtors
• Senate to turn over more emails to RCMP
• Three Black Students Arrested While Waiting for School Bus After Cops Order Them to 'Disperse'
• Conrad Black to interview Rob Ford on Vision TV
• Nadon's Supreme Court appointment ignores spirit of law, professors argue - The Globe and Mail
• Supreme Court ends Liberty University lawsuit over Obama health care law
• FCA nails the coffin on judicial review of CRA misbehaviour - Lexology
• SCOTUS to Review Allocating Liability for Child Pornography, in Full or Fractional Shares
• Toronto man owes $350,000 in child support to dying woman
• Retro Report: Born of Grief, ‘Three Strikes’ Laws Are Being Rethought
• 'Massive' clues about Syria war crimes
• Should lawyers have an obligation to mentor peers? LSUC Task force created to study mentorship
• Lawyer ‘surprised’ after LSUC takes control of Heydary firms
• Ethics trial starts for Nev. judge accused of trying cases while in relationship with prosecutor
• Couple gives adopted son back to children's services after raising him for 9 years
• Loonie falls to 2-year low under 94 cents
• Texas cops handcuff and take 13-year-old white girl from black guardians
• US military judge to allow defense to photograph 9/11 terror suspects' scars
• CPD deadline looms
• Tips for making more effective use of Google as a legal research tool
• Garth Drabinsky's request for full parole gets split decision
• Angry at $10K bond, woman curses out Florida judge, winds up with $20K bond

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Monday, December 2, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, December 2, 2013:

• Nominations Open for 2013 Canadian Law Blog Awards
• Why Canada banned pot (science had nothing to do with it)
• Can a Quebec employer refuse to give a reference letter? - Lexology
• 'Deleted' PMO emails found after Privy Council Office error
• Senate scandal: New emails turn up in Duffy-Wright affair
• Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger's belongings headed for auction
• Former PMO staffers hire pricey law firms as RCMP probes Wright-Duffy deal - CTV News
• Leaked paper shows major policy split in UN on international drug war | The Raw Story
• Docs dispute transparency | Shanoff | Opinion | Toronto Sun
• Regulating Law Practices as Entities: Is the Whole Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts?
• Missing lawyer Javad Heydary’s disappearance devastates clients
• Ontario private school and storefront daycares operate in legal loophole - Toronto Star
• Liberals ask RCMP to probe Tory party's role in Duffy deal
• Bail denied for accused in alleged VIA terror plot
• Porn photo judge Lori Douglas just won’t go away: Mallick
• Rob Ford and Doug Ford plan comeback on YouTube
• Judge finds missing Toronto lawyer Javad Heydary in contempt of court - Financial Post
• B.C. probes 2 fatal attacks by dementia patients in seniors’ homes
• Doug and Rob Ford turn down Dr. Phil and Oprah Winfrey to create their own YouTube show

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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140 Law - Legal Headlines for Friday, November 29, 2013

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, November 29, 2013:

• Sexual harassment cases in Manitoba on the rise?
• Orangeville lawyer disbarred by Law Society over misappropriations | Orangeville Citizen
• Disabled woman denied entry to U.S. after agent cites supposedly private medical details
• Saudi cleric says ban on women drivers protects society from ‘evil’
• Top spy won't answer questions about G20 surveillance
• Israeli mother fined for refusing to circumcise son
• Ontario Court of Appeal Decision Raises Questions About Employment Law
• Overtime class actions — Lessons learned and applied - Canadian Employment Law Today
• Stephen Harper's self-styled bagman survives scandal: Tim Harper
• Pot-smoking Mountie has uniform seized by RCMP
• Medical marijuana-smoking Mountie provokes new pot debate
• Lori Douglas: Case of judge whose nude photos posted online needs judicial review, says lawyer
• Ashley Smith’s mother believes daughter died from homicide
• Law Society slashes penalty but upholds misconduct finding against Joe Groia | Financial Post
• Groia and LSUC: Suspension reduced for "uncivil" Toronto lawyer
• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford could be denied entry to U.S.
• Ire in Canada Over Report N.S.A. Spied From Ottawa Ire in Canada Over Report N.S.A. Spied From Ottawa
• My post today @SlawTips: Inbox Zero: Unsubscribing (And the Next-Best Option)

- Rachel Spence, Law Clerk

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