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
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Wise Law Blog: 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
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, August 28, 2012: Apple lists Samsung devices it wants banned from U.S. market Trial Judge Orders Prop 8 Same-Sex Marriage Case Closed, Outcome Hinges On Supreme Court Decision 3 Marines punished for urinating on Taliban corpses Lead
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, August 27, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, August 27, 2012: Gritty N.J. city of Camden to scrap police department amid budget woes (Perry Chiaramonte/Fox News) Which SCOTUS Justice Got the Most Laughs Last Term? S.C. voter ID law faces court challenge Redistrictring, Voter ID
Continue readingTrashy's World: From the Twitterverse…
Best Tweet of the day: joebyer 6:13pm via Flipboard Expecting Fox to report on the death of “cyclist Neil Armstrong” any minute now. Retweeted by LadySnarksalot (9) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
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… how utterly pathetic CPC trolls can be, and you’re on Twitter, check out the Tweets spewed out by @RobertRoss4. Wow. The dude clearly hasn’t a life. Probably paid by the CPC to sit at his computer all day and think of anti-progressive vitriol. They, um, should re-evaluate the quality
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, August 24, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 24, 2012: Verdict due in trial of Norway killer of 77 John Lennon’s killer denied parole for seventh time Legal groups asks US Supreme Court to hear DOMA challenge Sheriff’s candidate Frank Szabo says deadly force OK to
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: Another Conservative MP Calls Harper “Prime Minister of Cannibal” (VIDEO)
For a second straight day, a Conservative MP hosting Stephen Harper introduces the Dear Leader as “the prime minister of Cannibal”.
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, August 23, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines for Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, August 23, 2012: “My rapist sued for parental rights” Almost $80,000 removed from Toronto lawyer’s trust account by fake cheques Video: LGBT activist Dan Savage debates National Organization for Marriage president Brian Brown Bad Arson Science Frees
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines for Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, August 22, 2012: Judge Hands Poker Advocates Major Victory Michael Bryant’s book met with anger from slain cyclist’s father, police – Globe and Mail Apple-Samsung smartphone clash heads to jury NHL, NHLPA set to head back to
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, August 21, 2012: $60,000 Verdict for Blogging the Truth About A Person Intending to Get Him Fired — Reversed Lawyers Who Bleat Secrets to the Press – (Eric Turkewitz) Law Applications Drop While Tuition Rises Appeal court
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, August 20, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, August 20, 2012: Knowing when to object during a deposition/examination for discovery German Court Refuses to Block Demonstration Displaying Caricatures of Mohammed Gay student awarded $4.5M for blog attacks by Republican politician Legal services prognosticator sees poor
Continue readingeaves.ca: China, Twitter and the 0.1%
Earlier this month I had the good fortune of visiting China – a place I’m deeply curious about and – aside from some second year university courses, the reporting from the Economist, and the occasional trip over to Tea Leaf Nation – remains too foreign to me for comfort given
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, August 17, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines for Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 17, 2012: LexisNexis Named Official Online Research Provider for 2012 GOP Convention – US Politics Today Lohan’s lawyers accused of filing motion plagiarized from internet sites Thumbs up for possible Halifax, Dartmouth courthouse merger New Zealand
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Here are the leading legal headlines for Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, August 6, 2012: Lens: Criminalizing Photography Facebook Claimant’s Lawyers Quit After Judging Case a Fraud – Bloomberg Warrantless cellphone tracking is legal, federal court rules CNN Opinion: When are drone killings illegal? Amendments to Ontario Human Rights
Continue readingTrashy's World: Lots of Twitter bitterness…
… these days. And on both sides of the political spectrum. Decorum, it seems, has taken a vacation. The worst Tweets I have seen have lately been attacking and mocking the late Jack Layton: RT @JohnnyJesus: Do you think #dearjack called the girls Olivia when he was getting Shiatsu’ed ?
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, August 15, 2012: Australian court OKs logo ban on cigarette packs England, Wales to consider abolishing contempt of court law due to modern technological advances, internet Supreme Court of Canada should have 4 women says retiring Justice
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, August 14, 2012: Is a judge compromised by blogging? UK Judges Threatened With Disciplinary Action For Blogging About Their Day Jobs – Even Anonymously CBA Conference: Lawyers (and judges): get over your fear of social media Groia
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, August 13, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, August 13, 2012: 19 incredible Apple secrets revealed in court via Fortune Magazine Australia judge makes first ruling defining conception Reminder: Resource: WiseLii – a Mobile Legal Research Tool via Judicial Philosophy Paul Ryan on Crime Issues
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Christine Sinclair For Canada’s Flagbearer For London Olympics Closing Ceremony
Christine Sinclair, the captain of the bronze-winning Canadian women’s Olympics soccer team, is our choice to carry the flag during the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. That’s the word from Canadians. See the Twitter hashtag #SinclairForFlagBearer. I approve. By making Sinclair flag-bearer, Canada would honour both our gallant women’s soccer
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